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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. "
Martin Gore
Tracks
Stardust
Few
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" 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. "
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Girlfriend
Singing
Two
" It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band. "
Martin Gore
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Me
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" 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. "
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" I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow. "
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Write
Them
" I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode. "
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Slip
Two
Star
" I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground. "
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Velvet
Darkness
Like
" More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control. "
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Control
More
" 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. "
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Just
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" I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo. "
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Other
Tried
" I didn't write songs for a very long time. "
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Long
Time
Write
" Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks. "
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Got
Never
Music
" I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth. "
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Mouth
Create
Down
" Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of. "
Martin Gore
Covers
Discover
Aware
" 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. "
Martin Gore
People
America
Big
" 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
Myself
Back
Day
" I'm not particularly prolific. "
Martin Gore
Prolific
Particularly
" I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me. "
Martin Gore
Velvet
Most
Me
" The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week. "
Martin Gore
Home
Family
Week
" 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
Trying
Like
Question
" It was so exciting to go to the record shop and buy a piece of vinyl and hold it, read the liner notes, look at the pictures. Even the smell of the vinyl. "
Martin Gore
Go
Pictures
Look
" There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records. "
Martin Gore
Older
Points
Mode
" When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden. "
Martin Gore
Think
Meet
Me
" I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different. "
Martin Gore
Me
People
Mean
" There haven't been many credible electronic covers records. "
Martin Gore
Records
Electronic
Credible