Counting with Simon Le Bon
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July 12, 2012
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# Counting with Simon Le Bon
Revisiting the eighties has become a veritable right of passage for the
retromaniacal. And that's a good thing too, because as **[Simon Le
Bon][1]{: target="_blank"}** can attest, those who were there can't
remember very much at all. Here, the **Duran Duran** frontman and
lyricist shows how to best deal with amnesia: wittily.
**1 memorable line in a film or song:**
*"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire
off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near
the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears
in the rain . . . Time to die."* Or something like that.
**2 people that should collaborate:**
Grayson Perry and George Osborne.
**3 things I haven't done yet:**
Crashed a helicopter; walked out when someone wanted to present me with
an award; sex for money.
**4 decisions I regret:**
No regrets.
**5 things I used to believe:**
Politicians; fortune cookies; activists; angry young men; anybody with
an ax to grind who, by the way, will inevitably turn out just to be
somebody with a chip on their shoulder. Nice guys can finish first!
**6 hours ago...**
I seem to have a gap in my memory.
**7 days I barely remember:**
. . . was that in the '80s?
**After 8 PM:**
Giving it LARGE until the wee, small hours.
**My 9? lives:**
All long gone.
**I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole:**
The poisoned chalice that is reality TV, celebrity press and general
self aggrandizement in the name of personal vanity. You can all kiss my
. . . ~
*Photo: Andrea Stappert*
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/interviews/duran-duran-simon-lebon-interview
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<p>Revisiting the eighties has become a veritable right of passage for the retromaniacal. And that’s a good thing too, because as <strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/interviews/duran-duran-simon-lebon-interview" target="_blank">Simon Le Bon</a></strong> can attest, those who were there can’t remember very much at all. Here, the <strong>Duran Duran</strong> frontman and lyricist shows how to best deal with amnesia: wittily.</p><p><strong>1 memorable line in a film or song:</strong><br>
<em>“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain . . . Time to die.”</em> Or something like that.</p><p><strong>2 people that should collaborate:</strong><br>
Grayson Perry and George Osborne.</p><p><strong>3 things I haven’t done yet:</strong><br>
Crashed a helicopter; walked out when someone wanted to present me with an award; sex for money.</p><p><strong>4 decisions I regret:</strong><br>
No regrets.</p><p><strong>5 things I used to believe:</strong><br>
Politicians; fortune cookies; activists; angry young men; anybody with an ax to grind who, by the way, will inevitably turn out just to be somebody with a chip on their shoulder. Nice guys can finish first!</p><p><strong>6 hours ago…</strong><br>
I seem to have a gap in my memory.</p><p><strong>7 days I barely remember:</strong><br>
. . . was that in the ’80s?</p><p><strong>After 8 PM:</strong><br>
Giving it LARGE until the wee, small hours.</p><p><strong>My 9? lives:</strong><br>
All long gone.</p><p><strong>I wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole:</strong><br>
The poisoned chalice that is reality TV, celebrity press and general self aggrandizement in the name of personal vanity. You can all kiss my . . . ~</p><p><em>Photo: Andrea Stappert</em></p>
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# Counting with Simon Le Bon Revisiting the eighties has become a veritable right of passage for the retromaniacal. And that's a good thing too, because as **[Simon Le Bon][1]{: target="_blank"}** can attest, those who were there can't remember very much at all. Here, the **Duran Duran** frontma...
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**My 9. lives:** All long gone. **I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole:** The poisoned chalice that is reality TV, celebrity press and general self aggrandizement in the name of personal vanity. You can all kiss my . . . ~ *Photo: Andrea Stappert* [1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/mu...