Quotes by Martin Gore

Martin Gore

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

Daughter

Kids

Son

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

Soul

Writing

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.

Projects

Song

Thinking

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.

Home

People

Thinking

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.

Guitar

Moving

Night

God knows why – no pun intended – but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

Needs

Song

Writing

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

Hate

Mean

Song

I didn’t expect us to be around after 25 years.

Years

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

Long

Song

Writing

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

Important

Song

Velvet

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America

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Atmosphere

Band

Chords

Country

Creative

Credible

Cycles

Darkness

Daughter

Degrees

Depressing

Differences

Different

Down The Road

Drinking

Emotional

Errors

Essex

Facts

Fans

Feel Good

Film

Flow

Football

Fun

Gears

Girlfriend

Giving

Guitar

Hate

Havens

Heart

Home

House

Ideas

Ifs

Important

Insane

Interesting

Issues

Jeans

Jobs

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Quotes by Martin Gore

Martin Gore

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

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.

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.

God knows why – no pun intended – but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

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

I didn’t expect us to be around after 25 years.

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

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

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