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Depeche Mode were considered a teen pop group during their early period in the UK, and interviewed in teen pop magazines such as Smash Hits. [153] [154] Following the departure of Clarke, their music began to take on a darker tone, establishing a darker sound in the band's music, as Gore assumed lead songwriting duties. [155]
Martin Lee Gore was born in London, England.His biological father was an African-American G.I. stationed in Britain. [9] Gore was raised by his stepfather David Gore and biological mother Pamela, who both worked at the Ford of Britain motor plant in Dagenham. [10]
The band was soon renamed Depeche Mode, a name suggested by Gahan after he had come across a fashion magazine called Dépêche-mode. [16] A new wave/synth-pop pioneer of the early 1980s, Depeche Mode have released 15 studio albums, four greatest hits compilations and two remix albums. The band has achieved global sales in excess of 100 million ...
Fletcher was born in Nottingham, England on July 8, 1961. The seeds of Depeche Mode were planted during the punk and new wave explosion of the late 1970s, when Fletcher and friend Clarke started a ...
Andrew John Fletcher (8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), [2] also known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player and founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. [1] In 2020, he and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [3]
The last time Depeche Mode played Los Angeles, they did something no band had ever done before (or has done since): a sold-out, four-night run at the Hollywood Bowl. Six years, one pandemic, one ...
Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously the main songwriter for several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and the Assembly.
The born-again Christian told Playboy magazine in 1978: “I got involved only because they were asking for special privileges that violated the state law of Florida, not to mention God’s law.