Martin Gore quotes - page 2

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)

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

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

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

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

Martin Gore

I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

Martin Gore

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

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

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

Martin Gore

I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.

Martin Gore

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

There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.

Martin Gore

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

Martin Gore

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

Martin Gore

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

Martin Gore

There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.

Martin Gore

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

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

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

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

Martin Gore

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)

Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.

Martin Gore

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

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

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

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Martin Gore

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Photo: Depeche Mode, CC BY 3.0

Occupation: English Musician
Born: July 23, 1961
Quotes count: 50

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