Duran Duran on making Rio: ‘We’re still trying to work out what it means’

‘We were five guys raised on glam, punk and beat’ … from left, Roger Taylor, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon. Photograph: Joel Selvin/Getty Images

John Taylor, bass

I was obsessed with writing songs to begin a gig with. I’d say: “We’ve got to have an opener!” I’d been working on this groove with Roger Taylor, our drummer. It just wouldn’t go away. We played it at every soundcheck, every rehearsal, trying to make it work. And then we landed on this vibe and I knew we’d cracked it. That was Rio.