Robert Palmer & John Taylor (Power Station) on MTV

[@airdriver]

Power Station was something of a surprise back in 1985. When I saw their only live performance with the original line up(Palmer. Taylor, Taylor and Thompson) on Saturday Night Live, I was impressed not only by their sound(It simply rocked) but how musically diverse their musical stylistic backgrounds were(Palmer had British blue eyed soul, the Taylors were 80's New Wave/Alternative) and Tony Thompson a former member of a disco group, Chic). But it all worked. I guess you could call it Eclectic Chemistry.

[@kristinesmart24]

Perfectly said.

[@MCTominator]

Does that video exist of the SNL appearance?

[@sneakersonfeet9045]

Very introspective!

[@VerdureVision]

The Blackfires omg, thank u so much for this.

[@VerdureVision]

The Blackfires thank u 3000.

[@shavingdave1]

Awesome stuff! This was when MTV actually played music. Where have these days gone to? Tony Thompson and Robert Palmer were awesome. Can't believe that they are both gone now. There needs to be a new cable TV station that plays nothing but music and stuff like this. There is a market for rock like this!

[@terinasargeant138]

I worry as I get older,JT gets older and one day that I just can't comprehend 😭😭😭😭😭i just can't even think about it as it makes me cry being a lifelong DD fan. That's why I want to meet my 40 year crush before he goes😭i can't go there sorry

[@miked3168]

And actually had musicians, not manufactured stuff

[@lpeters2213]

MTV was fantastic when it originally came out.

[@JTforeverL]

John 3 words for you: WHAT A BABE!

[@RRForever833]

Ele foi 1 rapaz lindo...💖😍

[@reecel1970]

I heard "Simply Iressistable" in a store today. Made me a little sad. I sooo miss Robert Palmer.

[@terinasargeant138]

Yeh can you believe he died in 2003! Hiw long ago that seems now. Such a great talent too. His music from the 70s is good too. Every kinda people is a lovely track.

[@miked3168]

He isn't gone. His music is still alive

[@witchflowers6942]

@@terinasargeant138 2003 was the I was born.

[@great448]

JOHN TAYLOR😘😘😘😘 LOVE of life❤🍀🙏😘😘😘😘

[@terinasargeant138]

My 40 year crush Johnny Taylor! I need to meet him just like I met Martin Kemp in my profile pic

[@stephengriffin1428]

Who knew Palmer would be taken in his prime. A crying shame not least for his family. Fortunately he leaves behind a legacy of outstanding music. Got to see his Dominion gig on Tottenham Court Roas in 1980 which was really memorable. Good post.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Those who know knew ,

[@Does_This_Look_Infected]

Robert Palmer was a legend and left us too soon. What an incredible voice.

[@rwright3395]

Those eight songs are great . Great Lp , one of the best ever made

[@iamryanne]

I love when he mentioned her "little shoes".

[@georgiarose1576]

Robert Palmer has so many great songs, and he made Power Station a success. I liked it much better than the Arcadia album.

[@RobertBare]

Robert Palmer belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

[@shannonhondo260]

Duran Duran belongs in the R&R HOF

[@aba1791]

@@shannonhondo260 And they WILL be inducted later this year, for sure. I'm voting everyday 😁

[@tarp11z]

He's too good for it.

[@Marine-oj6mx]

When musicians were awesome Gods of music.

[@davidannett3322]

i miss that MTV

[@pochyization]

John is so handsome and talented.

[@foodog777]

Robert Palmer did not waste any time once Power Station hit. He hadn't committed to a PS tour as he says here he nibbed Tony Thompson and Bernard Edwards (and also Andy Taylor on "Addicted to Love") and made his most successful solo album 'Riptide.' Robert had his first #1 Billboard Hot 100 single and won a Grammy for "Addicted to Love." Smart move by Robert who was amazingly talented.

[@claudioortiz6370]

I miss this times !

[@Underhills]

RIP Mr. Palmer.

[@TheSpookyDuke]

This band should have stayed together. Best stylish posh hard rock band ever.

[@bear9748]

I Definitely Agree 👍

[@chelseapoet3664]

About touring, Robert explained in another interview that he thought the idea of a full on tour of major venues was totally out of proportion with the fact that they only had 8 songs.

[@Wilson.katie815]

Robert smoked all the time. It took him too early. He was such a talent

[@randiewasserman8831]

He just couldn’t put it down. I wonder if he would have stopped knowing smoking would take twenty years off of his life.

[@coffeebot3000]

@@randiewasserman8831 He said he'd never stop, because that's what gave him that raspy quality in his singing. Sad.

[@witchflowers6942]

2:46 AH! How cute was that 💔

[@wendymaynard4803]

When MTV was great🤘

[@guestandsons]

Thanks for posting.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

It was a time of excellence in music. Good producers, musicians, etc...And these guys are so laid back and cool. Like "oh I just recorded a song for a Bond movie" like it was nothing lol (btw I love how the Bond villain in Quantum of Solace reminded me of Robert Palmer lol)

[@sentient02970]

My next haircut should be a John Taylor Rock Special

[@suzeeq.4700]

He was Fine

[@kristinesmart24]

It's easy! Just get really drunk, don't use mirror, and go crazy with scissors while running.

[@houndmother740]

The mullet.

[@resa.walters]

@@houndmother740 not a mullet, a bi-level.

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

I believe without JT Powerstation wouldn't have existed. Those guys owed their careers to him. JT was and is a genius in my humble opinion!

[@aba1791]

TPS was John's baby, as Robert Palmer described it.

[@cynthiarunge4858]

Wow so cool and gorgeous

[@bobthebassman7066]

I love how people could smoke mid interview and not give a shit! The good old days 👍😀

[@PAULLONDEN]

And then Palmer suddenly was gone......bit of a shock that was in 2003.....

[@zoso73]

And Tony Thompson. And Bernard Edwards. RIP all.

[@resa.walters]

John, I could ravish you! ❤️

[@BlanketMan]

I remember being REALLY disappointed when Palmer backed out of the Power Station tour that year. Michael Friggin' Des Barres?!? Was like replacing Joe Montana with Ryan Leaf. Glad I at least saw Palmer solo a few times before he passed... :(

[@laurakenney225]

that's how I would feel too.. there's only ONE Robert Palmer. I feel sorry for anyone who tried to fill his shoes

[@juneysummers5342]

Yes it was disappointing that Robert didn't tour with the Power Station. I saw the Power Station that year 1985. It was a good show because of John and Andy and Tony. Miss Robert though.

[@judyb1539]

To this day John says that tour was a mistake. An exercise in vanity.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Interesting interview .

[@DAGFNNA]

Cosita bella Jhon😘😘😘

[@RRForever833]

Esses gatos foram os caras no POWER STATION:Como o Nick e Simon foram no DURAN DURAN e no ARCADIA...💖👏👏👏👏

[@resa.walters]

Charming rapport they have, including Martha.

[@witchflowers6942]

Never known a girl called Martha who wasn’t lovely

[@schoenez]

What is John fiddling with in his pocket? hahahaha!

[@judyb1539]

Can you imagine how pissed John was when Robert pulled out of the tour to do his own thing???😒

[@VeganRebelLove]

@Judy B were you able to see Power Station when they toured? I remember I got tickets for my birthday and remember when Robert Palmer backed out of the tour. I was so upset because I thought he was so awesome as their singer. But when I got to the concert it took all of 2 seconds to see Michael Des Barres and fall in love with him. FKING AMAZING! Before the concert started I faked passing out hoping I would be taken to an area where I might get to meet the band. It was an outside concert so I didn't realize I would be taken under the stage and put on top of wooden crates that said Power Station which I assumed carried thier equipment or something. I was hoping to be right in front of where John was. I ended up in front of where Andy was for most the entire concert watching him absorbed into his jamming. God it was awesome!!!!! There was just so much for my teenage mind to see and go crazy over! What a very very cool experience 😎.

[@JC-yz1sf]

@@VeganRebelLove I saw them in 85 live with Michael DesBarres as well! I thought he was perfect!! I don’t think Robert would’ve been able to handle the crazed Duranie response they got. It was mayhem! Just like the Duran tour in 84. Good times!!

[@ТатьянаЛехницкая]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@lolyserrano8198]

❤️❤️🙏💎🇪🇦💝

[@bobboberson2024]

John is so out of it. Good stuff.

[@dublingirl6945]

He kept sniffling and messing with his nose 😂😂 he's beautiful soo 🔥🔥

[@resa.walters]

@@dublingirl6945 He's adorable.

[@dublingirl6945]

@@resa.walters John ye definitely 🔥🔥

[@twosie7661]

Why all the cocaine comments? Robert said many times that this wasn't his style. He was too professional ever to not be in control in an interview.

[@andybweber]

He was on it, fingers to nostrils often just like JT

[@twosie7661]

I've since read accounts of his cocaine habit....Watch his 1980 concert at Westfallenhalle, Germany (available on KZbin) and it's evident that he's on something. Sad but it went with the territory and lifestyle I guess.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Dah.Addicts and musicians know it's obvious to them.

[@dublingirl6945]

He was definitely on it, not just John in this interview both wer taken it during interview 😂😂

[@zenmarqzenway]

His song Spanish Moon talks about that BAD cocaine. Put on your Sailing Shoes, everyone!

[@jesse7631]

It's gonna be called Arcadia, and it's awesome.

[@witchflowers6942]

Should have been called ‘Duran Du’ tho 👀

[@DocRaunchy]

They both seems so childish. Or they had some sniffery snoo before. Who knows? Good old Eighties, Robert Palmer smoking on TV, what a gem.

[@worldnotworld]

The mighty Quinn!

[@sum-s1t]

🥰😍🤩😘💕

[@HammerTime5150-m4i]

Robert was always dressed to kill

[@resa.walters]

Robert has a nice speaking voice as well as singing voice.

[@jbbolton7283]

rob smoking a cig on Mtv???? will someone think of the children please???

[@twosie7661]

+Dan W Robert was rarely seen without a cigarette, unfortunately, which is probably why we lost him at the too young age of 54.

[@jbbolton7283]

just quoting The Simpsons my friend.

[@laurakenney225]

+Twosie76 yeah, a lot of artists are/were chain smokers...so was David Bowie. I'm embarrassed to admit they look hot doing it, too!! and I def know better...

[@jbbolton7283]

oh yeah everyone was hotter with a cig i used to do it too. i look so lame vaping now :(

[@witchflowers6942]

@@laurakenney225 cigarettes are objectively cool lol. luckily for me, the first time I tried one behind a cinema at age 14, I ended up vomiting all over the inside of my sisters car… and that was not very cool. Never again.

[@eduardobracamontealvarez1959]

DURAN DURAN

[@sdgallday2299]

I miss Martha

[@davematthews3008]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug!

[@jamtoast6660]

Classy coke.

[@denisegore1884]

Robert Palmer starts singing and that silly cow talks over him.

[@alecouzounian1755]

co

[@jaysenb]

Robert is coked out

[@cathycra182]

He’s cute as hell. Flirting with the lady interviewer.

[@robertward4785]

Saw them a Live Aid. Michael Desbarres sucked. Always wanted to hear this band do Sneaking Sally through the Alley or Bad case of loving you. These dudes were a f..... monster band. Before their time.