Martin Gore Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Hate, Mean

  "Depeche Mode 'Exciter' Interview". The Mitch Schneider Organization interview, www.msopr.com. April 15, 2001.

• When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

  Martin Gore

  Love, Song, Writing

• I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Important, Velvet

• It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Band, Use

• When you first sit down to write the first song, until you've maybe got three or four under your belt, it's always, to me, like a mountain to climb. You look at that one blank piece of paper and you think, `God, how many songs do I have to write here?' It always feels like pressure.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Writing, Thinking

  "Martin Gore on new Depeche Mode CD, Frank Ocean". Interview with Mesfin Fekadu, newsok.com. March 26, 2013.

• I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Writing, Thinking

• 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

  Song, America, People

• God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Writing, Needs

• 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

  Song, Trying, Different

• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Writing, Guitar

• I didn't write songs for a very long time.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Writing, Long

• Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Art, Writing

• I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Emotional, Chords

• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Thinking, Projects

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