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I'm not particularly prolific.
Anything that I write comes from the soul.
I didn't write songs for a very long time.
Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.
I don't like to think 10 years down the road.
I try to get a degree of realism in my music.
I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.
I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.
There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.
I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.
The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things.
I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.
I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.
There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.
Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.
More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.
I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.
I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.
When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.
I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.
The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.
I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.
I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.
All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.
God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.
It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.
I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.
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 sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.
You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.
There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.
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.
When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.
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.
Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.
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.
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.
I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.