The Obligatory Depeche Mode thread
by electrabunny » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:47 am
Depeche Mode rocks!
"It should be dark in here...the opposite of light"
-Ian during Thorn of Crowns, RAH
-Ian during Thorn of Crowns, RAH
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by electrabunny » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:48 am
Tell us again BF how spritual the DM concert was! We would love to hear it!
"It should be dark in here...the opposite of light"
-Ian during Thorn of Crowns, RAH
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by black francis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:16 pm
Scouser wrote:I love The Beatles. Ooops - wrong thread.
Damn you I genuinely chuckled aloud at this one so here you go:
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by black francis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:17 pm
electrabunny wrote:Tell us again BF how spritual the DM concert was! We would love to hear it!
It was like Dave was Prince, Axl Rose and Jesus Christ all rolled into one. It was that spiritual.
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by black francis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:19 pm
Holy Lord 51 pages? The ladies have been busy.
Nick Cave with or without a moustache and how does that relate to Depeche Mode?
Nick Cave with or without a moustache and how does that relate to Depeche Mode?
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by withahip » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:22 pm
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- On a recent day in Los Angeles, hordes of Depeche Mode fans made their way toward the intersection of Hollywood and Vine for a free concert by their heroes on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
A smiling (!) Dave Gahan performs in Los Angeles in late April.
Most were clad in black T-shirts and black pants -- the uniform of the true Depeche Mode devotee.
The three members of Depeche Mode are still partial to wearing black, but their attitude is a lot lighter and brighter than their music and history would suggest.
Thirteen years ago, singer Dave Gahan famously died from a drug overdose and was brought back to life by paramedics at the Sunset Marquis hotel down the road. Since then, he's given up drugs and taken up yoga and songwriting, the latter being what used to be the exclusive domain of guitarist Martin Gore (who has since sobered up himself).
It's changed the dynamics of the trio, known for such hits as "Personal Jesus," but in a good way, says Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher.
CNN spoke to the group's members about Depeche Mode's new album, "Sounds of the Universe," their three decades in the business and the effects of heavy drinking. The following is an edited version of the interview. Video Watch the band perform, laugh »
CNN: Have you looked outside the window to see the street closures out there, and 10,000 people gathering?
Andy Fletcher: (All three members laugh) It can't be happening. It's not anything to do with us. U2 are probably in town.
CNN: Closing down the street for a free concert is a big deal in Hollywood.
Dave Gahan: When we were first approached to do it, we were kind of in some trepidation about what it was really going to be, and if people were going to show up.
CNN: Were you afraid that only two people were going to show up?
Gahan: Well, we're always like that -- until we actually go on stage and see the people.
CNN: I can't believe it's been almost 30 years since Depeche Mode first formed.
Gahan: I think next year is our 30th year.
Fletcher: To be honest, I think at first when we found out it was going to be 30 years, I think it was, "Oh my God, how embarrassing. We're really old!" But I think now we've really got our heads around it, and I think it's something to be actually proud of.
CNN: On your last album, "Playing the Angel," there was a little tension because Martin, for the most part, had written all of the songs -- and Dave wanted to contribute to the writing process. But on the new CD, "Sounds of the Universe," it seems as though everybody was more comfortable sharing songwriting duties.
Gahan: When I kind of approached the band with a whole bunch of demos and said, "I want half the songs on the record," of course that didn't go down well (on the last album). I was a little bit overconfident, as well. But to me, it was just the excitement about this new thing, which was writing. There's no way I could go back to not being involved in the writing.
Martin Gore: To be honest, I think it's one of the big factors in Depeche Mode being much stronger now, and being better. I think Dave is a great frontman ...
Gahan: Thanks, man!
Gore: ... and singing someone else's lyrics, he's great. But I think now he really believes he contributes so much more to the band. So I think it's made the band -- the atmosphere between us -- much better, actually. So it's been a good thing.
CNN: Martin, you've given up drinking.
Gore: Yeah. It's been about three years now. It makes a big difference.
Gahan: He is a changed man. There's a different side of Martin that has always been there, but sometimes it gets clouded when the drinking and stuff becomes more important than anything else. I think it got to that phase on the last tour, and Martin was the one that stood up and said, "You know what? I've got to stop this." It's sort of one of those cliches, one of those myths, that you have to be really messed up to do something cool artistically.
CNN: Did you believe that?
Gahan: Yeah, I did for awhile. Yeah. When it's not actually producing anything creative at all, you're in trouble.
CNN: So Andy, in the meantime, you've got two sober bandmates over here.
Gahan: It's good for me, as well. (Gahan and Gore laugh heartily).
Gore: He's cut down to 50 units a week now!
Fletcher: I've cut down but --
Gahan: He's under pressure.
Fletcher: These things are happening to make the atmosphere better. So it's got to be good.
Gahan: Martin's always worked very hard on his songs, and they've always been great.
Fletcher: He also worked very hard on his drinking. (Everyone laughs). You know, when it takes over, it's not funny anymore. But in the studio, when we made this record, Mart was the first there and the last to leave, and worked really, really hard, was really focused -- and that was a joy to be around. It felt great.
Gore: I used to put in, like, maybe three hours and then have to go home on the last hour.
CNN: Do you feel there's less tolerance for that type of excessive behavior in music these days?
Gore: 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. You know, people like seeing people in bands being messed up. And, you know, people are always buying you drinks. They want to see you like that.
CNN: So what do you tell them now?
Gore: I just -- I don't go out that much anymore. (Everyone laughs)
CNN: You stay and do yoga with Dave, right?
Gahan: Not yet. We haven't gotten to that phase yet. That's a bit scary -- to start doing yoga together.
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CNN: Stranger things have happened after 30 years.
Gahan: It takes a lot of hard work, and it takes a lot of discipline as well, to continue doing this. You've got to somehow learn to enjoy doing this. There's different phases over the years of the three decades. When we started out, we were barely out of our teenage years. Of course we had a lot of fun for many, many years -- going out to parties, and clubs and bars. But, you know, there comes a time when you have to draw the line.
A smiling (!) Dave Gahan performs in Los Angeles in late April.
Most were clad in black T-shirts and black pants -- the uniform of the true Depeche Mode devotee.
The three members of Depeche Mode are still partial to wearing black, but their attitude is a lot lighter and brighter than their music and history would suggest.
Thirteen years ago, singer Dave Gahan famously died from a drug overdose and was brought back to life by paramedics at the Sunset Marquis hotel down the road. Since then, he's given up drugs and taken up yoga and songwriting, the latter being what used to be the exclusive domain of guitarist Martin Gore (who has since sobered up himself).
It's changed the dynamics of the trio, known for such hits as "Personal Jesus," but in a good way, says Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher.
CNN spoke to the group's members about Depeche Mode's new album, "Sounds of the Universe," their three decades in the business and the effects of heavy drinking. The following is an edited version of the interview. Video Watch the band perform, laugh »
CNN: Have you looked outside the window to see the street closures out there, and 10,000 people gathering?
Andy Fletcher: (All three members laugh) It can't be happening. It's not anything to do with us. U2 are probably in town.
CNN: Closing down the street for a free concert is a big deal in Hollywood.
Dave Gahan: When we were first approached to do it, we were kind of in some trepidation about what it was really going to be, and if people were going to show up.
CNN: Were you afraid that only two people were going to show up?
Gahan: Well, we're always like that -- until we actually go on stage and see the people.
CNN: I can't believe it's been almost 30 years since Depeche Mode first formed.
Gahan: I think next year is our 30th year.
Fletcher: To be honest, I think at first when we found out it was going to be 30 years, I think it was, "Oh my God, how embarrassing. We're really old!" But I think now we've really got our heads around it, and I think it's something to be actually proud of.
CNN: On your last album, "Playing the Angel," there was a little tension because Martin, for the most part, had written all of the songs -- and Dave wanted to contribute to the writing process. But on the new CD, "Sounds of the Universe," it seems as though everybody was more comfortable sharing songwriting duties.
Gahan: When I kind of approached the band with a whole bunch of demos and said, "I want half the songs on the record," of course that didn't go down well (on the last album). I was a little bit overconfident, as well. But to me, it was just the excitement about this new thing, which was writing. There's no way I could go back to not being involved in the writing.
Martin Gore: To be honest, I think it's one of the big factors in Depeche Mode being much stronger now, and being better. I think Dave is a great frontman ...
Gahan: Thanks, man!
Gore: ... and singing someone else's lyrics, he's great. But I think now he really believes he contributes so much more to the band. So I think it's made the band -- the atmosphere between us -- much better, actually. So it's been a good thing.
CNN: Martin, you've given up drinking.
Gore: Yeah. It's been about three years now. It makes a big difference.
Gahan: He is a changed man. There's a different side of Martin that has always been there, but sometimes it gets clouded when the drinking and stuff becomes more important than anything else. I think it got to that phase on the last tour, and Martin was the one that stood up and said, "You know what? I've got to stop this." It's sort of one of those cliches, one of those myths, that you have to be really messed up to do something cool artistically.
CNN: Did you believe that?
Gahan: Yeah, I did for awhile. Yeah. When it's not actually producing anything creative at all, you're in trouble.
CNN: So Andy, in the meantime, you've got two sober bandmates over here.
Gahan: It's good for me, as well. (Gahan and Gore laugh heartily).
Gore: He's cut down to 50 units a week now!
Fletcher: I've cut down but --
Gahan: He's under pressure.
Fletcher: These things are happening to make the atmosphere better. So it's got to be good.
Gahan: Martin's always worked very hard on his songs, and they've always been great.
Fletcher: He also worked very hard on his drinking. (Everyone laughs). You know, when it takes over, it's not funny anymore. But in the studio, when we made this record, Mart was the first there and the last to leave, and worked really, really hard, was really focused -- and that was a joy to be around. It felt great.
Gore: I used to put in, like, maybe three hours and then have to go home on the last hour.
CNN: Do you feel there's less tolerance for that type of excessive behavior in music these days?
Gore: 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. You know, people like seeing people in bands being messed up. And, you know, people are always buying you drinks. They want to see you like that.
CNN: So what do you tell them now?
Gore: I just -- I don't go out that much anymore. (Everyone laughs)
CNN: You stay and do yoga with Dave, right?
Gahan: Not yet. We haven't gotten to that phase yet. That's a bit scary -- to start doing yoga together.
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CNN: Stranger things have happened after 30 years.
Gahan: It takes a lot of hard work, and it takes a lot of discipline as well, to continue doing this. You've got to somehow learn to enjoy doing this. There's different phases over the years of the three decades. When we started out, we were barely out of our teenage years. Of course we had a lot of fun for many, many years -- going out to parties, and clubs and bars. But, you know, there comes a time when you have to draw the line.
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by withahip » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:22 pm
Dave Gahan interviewed by Chloë Sevigny - Interview Magazine
"SEVIGNY: And you have some crazy, fanatical fans.
GAHAN: Yeah. It gets a bit scary in some places. We call them the Black Swarm.
SEVIGNY: Oh, I like that! Morrissey calls his superfans the Irregular Regulars.
and a minor Siouxsie Sioux mention also.
SEVIGNY: I get super starstruck. I met Siouxsie Sioux in London, and I couldn’t even—I mean, she’s so much of a hero and an icon to me.
GAHAN: I get a little intimidated by certain people like that as well. She’s pretty intimidating, Siouxsie. She’ll sort of slap you down pretty quick.
SEVIGNY: Talk about putting on a good show, too.
GAHAN: She’s great. I used to get really terrified by meeting people who I respected and liked. I met David Bowie once and I was terrified because I thought, what if I don’t like him? But he was really nice. We got on fine. I’m a big Bowie fan. I fall back on his stuff all the time. If I’m feeling a certain mood, I know I can put on Ziggy Stardust (1972) or Aladdin Sane (1973) and my mood will completely change. It just takes me to a place where I wanted to go when I was a teenager. It’s like where Bowie was, I wanted to go.
"SEVIGNY: And you have some crazy, fanatical fans.
GAHAN: Yeah. It gets a bit scary in some places. We call them the Black Swarm.
SEVIGNY: Oh, I like that! Morrissey calls his superfans the Irregular Regulars.
and a minor Siouxsie Sioux mention also.
SEVIGNY: I get super starstruck. I met Siouxsie Sioux in London, and I couldn’t even—I mean, she’s so much of a hero and an icon to me.
GAHAN: I get a little intimidated by certain people like that as well. She’s pretty intimidating, Siouxsie. She’ll sort of slap you down pretty quick.
SEVIGNY: Talk about putting on a good show, too.
GAHAN: She’s great. I used to get really terrified by meeting people who I respected and liked. I met David Bowie once and I was terrified because I thought, what if I don’t like him? But he was really nice. We got on fine. I’m a big Bowie fan. I fall back on his stuff all the time. If I’m feeling a certain mood, I know I can put on Ziggy Stardust (1972) or Aladdin Sane (1973) and my mood will completely change. It just takes me to a place where I wanted to go when I was a teenager. It’s like where Bowie was, I wanted to go.
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by black francis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:39 pm
There's some funny shit in this one
This much I knowDave Gahan, singer, 45, London
Buzz up!
Digg it
Interview by Johnny Davis The Observer, Sunday 28 October 2007 Article history
When I died, there was only darkness. In the two minutes my heart stopped [after a 1996 heroin/cocaine overdose], this humungous voice inside of me went: 'This is wrong.' Like I don't get to choose when this is over. It scared the shit out of me.
Being 45 means it's no longer a matter of trying to be right. It's a matter of doing what you can.
Depeche Mode have never got over their teenage awkwardness with each other. We're still like that. Mates but not mates. That awkwardness is there, only now we have families and kids.
All the big fights with my wife start with the dishwasher. It shows you how it's supposed to be loaded: knives and forks go pointed-end downwards. You get more in if you put everything where it's supposed to go. If Jen goes out of the room and I get the chance before it goes on, I will fiddle with it.
You're only going to get surface with me. It takes me ages to warm up to people.
Depeche Mode haven't done a bad song. There's loads. We've done stuff I think is really shit.
We used to look pretty gay. It wasn't so much the miniskirt over the leather pants with boots - that had a punky thing about it. But when Martin [Gore, guitarist/songwriter] wore the full-length maxi with the cowboy hat - that was beyond gay.
I'm excited about all the things I've been clueless about for so many years: showing up for my kids, being a better husband, listening to my wife.
With sex, the more you give, the better you get. You've got to take some time. It gets better as you get older. The more comfortable you become with yourself, the better you can perform in bed.
David Bowie was right: smoking's the hardest vice to kick. I think if I smoke cigarillos then it's not like cigarettes. Somehow that seems OK.
Most men look dreadful in a suit. You can't buy off the peg - you've got to have it at least partially designed for your body. I'm very comfortable in one. It feels like I'm showing up for work.
It's easy to fall into rock-star cliches. My hotel check-in name used to be Mr BL Zebub. In America, staff were, like: 'Good morning, Mr Zebub.' But in Poland or Russia the person bringing you room service is often a super-fan. They're calling you this weird name, but they know that you know that they know.
My wife compliments me all the time. But I choose not to hear her. It's easier to feel I'm not doing something right.
I didn't have a Prince Albert. I had a piercing called the guiche. The part a guy has between his arsehole and his balls, right through there. A big ring. They tell you it's going to hurt. It's like someone kicking you in the balls as hard as you can imagine.
There isn't an amount of money you could offer me to do reality TV. I would rather get my job back on the building site. Or I could own a construction business. Maybe I could retire to my house in Long Island and take up painting, like Captain Beefheart. A crazy recluse: I like that idea.
I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.
Bondage wasn't for me. I spent time during my years in Los Angeles at fetish clubs. I'm all for trying things. But when you've taken it to a certain level and you're in some basement tied to an easel, it's very hard to get back to any kind of normal intimacy.
I wake up in a terrible funk. In the past, I automatically assumed I wasn't going to be able to deal with whatever was presented to me that day. Now going to the gym or walking outside can cheer me up. Ten years ago that would have seemed impossible.
This much I knowDave Gahan, singer, 45, London
Buzz up!
Digg it
Interview by Johnny Davis The Observer, Sunday 28 October 2007 Article history
When I died, there was only darkness. In the two minutes my heart stopped [after a 1996 heroin/cocaine overdose], this humungous voice inside of me went: 'This is wrong.' Like I don't get to choose when this is over. It scared the shit out of me.
Being 45 means it's no longer a matter of trying to be right. It's a matter of doing what you can.
Depeche Mode have never got over their teenage awkwardness with each other. We're still like that. Mates but not mates. That awkwardness is there, only now we have families and kids.
All the big fights with my wife start with the dishwasher. It shows you how it's supposed to be loaded: knives and forks go pointed-end downwards. You get more in if you put everything where it's supposed to go. If Jen goes out of the room and I get the chance before it goes on, I will fiddle with it.
You're only going to get surface with me. It takes me ages to warm up to people.
Depeche Mode haven't done a bad song. There's loads. We've done stuff I think is really shit.
We used to look pretty gay. It wasn't so much the miniskirt over the leather pants with boots - that had a punky thing about it. But when Martin [Gore, guitarist/songwriter] wore the full-length maxi with the cowboy hat - that was beyond gay.
I'm excited about all the things I've been clueless about for so many years: showing up for my kids, being a better husband, listening to my wife.
With sex, the more you give, the better you get. You've got to take some time. It gets better as you get older. The more comfortable you become with yourself, the better you can perform in bed.
David Bowie was right: smoking's the hardest vice to kick. I think if I smoke cigarillos then it's not like cigarettes. Somehow that seems OK.
Most men look dreadful in a suit. You can't buy off the peg - you've got to have it at least partially designed for your body. I'm very comfortable in one. It feels like I'm showing up for work.
It's easy to fall into rock-star cliches. My hotel check-in name used to be Mr BL Zebub. In America, staff were, like: 'Good morning, Mr Zebub.' But in Poland or Russia the person bringing you room service is often a super-fan. They're calling you this weird name, but they know that you know that they know.
My wife compliments me all the time. But I choose not to hear her. It's easier to feel I'm not doing something right.
I didn't have a Prince Albert. I had a piercing called the guiche. The part a guy has between his arsehole and his balls, right through there. A big ring. They tell you it's going to hurt. It's like someone kicking you in the balls as hard as you can imagine.
There isn't an amount of money you could offer me to do reality TV. I would rather get my job back on the building site. Or I could own a construction business. Maybe I could retire to my house in Long Island and take up painting, like Captain Beefheart. A crazy recluse: I like that idea.
I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.
Bondage wasn't for me. I spent time during my years in Los Angeles at fetish clubs. I'm all for trying things. But when you've taken it to a certain level and you're in some basement tied to an easel, it's very hard to get back to any kind of normal intimacy.
I wake up in a terrible funk. In the past, I automatically assumed I wasn't going to be able to deal with whatever was presented to me that day. Now going to the gym or walking outside can cheer me up. Ten years ago that would have seemed impossible.
With the Force as his ally he did battle with the Dark Lord. And he showed the measure of a true Jedi at a place called "The Death Star" where hope for the Galaxy was reborn. May all who struggle against tyranny hold his memory in their hearts
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by black francis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:04 pm
Watching some live Depeche Mode and it's hilarious. Fletcher is holding down the same key and twisting the same knob every time the camera pans to him. When he's feeling especially motivated he spreads his hands over the keys but doesn't actually touch anything.
Watch!
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Watch!
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