Martin Gore Quotes
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I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.
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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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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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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 don't like to think 10 years down the road.
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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 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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There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.
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I'm not particularly prolific.
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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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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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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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Music is really all about experimentation and lots of trial and error. It's just mind-numbingly boring until you hit on something that works well.
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More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.
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Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.