Nick Rhodes

Nicholas James Bates (born Birmingham, England, June 8, 1962) is a keyboardist for Duran Duran.

He and his art school friend John Taylor founded the band

Nicholas James Bates (born Birmingham, England, June 8, 1962) is a keyboardist for Duran Duran.

He and his art school friend John Taylor founded the band in 1978; at about the same time as the name Duran Duran was chosen for the band, Nick decided to change his name, for "aesthetic reasons", to Rhodes (possibly after the Rhodes piano, or his hair, which was vividly red at the time). Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 25-year career.