Martin Gore Quotes
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I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.
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You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.
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I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.
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Technology is a bit of a double-edged sword. Used right, it's a wonderful tool, but unfortunately, it makes it easier for a lot of mediocre people to get really crappy ideas out.
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Anything that I write comes from the soul.
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I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.
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I've not worn a dress since about 1985. It always amazes me how there is still a fascination for it in England. The rest of the world doesn't seem to care. I'm not sure whether they don't remember or whether they've just moved on from it. I was brought up in the glam era.
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I don't like to think 10 years down the road.
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I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.
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If you repeat yourself, then I think you're in danger of losing that fan base, because if you're not interesting yourselves, you're not interesting your audience.
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I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.
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I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.
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The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.
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I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.
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I'm not particularly prolific.
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There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.
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I try to get a degree of realism in my music.
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England never felt claustrophobic for me at all. I think it would feel more difficult for me if I lived in mainland Europe. America I think is really easy because Los Angeles has film stars everywhere and musicians and Santa Barbara a lot of people have homes there even if they don't live there. You are kind of inconsequential, no one cares.
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When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.
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Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.
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For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whole night. It's really enjoyable having the freedom to move around. You just have to remember to end up somewhere near a microphone.
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More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.
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There are Depeche Mode parties around the world where people listen to our music all night long. The more remixes we can give them, the more interesting those nights have got to be.
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Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.