Martin Gore
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, remixer, and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the majority of their songs. His work now spans over four decades. Gore's best-known compositions include hits such as "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", "Stripped", "It's No Good", "In Your Room", "Strangelove", "I Feel You", "People Are People", "Precious", "A Question of Time", "Policy of Truth", "Everything Counts", "Behind the Wheel", "Shake the Disease", "Never Let...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth23 July 1961
I like the idea of doing cover versions. I think it's always interesting when people from bands because it shows people some of their influences.
I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.
There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.
You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.
I started getting back into buying old analog gear while we were recording. Lots of old drum machines and synths. It wasn't a conscious thing. I didn't consider myself a collector, but boxes of vintage gear would turn up virtually every day.
I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very filmic, and give it an almost sci-fi like quality. Music is a necessity for me. I go into the studio at least five days a week, every week, so once I had the idea and the template, the process was quick and fun.
I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.
Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.
There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.