I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground. Martin Gore More Quotes by Martin Gore More Quotes From Martin Gore 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 guitarwritingsong 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 studiosifshome The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week. Martin Gore playhomefootball Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of. Martin Gore records I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me. Martin Gore velvetimportantsong I try to get a degree of realism in my music. Martin Gore realismdegreestrying Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks. Martin Gore soundtracksfilmyears There haven't been many credible electronic covers records. Martin Gore crediblerecordshavens I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow. Martin Gore flowwriting 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 bandjobsthinking I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally. Martin Gore chordsemotionalsong There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them. Martin Gore cyclesalbumsinsane 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 writingsongart Kids today don't know that much about vinyl. Martin Gore vinyltodaykids 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 fansinterestingthinking 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 vintagemachinesgears I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music. I don't know what advice to give them these days. It's really a tough industry to break into. Martin Gore knowtoughdaughtermusic There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records. Martin Gore referenceoldermoderecords
