Full Birth Name: Nicholas James Bates
Stage Name: Nick Rhodes
Birthdate: June 8, 1962
Astrological Sign: Gemini with Gemini rising
Birthplace: Mosley, England (in Sylvia Bates' mother's home)
Hometown: Hollywood, England (suburb of Birmingham)
Parents: Sylvia and Roger
Children: Tatjana Lee Orchid, born August 23, 1986
Marital Status: Divorced (1992)
Current Paramour: Actress/Model Meredith Ostrom (since 2001)
Exes: Heiress/Actress/Model Julie Anne Friedman (married August 12, 1984 - divorced in 1992), Artist/Writer Madeleine Farley (Dated and lived with 1992-1999), Socalite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (2000), Lady Victoria Hervey (2000)
Bands: Duran Duran (1978-current), Band Aid (November 1984), Arcadia (1985), The Devils (2002).
Spare-Time Activities: Shopping, watching films, collecting (books, DVDs, CDs, clothes, fashion magazines, art, cameras, antiques, plastic bags, invitations, hats, jokes), mingling in high society, clubbing, writing (film scripts and things for books), reading magazines and newspapers, photography, going to museums, attending fashion shows and movie premieres, talking on the telephone, watching CNN, sleeping, painting, traveling, going to the opera
Shoe Size: 7 1/2 (UK)
Shirt Size: Medium
Complusive Habit: Thinking, list-ism, fidgetness
Allergies: Cough syrup
Most-Hated Chore: Getting up early in the morning
Fears: Illness, flying, dying before he finishes what he's got to do
Fantasy: Secret!
Extravagence: Credit Cards (doesn't mind what colour)
Over-used Phrase: "Sorry I'm late"
Turn-Ons: Pussycat eyes, long legs, money (jk!), intelligence, sense of humor
Turn-Offs: Fat ankes, bad manners, bigotry, narow-mindedness
Random Nick trivia: The giggle at the beginning of 'Hungry Like The Wolf' was from a girlfriend of Nick's at the time, he is the godfather of Alex Sadkin's children, one colour he'd never dye his hair is green, he and Julie Anne named their daughter Tatjana to prevent people from calling her "Tati" for short, he isn't afraid of spiders, he keeps all his outfits and stores them away (inspired by David Bowie)
Keep in mind: Many of these facts were collected from the 1980s and 1990s, so some of these might have changed ~ Nick is welcomed to contact me to update us ;) And don't forget that some of these are things Nick mentioned he likes, not necessarily loves.
Colours: Red, black, pink, grey, white
Films: La Dolce Vita, Tess, ET, Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard, Performance, Rope, Belle du Jour, Midnight Express, Death In Venice, Gigi, Mars Attacks, Blue Velvet, The Tenant, The Sound of Music, Bullets Over Broadway, Eraserhead, Niagara, Un Chien Andalou, Napoleon, All About Eve, A Clockwork Orange, The Nightporter, Peeping Tom, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo dela Cruz, Repulsion, Zetig, The Trial, 8 1/2, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jason and the Argonauts, Sweet And Lowdown, Casablanca, Goodfellas, Edward Scissor Hands, Being John Malkovich, The Madness of King George, Another Country, Once Unpon A Time In America, and anything with Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor
Film Directors: Tim Burton, Fedrico Fellini, Jean Cocteau, Steven Spielberg, Ed Wood, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Bergman, Pedro Almodovar, Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Nick Roeg, Michael Powell, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Godard, Welles, Visconti, Bunuel, Martin Scorcese, Burnel
Actors and Actresses: Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt, Dirk Bogarde, Johnny Depp, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Natassja Kinski, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles
TV Shows: The Simpons, Southpark, Seinfield, CNN, The Munsters, David Letterman, Arena, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Funky Tomato (Tokyo), Family Feud, Don Laine (Sydney)
Books: "Tiger Chase" by Andrew McDermott, "From A to B and Back Again" by Andy Warhol, "The Last Tycoon" and "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fritzgerald
Authors: Oscar Wilde, Jean Cocteau, Lewis Carroll, Andy Warhol, F. Scott Fritzgerald, Franz Kafka, Lord Byron, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, Dr. Seuss, William Gibson, Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Michael Crichton, Nietzche, Aleister Crowley, Bram Stoker
Art Movements: Pop, Art Deco, Russian Constructivism, Bauhaus, Renaissance, Modern
Artists: Andy Warhol, Malcolm Garrett, Jean Cocteau, Nancy Grey, Vasily Kandinsky, Robert Rauchenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Yves Klein, Marcel Duschamp, Matisse, Cezanne, Francesco Clemente, Man Ray, Francis Bacon, Patrick Nagel, Raphael, Pablo Picasso, Dali, Picabia, Jean Paul Basquiat
Musicians/Bands: David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, Mark Bolan, Erik Satie, Stravinsky, The Beatles, Brian Eno, Blondie, Kraftwerk, Donna Summer, The Temptations, U2, Blondie, Sly and the Family Stone, Chopin, Talking Heads, Suede, Cockney Rebel, Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Gary Glitter, Beck, Air, Frank Sinatra, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Miles Davis, Shostakovich, Groove Armada, Chemical Brothers, Macy Gray, New York Dolls, T. Rex, The Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Fat Boy Slim, ABC, Outkast, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Neneh Cherry, Terence Trent D'Arby, Prince, Debussey, Vivaldi, John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Japan, Radiohead, The Verve, Kate Bush
Guitarists: Mick Ronson, Bill Nelson, Phil Manzanera, Johnny Marr, Robert Fripp, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan, Carlos Alomar, Nile Rodgers, Johnny Thunders
Albums: Transformer by Lou Reed, Stranded by Roxy Music, Nightclubbing by Grace Jones, Station to Station by David Bowie, Technodelic by Yellow Magic Orchestra, Music For Films by Brian Eno, The Doors by The Doors, Remain In Light by Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel, Blondie's Greatest Hits by Blondie, Parade by Prince, Moon Safari by Air, Achtung Baby! by U2, United States Parts 1-5 by Laurie Anderson, Innervisions and Talking Book by Stevie Wonder, These Foolish Things by Bryan Ferry
Glam Rock Songs: "In Every Dreamhome A Heartache" by Roxy Music, "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie, "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" by Sparks, "Judy Teen" by Cockney Rebel, "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex, "Vicious" by Lou Reed, "Search & Distroy" by Iggy Pop, "Stage Whispers" by Be-Bop Deluxe, "Trash" by New York Dolls
Photographers: Ellen Von Unwerth, Dean Chamberlain, Helmut Newton, Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Andy Warhol, Irving Penn, Erwin Blumenfeld, Weegee, Horst, Cecil Beaton
Fashion/Designers: Anthony Price, Ebony, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, Gucci, Vivian Westwood, Rifat Ozbek, Sandy Dahal, whatever he's wearing at the time
Cosmetics: Lancome, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent
Magazine: Italian Vogue, Keyboard, Smash Hits, Flair, Verve, Nova, Vanity Fair, Andy Warhol's Interview, National Geographic, Visionaire, The Spectator, Private Eye
Flowers: Red roses, orchids
Fictional Characters: Cruella De Vil, Catwoman, Marina, Count Dracula, Captain Scarlet, The Simpsons (especially Homer and Mr Burns)
Games: Scrabble, Monopoly, Pop Group, Chess, Tennis, Speculate, Mousetrap, Twister
Drink: Red (Saint Emilion) and white wine, Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Russian vodka, Remy Martin brandy, Perrier, Pink Gin, Drug, Bollinger (but not '73!), orange juice, bottled water
Food: Vegetarian, Italian, Quorn, strawberries, fresh fruit, potatoes, carrots, frozen peas, broccoli, Swiss chocolates, Thornton's Alpinis, candy bars
Cities: London, New York City, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Birmingham, Chicago, Geneva, Gaul, Las Vegas, Vienna, Venice
Holiday Destination: Ibiza, South of France, New York, Caribbean, Mustique
Hotels: Ambassador East (Chicago), Kao Plaza (Tokyo), and New Oriental (Gaul)
Clubs: The Rum Runner, China Club, Studio 54, Kulibiza Club
Animals: Black panthers, tigers, all kinds of cats, pandas, pink flamingoes
Textures: Plastic, silk, gold, nylon, latex, petals, pearls, skin, chrome, velvet, paper, hair, porcelain, wood, fur
Storage: Boxes, crates, vases, suitcases, plastic bags, wardrobes, fridges, bottles, ink pens, folders, clothes
Words and phrases: Turgid, dilemma, sex, koala, benestrophe, "talented young man", meow, beatnik, "good answer, good answer", "bumble bee", aroused