“There's always this weird dark humor within a lot of Depeche Mode songs that people miss, tongue-in-cheek and also very British.” PeopleSongDarkMissingDark Humor Author:Dave Gahan
“"I dissolve in trust, I will sing with joy, I will end up dust". The line really spoke to me. That's what it is: Enjoy what you have here. You're not going to be here forever, but the songs stay forever. For me, it's like Bowie songs - they carry me, and they continue to, even though he's gone.” JoySongEnjoyForever Author:Dave Gahan
“I'm not that type of musician where I can sit down at the piano and work out a song; I actually really enjoy that process of sitting with somebody and having nothing and then suddenly something starts appearing. You struggle with it, and then suddenly a song starts to appear. Then, you've got to try and muscle it - there's that word again - into something and you do. You tussle with it and play with it and roll around with it and suddenly, magically, something appears.” TryingSongEnjoyStruggleMusicianWork Out Author:Dave Gahan
“The thing about Depeche songs is that they’re so descriptive. For me, they tell some kind of story about a character who’s trying to redeem himself or to find something to believe in-some kind of faith or hope.” TryingBelieveKindCharacterStoriesSong Author:Dave Gahan
“I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.” LoveDoeFeelingsSongSpaceMusicMusicianSingingVisualsSinger SongwritersCinematicSound Of Music Author:Dave Gahan
“Music is still the one thing that ties people together. People can come together from all different religions, walks of life, colours, creeds and enjoy the same song. That's still the most incredible thing to me about performing live.” PeopleStillsDifferentTogetherSongEnjoyWalksOne ThingMusic IsIncrediblesPerformingTiesColourCreedsWalks Of LifeDifferent ReligionsPerforming Live Author:Dave Gahan
