Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that's a good test of a song, when it's really open and bare. You can often mislead yourself if you start with computers and samples and programming because you can disguise a bad song.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I started getting back into buying old analog gear while we were recording. Lots of old drum machines and synths. It wasn't a conscious thing. I didn't consider myself a collector, but boxes of vintage gear would turn up virtually every day.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music. I don't know what advice to give them these days. It's really a tough industry to break into.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

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.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.

Martin Gore
Martin Gore

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.