Martin Gore Quotes

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

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

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.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

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

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

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

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.

If you go into the eastern bloc countries we are huge, and in Russia. Maybe there is something about the depressing nature of our music and lyrics that some people find an affinity with.

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

I want people to feel good about listening to this [Delta Machine] record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.

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.

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.

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.

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

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.

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

I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.

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

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.

The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things.

There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.

I don't think I ever worry too much about what our target audience is, what we should be releasing. I just write naturally and organically and try to write from the heart.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

I didn't write songs for a very long time.

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.

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.

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

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.

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.

I'm not particularly prolific.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.

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.

I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

I don't like to think 10 years down the road.