Original Duran Duran performing after 18-year break

The members of pop group Duran Duran were barely out of their teens in the early 1980s when their glossy music videos and danceable hits like Hungry Like The Wolf ruled the airwaves and the MTV cable television network.

Original Duran Duran performing after 18-year break

The members of pop group Duran Duran were barely out of their teens in the early 1980s when their glossy music videos and danceable hits like Hungry Like The Wolf ruled the airwaves and the MTV cable television network.

Then came the grind of non-stop recording and touring, the pressures of celebrity, and disputes among band members and their handlers. After just three studio albums, the band split up following a tense performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia.

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