Hi Katy! I was privilaged to see Nick, Simon and Warren play here in March. Great show guys! I've been wondering, since the guys have gotten back together, do any of them feel that there was something that they could have done to keep the original five together, or has the lenghty time apart helped them artistically for this new Duran phase and album? Annette - New Orleans

HI ANNETTE. I ASKED THE GUYS AND THEY FELT THAT AT THE TIME THE ORIGINAL LINE UP DIS-BANDED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO KEEP PRODUCING MATERIAL IN THE SAME VEIN AS THE FIRST THREE ALBUMS. WITH A SIXTEEN YEAR HIATUS (!), THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO MAKE THEIR NEXT RECORD.