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.
From Martin Gore
Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.
I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.
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.
When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that's a good test of a song, when it's really open and bare. You can often mislead yourself if you start with computers and samples and programming because you can disguise a bad song.
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.
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.
When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.
There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.
There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.
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