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

Martin Gore

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Martin Gore
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 23
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
London
England
Martin Lee Gore
Martin L. Gore
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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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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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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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