Martin Gore

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

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

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Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.

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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.

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

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Quotes by Martin Gore