charlie

Love the site, love this feature, lots of neat trivia; keep up the good work. And Pop Trash is great. Question: Why (and when) did Warren start
calling Simon "Charlie?" In a weird way, he does kind of look like a "Charlie," I guess...Thanks..

WARREN DIDN'T START CALLING SIMON "CHARLIE." SIMON WAS CALLED CHARLIE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO WHEN DURAN DURAN WERE FIRST STARTING OUT. THE BAND HAD A BODYGUARD AND HIS NAME WAS SIMON TOO. SO THERE WOULD BE NO CONFUSION, THE BAND STARTED CALLING SIMON LEBON "CHARLIE" AS HIS MIDDLE NAME IS CHARLES. IT STUCK AND NOW HIS WORK FRIENDS CALL HIM THAT!