Stephen Duffy

He was one of the early singers and lyricists for Duran Duran in their formative years, but left before they made it big.

In 1985 he had a hit single with "Kiss Me", as Stephen "Tintin" Duffy. It stayed in the UK top 10 for three months.

In 1986, he began writing and recording music that would become The Lilac Time's first album, released on Swordfish Records[?].

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Duffy found a tape of early (pre-Simon Le Bon) Duran Duran music in storage in 1999; shortly after, he had a chance meeting with Nick Rhodes, Duran's keyboardist. Reminiscences led to a desire to collaborate, and they ended up re-recording the music on the tape. They did not change any of the lyrics, and used only late-70s-era instruments and equipment. The result was the album Dark Circles, released under the name The Devils[?].

External links

• [Official Lilac Time/Stephen Duffy Site (http://www.thelilactime.com/)]
• [A good interview on Duffy's history and The Devils (http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/story.jsp?story=311020)