English - Musician | July 23, 1961 -
Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.
Martin Gore
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I try to get a degree of realism in my music.
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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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There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.
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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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I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.
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I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.
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If you took music out of my life, I don't know what I'd do. It's the one thing that I have a real passion for.
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I find it odd seeing a DJ playing to huge audiences. I know that people have been doing it for a while, but the fact that it's been embraced so much in America now and it's become like this new, big thing, I find it slightly odd.
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I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough.
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As part of Depeche Mode, I don't think it's right for me to be using my own songs for a solo project. I'm not a very prolific songwriter, so I keep those for Depeche Mode.
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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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