Duran Duran stars Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes often clash in the studio. 

The group are on track to score their highest UK chart entry in more than 30 years this week with their 15th album ‘Future Past’. 

Speaking to Jennifer Aniston for Interview magazine, the Rio stars admitted it isn’t all plain sailing, as they often disagree on the direction of their music. 

Simon says: “Me and Nick are often at loggerheads with each other. We’re quite different people and we like different things…

“I guess because I’m writing lyrics and Nick feels that those lyrics speak for the whole band, he likes to have an opinion. Sometimes I wish he wouldn’t have a f**king opinion, but he does.

“I’ve come to know that when he really cares about something, he’s got a point. He represents a certain way of thinking, and if you don’t appeal to that kind of thinking, as well as my kind of thinking, then you’re going to lose touch with some of your audience.”

However, the group keep the drama to a minimum when it comes to finances, because no one earns more than anyone else. 

“People often say to me, ‘What’s the secret of staying together for such a long time?'” reflects the singer. 

“And I often say things like, ‘We’re really great friends, we make each other laugh, we love music’. But the real core of it is that we split the money equally.

“I know so many bands with whom that’s not the case, and they’re not happy. You start to resent somebody who’s earning more than you, especially if you think they’re doing the same job as you.”

In a review of the album, Retro Pop called ‘Future Past’ “the group’s strongest album in years” and a record that “opens new musical possibilities for Duran Duran”.

‘Future Past’ is available on CD and vinyl.