Talk:Nick Rhodes

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The original article contributed by User:Squigglybee was copied from the site http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/lot/7489/nick.htm. The copied material has been removed; the rest (up to this date, anyway) is my own original writing, based on my own research for my personal site, The Duran Duran Timeline. Thanks to those who caught the copyright violation! Catherine 03:58 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)

The origin of Nick's last name[edit]

The article says he named himself after the Greek island of Rhodes, but I read in an article over 20 years ago (I was a teenager in the 80s and grew up listening to the original line-up) that he named himself after the Rhodes piano. Anyone care to comment? Which story is the right one? R.U. Smart 19:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC). I was at Woodrush School a couple of years above him. The English teacher was Mr Smart - a really funny guy. I was told later Mr Smart used to call him Master Bates. I didn't hear it but can believe it knowing Mr Smart.[reply]

There were rumors of his name being after the designer Zandra Rhodes, but Nick stated in a 1982 book by Susan Martin that he changed his name to Rhodes "because it sounded asthetically pleasing" (I'm paraphrasing from memory, I'll edit this later with the actual quote) and basically stated he just liked how it sounded.--Rydia Merchan (talk) 00:54, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel words[edit]

"Rhodes's intelligence, determination, and incisive dry humour became well-known to fans and fellow musicians". This sort of fluff has no place in an encyclopaedia and needs removing. Vauxhall1964 (talk) 02:01, 2 January 2008 (UTC) I agree with the above statement. That quote and several others like it almost seem as if they were written by Rhodes, himself. Regardless, they indeed have no place on WP.--65.9.140.252 (talk) 04:45, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't believe that neither of you removed it then! pablo_hablo. 13:27, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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