There are at least three musicians with this name: 1) a British bass guitarist, singer/songwriter, and actor 2) a Scottish singer/songwriter 3) a British jazz pianist 1) John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on 20 June 1960) is an English musician who is best known as the bass guitarist and co-founder of Duran Duran. Duran Duran were one of the most popular groups in the world during the 1980s due to their revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor was one of Duran Duran's most popular members.