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 More Quotes by Martin Gore More Quotes From Martin Gore I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different. Martin Gore hate song mean 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 writing song love I was born with the wrong sign Martin Gore week technique house 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 Anything that I write comes from the soul. Martin Gore soul writing 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 depressing country people I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell. Martin Gore advocating violence thinking I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo. Martin Gore weirdo thinking 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 different song trying God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion. Martin Gore writing song needs England never felt claustrophobic for me at all. I think it would feel more difficult for me if I lived in mainland Europe. America I think is really easy because Los Angeles has film stars everywhere and musicians and Santa Barbara a lot of people have homes there even if they don't live there. You are kind of inconsequential, no one cares. Martin Gore home people thinking 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 trial-and-error errors mind I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking. Martin Gore issues age drinking I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode. Martin Gore rocks stars two 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 writing song thinking 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 wife years 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 guitar night moving 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 america people The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things. Martin Gore really-stupid stupid worry 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 passion real knows
