We're really old!" But I think now we've really got our heads around it, and I think it's something to be actually proud of.ĬNN: On your last album, "Playing the Angel," there was a little tension because Martin, for the most part, had written all of the songs - and Dave wanted to contribute to the writing process. Gahan: I think next year is our 30th year.įletcher: To be honest, I think at first when we found out it was going to be 30 years, I think it was, "Oh my God, how embarrassing. Gahan: Well, we're always like that - until we actually go on stage and see the people.ĬNN: I can't believe it's been almost 30 years since Depeche Mode first formed.
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U2 are probably in town.ĬNN: Closing down the street for a free concert is a big deal in Hollywood.ĭave Gahan: When we were first approached to do it, we were kind of in some trepidation about what it was really going to be, and if people were going to show up.ĬNN: Were you afraid that only two people were going to show up?
Watch the band perform, laugh »ĬNN: Have you looked outside the window to see the street closures out there, and 10,000 people gathering?Īndy Fletcher: (All three members laugh) It can't be happening. The following is an edited version of the interview.
It's changed the dynamics of the trio, known for such hits as "Personal Jesus," but in a good way, says Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher.ĬNN spoke to the group's members about Depeche Mode's new album, "Sounds of the Universe," their three decades in the business and the effects of heavy drinking. Since then, he's given up drugs and taken up yoga and songwriting, the latter being what used to be the exclusive domain of guitarist Martin Gore (who has since sobered up himself). Thirteen years ago, singer Dave Gahan famously died from a drug overdose and was brought back to life by paramedics at the Sunset Marquis hotel down the road.
The three members of Depeche Mode are still partial to wearing black, but their attitude is a lot lighter and brighter than their music and history would suggest. Most were clad in black T-shirts and black pants - the uniform of the true Depeche Mode devotee.
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