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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.
Martin Gore
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Martin Gore
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 23
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England
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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 lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.
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I'm not particularly prolific.
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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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Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.
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I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.
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I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.
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I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.
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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.
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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 didn't write songs for a very long time.
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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.
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There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.
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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 was born with the wrong sign In the wrong house With the wrong ascendancy I took the wrong road That led to The wrong tendencies I was in the wrong place At the wrong time For the wrong reason And the wrong rhyme On the wrong day Of the wrong week Used the wrong method With the wrong technique Wrong Wrong.
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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 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 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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I don't like to think 10 years down the road.
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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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