Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Entertainment
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The drummer for Duran Duran, Roger Taylor, is to step down from the band due to worsening tinnitus.
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drummer → step → tinnitus
In a statement, Taylor said: “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make.
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I → say → decisions
Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they’ve shown us over the years.
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they → play → years
But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse, and I’ve reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my doctors.”
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I → get → body
Taylor spoke warmly of Duran Duran’s recent UK and Europe tour, their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and a return to the studio with Chic bandleader Nile Rodgers, with whom the band previously collaborated on songs such as Notorious.
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band → speak → Notorious
“Figuring out the timing of all of this has not been easy, but I’m going out on a real high,” he said.
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he → figure → high
“I couldn’t have asked for a better final chapter, with so many special moments that I’ll treasure for ever.
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I → ask → that
I move on with enormous pride.”
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I → move → pride
He added that he had “nothing but love” for his bandmates Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor.
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he → add → bandmates
Taylor was one of the earliest members of the band with Rhodes and John Taylor, later joined by Le Bon and guitarist Andy Taylor.
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Taylor → join → Bon
He played on the band’s sensationally popular first three albums between 1981 and 1983, which were transatlantic hits and helped to usher in an entire style of glossy new wave pop.
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which → play → pop
But after playing Live Aid with the group, Taylor left, later explaining: “It sounds like a cliche, but I needed to get to know myself.
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I → play → myself
Because, when you’re in a band like that, you’re very much recognised for being part of the whole.
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you → ’re → whole
You can lose yourself.”
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You → lose → yourself
He briefly rejoined the band in 1994, then permanently in 2001, recording six more albums beginning with 2004’s Astronaut and culminating with Danse Macabre in 2023.
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He → rejoin → 2023
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