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I find it odd seeing a DJ playing to huge audiences. I know that people have been doing it for a while, but the fact that it's been embraced so much in America now and it's become like this new, big thing, I find it slightly odd.

- Martin Gore

Big, Been, Slightly, Odd

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

Good, Bad, I Write, Mislead

There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.

- Martin Gore

Reference, Mode, Definite, Depeche

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

Think, Very, Prolific, Depeche

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

Night, Give, More, Depeche

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

- Martin Gore

Rock, More, Encouraged, Rock Stars

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.

- Martin Gore

Think, I Think, Being, Actively

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

- Martin Gore

Road, Think, Like, Down The Road

I've not worn a dress since about 1985. It always amazes me how there is still a fascination for it in England. The rest of the world doesn't seem to care. I'm not sure whether they don't remember or whether they've just moved on from it. I was brought up in the glam era.

- Martin Gore

Dress, Brought, Moved, Amazes

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

- Martin Gore

Music, Things, Poems, Flow

If you repeat yourself, then I think you're in danger of losing that fan base, because if you're not interesting yourselves, you're not interesting your audience.

- Martin Gore

Think, Audience, I Think, Fan Base

I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.

- Martin Gore

Love, Pretty, Studio, Just Something

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

- Martin Gore

Credible, Records, Been, Electronic

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

- Martin Gore

Always, Other, Away, Explaining

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

- Martin Gore

Play, However, Half, Kicks

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.

- Martin Gore

Over, Been, Very, Soundtracks

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

Art, Song, Songwriting, Sit

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.

- Martin Gore

Every Day, Back, Recording, Machines

It was so exciting to go to the record shop and buy a piece of vinyl and hold it, read the liner notes, look at the pictures. Even the smell of the vinyl.

- Martin Gore

Notes, Shop, Read, Vinyl

Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.

- Martin Gore

Today, Know, About, Vinyl

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

Behind, Release, Whole, Microphone

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, Big, Still, Big Break

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.

- Martin Gore

Double-Edged Sword, Crappy, Tool

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

- Martin Gore

Interest, Songs, Would, Conflict

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

- Martin Gore

Think, Always, I Think, Surprised

The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.

- Martin Gore

Football, Play, Week, Play Football

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

Question, Like, Seemed, Directions

I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.

- Martin Gore

Them, Liked, Tracks, Stardust

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

- Martin Gore

Like, Very, Tend, Chord

You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.

- Martin Gore

Differences, Some, Album, Swear

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