Martin Gore Quotes

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• 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.

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• I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

  Martin Gore

  Stars, Rocks, Two

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• I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

  Martin Gore

  Thinking, Weirdo

  "Depeche Mode: 'We're dysfunctional. Maybe that's what makes us tick'". Interview with Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2013.

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• 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

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• Anything that I write comes from the soul.

  Martin Gore

  Writing, Soul

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• I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

  Martin Gore

  Thinking, Violence, Advocating

  "Simon Cowell Criticizes Depeche Mode Member for Saying He Should Be Shot" by Georg Szalai, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 26, 2012.

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• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Real, Passion, Knows

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

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• 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

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• I was born with the wrong sign
  In the wrong house
  With the wrong ascendancy
  I took the wrong road
  That led to
  The wrong tendencies
  I was in the wrong place
  At the wrong time
  For the wrong reason
  And the wrong rhyme
  On the wrong day
  Of the wrong week
  Used the wrong method
  With the wrong technique
  Wrong
  Wrong.

  Martin Gore

  House, Technique, Week

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• If you go into the eastern bloc countries we are huge, and in Russia. Maybe there is something about the depressing nature of our music and lyrics that some people find an affinity with.

  Martin Gore

  Country, Depressing, People

  Source: thequietus.com

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• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Party, Night, Long

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• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Errors, Mind, Trial And Error

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• 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.

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• I don't like to think 10 years down the road.

  Martin Gore

  Thinking, Years, Down The Road

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• 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

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• The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things.

  Martin Gore

  Stupid, Worry, Really Stupid

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• 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

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• I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

  Martin Gore

  Drinking, Issues, Age

  "Depeche Mode: 'We're dysfunctional. Maybe that's what makes us tick'". Interview with Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2013.

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• I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

  Martin Gore

  Years

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• 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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• 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

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• More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.

  Martin Gore

  Stars, Rocks, Rock Star

  "Depeche Mode: 'We're dysfunctional. Maybe that's what makes us tick'" by Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2013.

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• When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

  Martin Gore

  Thinking, People, Angst

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• 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.

  Martin Gore

  Santa Barbara, Years, Wife

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• For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whole night. It's really enjoyable having the freedom to move around. You just have to remember to end up somewhere near a microphone.

  Martin Gore

  Moving, Night, Guitar

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