Depeche Mode: Creativity & Remembering Andy Fletcher | Apple Music

After the tragic loss of band member and friend, Andrew Fletcher, members of Depeche Mode were left to reflect on what life truly means to them. On their new album ‘Momento Mori’, Depeche Mode mourns the loss of a friend and adjusts to the band's new reality.
Band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore sit down with Zane Lowe for an inside look at the band's personal struggles and how they made the music they are known for today.
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[@lune78]

The story about Fletch being so proud of his band was so cute! He is greatly missed, can't believe it's been almost a year since he passed. Love the new album, so happy the boys are back!

[@juliehealingleaf6211]

He's watching over now....❤

[@andrewfallon3998]

To watch them both laughing whilst sharing stories... Its emotional.

[@pelleoh]

I do miss Alan more. Even Vince since I knew the DM sound never were about Fletch. But then again, he's Fletch, the one the never get rid of even though he never did anything for the band's music.

[@mattholloway8640]

Love the story about Fletch and the pub landlord, brilliant. So greatly missed. RIP Fletch.

[@c.cristina5119]

Hilarious ❤❤❤❤

[@djlukesantos]

DM has been the soundtrack of my life since 35 years and I’ve seen every interview, but this is the best interview I've ever seen! Part 1 and 2! Thank you!

[@darcy6874]

This is probably the best interview I have seen with Depeche Mode, The interviewer has such a deep understanding of Dave and Martins thinking, they were on the same wavelength, and because of this they opened up, pretty impressive considering they are normally so guarded and cautious.

[@kenduffy5397]

& the interviewer does not get in the way! Great, great, f…ing awesome interview, the best I’ve ever heard with DM!

[@user-pn9po6bc3v]

@@kenduffy5397 He actually did get in the way a few times and spoke over them, but I give him a pass because of his enthusiasm and knowledge of the band and their art. I think both Zane and Dave dominated the interview when they should’ve let Martin have more of a chance to get his thoughts out as he’s always been fairly quiet and shy in interviews. He was probably happy to let them though!

[@kenduffy5397]

Agree

[@Ikasaswarrior]

This band is amazing & the way they express themselves is unique & marvelous. I can hear them speak 24/7❤

[@MetricMod]

Last year of high school, 1987. I bought the album, Black Celebration and for months I listened to this on my record player laying on the floor with these new Sony Headphones I had saved for weeks to get. From there the doors opened. I ended up becoming a musician, later falling into drugs and addiction and then got sober in 2002. All of this time with Depeche Mode being a major part of my listening time. Decades. Here, Zane, you show complete reverence and it makes me so deeply happy. I kept smiling and laughing with you guys in this and the other clip. To know that both of these men have come full circle. They are now Dave Gahan and Martin Gore and none of the ghosts haunt them the same now. Their ghosts have become accompaniment to their music and I love that. Wonderful interview. Thank you.😊❤

[@CS-dp1ss]

At times it seems like couples therapy, how interested Dave and Martin listen to each other when they answer the questions in the interview. Outstanding interview!

[@hairycousin4252]

Thanks for giving them the respect they deserve, Zane. A masterful interview. I think they even enjoyed it. They are still humble after all the years of success. The new album is certainly a return to form - can't stop playing it from start to finish.

[@JeterSwisherFan88]

DM’s humility is another reason I admire them THIS BIG.

[@sillyrabbit77]

I never really listened to them, but the new album is great and it got me listening to older stuff. Been a lot of this and the new everything but the girl recently.

[@nickclifton5536]

It's a good interview but I find Zane Lowe rather pretentious tbh. Yes a good interview is a conversation and not a series of robotic questions but he seems to think it's almost as much about him. It's not. Edit; plus he doesn't know who Richard Butler is...

[@lindahandley5267]

You could tell in old interviews that Andy DID love being in the band and was like the 'Dad' to the rest of them plus he had a great sense of humor and smart!. He seemed like such a sweet man and I miss seeing him! I 're-discovered' DM las year and I'm so glad. Back in the day I always loved their music on the radio, but don't remember ever seeing them unless they were on MTV. I was a young busy Mom of 2 teens boys who were into the heavy metal rock bands and not so much into synthpop, but I loved them. They were a different sound from the hair bands and it was very refreshing! I've binge-watched every video I can find and just Love them. I almost felt like I knew them. I was finishing nursing school, studying and working, so I hadn't had the opportunity to see them. I'm so glad they're recording and performing again! By the way, this was a great interview! Thanks!

[@carstenrenekjrulff6272]

Watching Dave and Martin sitting there......is just like two long lost brothers have found each other. Sadly it took the death of Fletcher to make them find that friendship.

[@MayLily]

DM now stands for Depeche Mode as well as Dave and Martin, and I love that their names reflect that! It's great to see an interview that gives a lot of respect to DM.

[@chaosMV]

This is maybe the best interview I ever saw with Dave and Mart together. Great work, good question.

[@jane57661]

I loved Dave as a teen in the 80,s madly truly deeply ha ha , loved synth music and loved depeche mode my all time favourite band , saw them live three times in the 80,s .. I never imagined I would be seeing them again over 40 years later in Manchester !! , these guys feel like family to me even though they don’t know me , and I’ve grown with their changing style but still the unique Depeche sound that keeps them Depeche , and a massive fan base , .. you could say they lost a brother really when Andy passed away suddenly , this interview was done very sensitively and I watched as Dave and Martin spoke about Andy with so much love and affection and I wanted to hug them , the part about the pub with Andy and martin made me smile , I love these guys ❤ thank you for this interview ❤️

[@andywhite7741]

Thank you Zane for a perfect interview, with the 2 legends. DM for life ❤

[@lisagreen7778]

Just saw DM last weekend in New Orleans - amazing show and glad that they continue on despite Andy's unfortunate passing. I wasn't a a fan back in the 80s but now kick myself for not giving them a chance back then. Their music is truly timeless and universally relatable ❤❤❤

[@sleepysatellite1326]

Dave has such a beautiful deep spoken voice, and Martin is still shy and cute as always. I ❤ them so much since forever and will do forever ❤❤❤

[@joshuahoppock4873]

I have a been a DM fan for 30 years. I have seen a lot of interviews with them. This is one of the best I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@myparadiseing]

Oh man, why do some interviewers, like this guy, believe that they need to start a 5-minute running monologue before asking the fucking question?

[@kkwong9190]

Way back in 1982, my cousin gave me the "A Broken Frame" album which he bought but didn't like and I have been a life long fan over the past 42 years. Fletch's passing felt like a death in the family and very profound to me at the as age of 58. When Momento Mori was announced, I was elated and sad as Fletch would not be in it but after listening to the album and seeing the respect by Dave and Martin for their departed and deeply missed friend, I am jubilant to celebrate a truly astounding album which to me is a both a celebration of life and death which none of us can avoid. Here's to more Depeche Mode till the end of my days

[@Ray_Ray142]

Your comment made me so teary... one of the most emotional one's, love every word you wrote and relate to it. They are so respectful to each other, they are so special. I just can't get enough.

[@stephenfaulkner6975]

Too different men. Dave the showman, Martin the genius. But what a perfect partnership. RIP Fletch.

[@clivemitchell4316]

Absolutely, so well put. Fletch kept the band together, he was the glue.

[@mooninaries4397]

Martin's smile just melts my heart. He is so genuine

[@Shelly-cp7gj]

Totally agree!

[@FreeFisher67]

Absolutely..So cute and humble man.

[@rumblefish9]

Just read an old interview of Frank Ocean where he said he knocked on their studio door hoping just to be able to tell them just how much of a fan he was. Next thing he knew Martin was helping him refine a chorus on a song he was working on. Frank was star-struck at how down-to-each with zero pretensions... just a musician helping another out.

[@carlosalenduran4630]

I love you Dave I love you Martin Missing Fletcher in my heart and in my mind forever thank you so much for this new album it's a masterpiece I love DM

[@mariarakcheeva4764]

Я тоже очень люблю ДЕПЕШ МОД ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@wendypierce5621]

I saw them last night in Los Angeles. Dave and Martin really seemed to be leaning on and looking out for each other,

[@Soso20021]

Zane is very irritating. Let the guests talk without constantly putting your personal points of view in the middle! I endure him because I am interested in the guests but gosh, it’s painful!

[@marycoppola4914]

I've been following them for 40yrs and that was the BEST interview of them ever! We the fans felt their troubles in those years and knew something wasn't right. It's amazing as Dave says the music just touches each individual differently. So glad God or whoever you believe in; was their to hold them up!

[@erndog64]

Me too.

[@DigitalMadrigal]

Memento Mori is very good. If you've been a DM fan for 35 years like me, you'll hear different eras of their sound represented on different quite well written songs. Amazing vocals. Best record since Ultra-maybe since Violator. And heaven isn't better than Violator so why expect that? 😂🌹🌹

[@henne2k]

Agreeeeeeed. Never let me go could be on violator for sure. Soooo good.

[@MsTriangle]

Best since Violator? Even Songs of Faith and Devotion is better than Violator.

[@djkenny1202]

Black Celebration and Music For The Masses are my all time. Violator is massive, but it comes in 3rd.

[@DigitalMadrigal]

@@henne2k yeah. I like that one and Always You a ton. But the whole record is fun, actually. It's a beautifully well produced album and I like the mix of song genres and styles and sounds. This was well thought out.

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

It's an average album - needed a stronger producer. It was obviously never going to be better than MFTM, BC, Violator or SOFAD. They are DMs masterworks.

[@simonhodgson4941]

I feel so sorry for them they lost their best mate, I hope they find peace. 😢❤

[@frankonthebike]

Best interview ever made and im feeling like as a fan went a little bit more close to the Band. Andrew Fletcher would be proud and honored to see how his Bandmates talk about himself with that much respect. RIP Andrew Fletcher, Bless Depeche Mode...may their success to be continued to the end of time!!❤❤❤

[@HockeyVictory66]

Been a fan since 1983 and I can’t believe how humble these guys are after decades of insane success and fame. I would love to sit in a room with them and just talk about the songs of theirs that influenced my life.

[@pelleoh]

U'r not alone!

[@erndog64]

Martin was a nice guy in person after the Devotional Tour in California. Greatest thing in my life. When I was younger I wrote a letter to Martin saying it would be an honor to meet you. My brother found it and laughed and said that I'll never meet him. Writing down dreams helps.....it's true. Oh and Alan W. too.

[@solidnakehoho5106]

They never even mentioned Alan. Without the guy the sound of DM probably won't go beyond their success.

[@nicolemckee-pw3td]

I have a lot of love and respect to them both Dave and Martin, they went through a lot and I am so happy that they are very close friends and very proud of them and God bless them both

[@postpunkpastor]

I was at the show in Sacramento. It was the first show without Fletch. I cried when they did a tribute for him.

[@tokyoskyline1752]

The biggest rock star mistake treating it like a lifestyle and not as a job. Thankfully the guys survived it. Many haven't sadly.

[@catsmeow3478]

Mad love and respect for Dave and Martin. Such authentic, deep and humble guys. Depeche Mode was the soundtrack of my life, but I just saw them live for the first time. Memento Mori was a phenomenal show. Such incredible energy and production and a tender tribute to Fletch. I teared up a number of times, especially when Dave and Martin hugged. They are carrying the mantle and still on top 40 years on and I love seeing them healthy and happy. 🙏💜

[@ModeMan101]

I really do hope the two of them come back for another chat like this by the end of the year. I could easily have listened to more than just one hour.

[@lovesmyway]

One of the best interviews with Dave and Mart. Absolutely touching - deep - just wonderful.

[@jamiefender6909]

Enjoy the Silence is my all time favourite song and I’m 63.

[@boke75]

Probably their most iconic track.

[@WolfStory]

easily my fav interview with Dave and Martin. God I love them. Fav band ever. Seen them 7 times.

[@ninawildr4207]

You were able to draw quite a bit from them in this interview...amazing...getting a little stripped down to the bone...I was so moved ...loved this❤❤❤

[@daroka7320]

It would have been better if the radio man hadn't interrupted and cursed. This is not in line with the Depeche Mode Gentlemen class.

[@lucatdemoon]

The greatest respect for all of the years and the inspiration

[@JohnQPublic345]

Gore is a musical genius. Love his lyrics

[@victoriagore9097]

These guys saved my life

[@JonBushell]

Who is that interviewer!?? Annoying.

[@jimspace]

This is my favourite DM interview ever, Zane 👏👏👏

[@kbrown649]

I particularly loved the look on Marts face as Dave describes first hearing Ghosts Again….total joy.

[@jontymo]

What a fantastic interview from Zane, you guys are so humble and took part with your hearts giving us mere mortals a brilliant understanding into what being a superstar really means. Thank you and please keep on being real.

[@jade007z]

Martin "then you were just thinking like, In your room" HAHAHAHA!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ninawildr4207]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jefflee5620]

Saw you guy's 14th-row Giant Stadium in 1990! Big fan way before, as I could not believe I was at the Violator tour still to this day! Thank you so very much!

[@jevries]

This is THE BEST Depeche Mode interview to date. The things you always wanted to know, hear and feel.

[@iBMarinaxx]

Love Depeche Mode. My favourite band ever! ❤

[@RobHTech]

Very unique talent and great artists and musicians. I'm glad we still have them to continue on with their creativity. I enjoyed this interview.

[@zurichsee706]

7:40 The interviewer must shut up! He was starting to get deep, and he killed his argumentations.

[@scottie6302]

Dave & Martin you have given heaps to people who love you for what you have given to us all these years. You don't need bloody shit drugs. Think your all fantastic and i hope you make it back to Melbourne Australia sometime.

[@garyw4211]

Been arround since before Violator. My all time favorite band from 1985-Present. Martin and Dave are more grounded than ever. It's a beautiful thing to listen to them speak. Thank you for such a great and intelligent interview.

[@moniquenavarro5382]

Big Fan since 101, but didn't realize how important the album Violator was. Thank you for the interview! Thank you for the show!! Was blessed with the show at MSG yesterday - so emotional. Love to all.

[@gavinkerslake]

"you cannot prepare yourself". how very true.

[@TheJackmaster69]

I'm a father of 3 beautiful kids (now adults). My wife and I went through a very difficult time in our relationship. The album playing the angel just came out and i felt that every track was written for me. It really resonated with me. Thank you Depech Mode, you saved my marriage.

[@briancant7861]

I enjoyed the new album and thought it sounded fresh, purged, retro, and melodic. And as a lifelong fan, they’re still impressive live. But I’m disappointed in Dave’s attitude about Alan. He said “All respect to Al, but...” and then proceeded to diminish his contribution. After all this time surely we can recognize that it was the perfect creative storm of Martin’s poetic songwriting, Dave’s dynamic performance, and Alan Wilder’s incredible ear for powerful, dark, atmospheric soundscapes that made the magic happen. (Along with Fletch’s empowerment of Martin, and Vince Clarke’s getting them started.) It’s only right to give Wilder credit for his meticulous work creating their sound on their best albums that delivered the great success they’ve enjoyed since. All the outside producers they’ve worked with have consistently expressed admiration for Alan’s dedication and talent in every interview and documentary. The bandmembers themselves have repeatedly reminisced about leaving the long hours of studio work, crucial to an electronic band, to Alan. No guest producer is going to be as invested. I can understand them getting tired of hearing about Alan returning to the band, or about Fletch not contributing much musically, or even still harboring some feelings of abandonment, but not this unappreciative lack of graciousness. Honoring Fletch doesn’t have to involve dismissing Alan, or the reverse.

[@abhilashpanda5758]

Yeah dave is tired of the argument. He has always admired alan maybe you should look beyond this interview towards the bigger picture

[@CT37BN]

Great writing collab with Psychedelic Furs ☯️ VCMG album was also a great collab. In 101, you can see how the band couldn't believe the impact they had. In their Devotional Tour, they were demi-gods almost. To me Violator almost felt like Black Celebration that was extremely appealing. because in Black it had a certain audience. Great interview, great show ❤

[@orestis6894]

No respect for Alan.. 13 years with great albums and no reference to him..

[@beatsarebroken]

He was mentioned!

[@duncanthompson957]

To quote Dave Gahan in this interview, “With all respect to Al(an)…”

[@orestis6894]

@@beatsarebroken yeah for on second😂

[@orestis6894]

@@duncanthompson957 they respect him for 2 seconds, all the great songs was in his time

[@subkutan22]

there where a lot of people involved in those albums Alan did his part like Flood or Steve Lyon etc all the engineers and the producers Gareth Jones Danile Miller etc!! why all the alan fans think Alan did the those albums alone its absurd. Alan left when the band was at Its lowest point in history and when Dave, Alan's friend in the band nearly died so he deserves no respect at all as a member, as a musician he,s done nothing for 30 years so let him go . Ask the new fans since 2001 wich are their favourite albums tha majority will say PTA ,DM ,SPIRT and MM get over it. or listen to alans music ...

[@VintageStereoCollector]

I’ve been listening and admiring Depeche Mode Dave gahan since I was high school my time until today I’m a big fan,Dave gahan is such a good performer and his music is so different from other bands which makes them Depeche Mode,I ❤ Depeche Mode part of my life!!!

[@flashchrome]

18:36 is the thing I liked the most. Laughing with Andy for being the ultra fan that he most certainly was...

[@abrokenframe1]

Iam a depeche fan since 1991. This the best interview ever made by any media. Thank you very much

[@mickpoly3668]

My favorite and by far the greatest band of all time! So glad that they're still making incredible music! Can't wait to see you live.

[@djssquibbs3295]

The best of YOUR TIME, was at that time for me too but I grew up. jaja :)

[@lesleyhughes3174]

🤔

[@simongb7897]

Having now watched it all, Im still irritated by this interviewer, hes like David Brent in band mode, like as if he know what its like to jam in front of 30,000 people, yes man cool...ow yes I know, Im down with that, yes cool... " Yes man you got to adapt and survive " Stick and move..adapt and move forward..Yes man...ADAPT, DARWIN, I CHING. WHATEVER MAN, WE GOTTA ROLL WITH IT

[@ramseysounds2086]

what a fantastic interview. Never seen them so open and relaxed. Love it!

[@coro71]

Grande Andy, thank you for the stories

[@horacebeachboy]

Wonderful Interview. Andy was the biggest fan of the band. ! He was the love bonding Depeche Mode. ! My favorite band of all the times. ! I am 50. This guys are an important part of my life. God bless you guys. God care of Andy. You are important !

[@tooniemama6959]

Wonderful interview. Dave and Martin are so down to earth. I love hearing all their stories. I love Richard Butler of The Furs; he is amazing! Fletch is missed beyond words! He was such a huge part of DM. Depeche Mode is, without a doubt, the best band on the Planet. Every album they've put out is a masterpiece! DM is the soundtrack of my life. ❤️

[@jasonrattue]

Please, please please can we have an interview with Martin Gore. Alone. It will be like interviewing Mozart, Bush, Davis - I want to learn more about these geniuses.

[@rubybobkowski4464]

Every time I see Martin on the verge of speaking but staying quiet is painful hahah

[@OperationPhantom]

What a great and moving interview, touched on so many important and difficult issues while remaining "light", positive and fun!... thanks.

[@socialorg]

Would be great if the imterviewer could stop interrupting and keep his pocket philosophy to himself

[@Freddiejones3910]

You clearly don’t watch enough interviews or even know anything about them honestly. Zane has been doing this for a very long time and has interviewed many artists and bands over the years and they all respect and love him and praise him as one of the best interviewers in the industry. He wasn’t interrupting or being rude at all he was just keeping the conversation going In every topic. That’s how the gig goes man. Do Research before you assume something.

[@lanahartman8390]

💕🥰👌👌👏👏💋

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

@@Freddiejones3910People say same thing about Al Profits channel and he explained it like this. Sometime guys like this tend to wonder off task,put it a lot of buts,uh’s Etc. It’s his job to keep them rolling. Al interviews street types but I’m sure the same.

[@pitchforkcustom]

@@Freddiejones3910doesn’t matter how long they’ve been watching .. they’re not wrong

[@neuromanticx]

Totally agree. With the Australian accent not only it sounded nasally irritating when he’s interrupting when the band is speaking, it takes a longer time to decipher the words being articulated.

[@CityTunes]

Depeche should make a fun album like Violator because the new stuff is slow and too political, put Alan back in and he will make it fun again and call it- The Alan Wider Tour 🙂

[@markusdiersbock4573]

Saw Depeche in Austria last summer Still so great!

[@mlg1013]

Devotional Tour, best Tour so far.....

[@stanislav182000]

Good interview, thank you!

[@mattg56]

We really miss Fletch. There was never a need to explain Fletch's role, if he was in the band, that was all that mattered. He made Depeche Mode work.

[@richardmckrell4899]

I've noticed several interviewers started to put their feet on their chairs during interviews. Guess it's to gain attention.

[@andrewfallon3998]

This interview is impressive. Zane Lowe is masterful at what he does, here. He got Dave and Martin laughing whilst reaching for each other. Beautiful.

[@TakebackCanada10121]

This is so incredible - God bless DM!

[@recommendacious8026]

They're living legends ❤

[@stevefinch2503]

Great Interview Zane, great guest Martin & Dave, Fletch is a great loss but brilliant stories of him, so look forward to Twickenham in June, been a fan since Dreaming of me was released.

[@blueshattrick]

Martin has some of the largest ears I've ever seen on a human.. and that haircut does him NO favors

[@lucat5479]

@JMH ah ah you are right, but he is also one of the humblest and kindest human being I ever seen

[@ruthomara9675]

Why do you have to be so rude

[@nenamilic3149]

He have 62 y look perfect

[@fancyoo8670]

Dave respected Fletch.. It always bothers me when people say he wasn't needed.. Well.. Dave and Martin surely disagree.. love you Fletch

[@Lfccontent]

Is this interview about Zane Lowe or Depeche Mode … he’s just to involved here !!

[@HanzotheRazor]

To mention Flood and not Alan Wilder is sad.

[@Antarctide]

Alan quit 3 decades ago and is not dead.

[@HanzotheRazor]

@@AntarctideWilder was a synthesizer and arrangement master. If you've heard the original demo version of "Enjoy the Silence" written by Gore, and heard what Wilder did with it, essentially putting DM into mainstream consciousness with his special sauce, you'll see what's been missing from DM albums since Ultra. After leaving DM, Robert Smith attempted to persuade Wilder to join the Cure, but he declined. Imagine what that would have been like 😀

[@yosoyleus]

​@@HanzotheRazor I really loved Ultra but it's mainly because of its erratic nature. Exciter was just not appealing at all.

[@JoeyXSmith]

Too many bad memories, perhaps? I think that was the turning point in the band, that Alan was maybe overstepping his mark just a little bit. He played a key part in creating those DM songs, but it started to take away Martin's creative control over his songs. A lot of fights started to happen over how Martin wanted those songs to sound like. Even though Martin's demos were basic, he set an outline of how the melody and structure to those songs would turn out to be. Enjoy The Silence started off very different. Martin wasn't very happy how that song was changed into from a moody ballad to upbeat tempo song. To him, it lost what it was about. The atmosphere was gone. I mean, of course, the rest of the band liked it, and it was the one that made it into a worldwide hit, but it came at a cost. Martin probably likes the song now as it became a massive hit for them. Later on, the infighting got even worse when they started working on the SOFAD album. Martin didn't like Flood very much either as he was siding with Alan a lot more. There were a lot of other factors that came into play, but the wheels were coming at the point. Time has been a heeler, but I don't think the band wants to open old wounds again.

[@abhilashpanda5758]

​@@JoeyXSmithif you have heard the demo of Little 15 and many other before Violator Martin's demoes were almost finished. He was specifically requested by alan and flood to keep them simple and yes as a artist myself I fully get why Martin didn't like the changes they were making to his songs

[@Distorted-Vision]

Bring back Alan Wilder.

[@PavJedrusiak]

Living Legends.

[@wendysumpter715]

This is a FANTASTIC interview.... I love how Martin tries to be incognito & move to Santa Barbara like Dave says he tried to find a bit of Paradise. He moved to beautiful Santa Barbara (it really is stunning) anyways he finds a little "English pub" called "The Ol Kings road"-or something or other. Finds a place he can chit chat throw back a couple of pints. The Englishman ask hey what do you do for a living? I mean how is this guy everyday at 1:00 pm able to go to this Pub and #1 afford the pints & #2 (the most important) afford to live in California! Trust me I know I was born in raised in LA Basically to rent a 3 bdrm nothing special/fancy is around 3,000++ . The house I grew up in 3 bdrm 2 bath pool & jacuzzi 1 story . The backyard bigger than the house is going for $950,000 !All the houses pretty soon will be 1 mill ticket. So YES what do u do for a living Martin that affords you the luxury to sit here and throw pints back everyday at 1.... Oh I'm in one of the biggest bands I sell out arena tours all over the 🌎😅.Fletch on the other hand 1st 5 minutes he's there he tells the Guy he's in Depeche Mode! So proud may he R.I.P. I saw them when I was 14 Pasadena Music for the Masses & I will see them this fall in Dallas I'm a Lucky girl ... Aren't we all who gets to see them live!

[@depmodealex]

Martin Gore saved my life. No exaggeration...I love that dude so much.

[@jeshkam]

Are you a relative of Pastor by coincidence?

[@glezpik]

Love this series of interviews with Zane, so out of the box and so insightful, the Fletch in the Pub story it`s the perfect summary of what his role in the band was, the common guy that became a Rock`n Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, DM is about irony, and Fletch behind the rack of synths on a stage clapping his heart out it is the very essence of what DM is, it`s a feeling more than a band, a way of living more than a music project.

[@Univox68]

Violator is perfection.

[@hilkomeyer374]

They both have very interesting ears....

[@mariarakcheeva4764]

Да, верно, и Дэйв, и Мартин великолепны ❤ ❤

[@largelingerie]

Keith Richards also has interesting ears.I think the expression “simian” has been used.

[@seblee2664]

The interviewer is so hard to watch, to hear, to anything!! Dude do another job, that was painful!

[@jamtoast6660]

Zane Lowe really likes to hear himself speak.

[@andrewfallon3998]

And Depeche Mode don't. Thats why he was amazing in this interview. He got them both laughing together. Give him credit.

[@paulkazanjian9555]

Weird take away. He's great.

[@Airbubblepodcast]

One of the best bands ever created! I love…….. their melancholy sound 😊❤ They are one of my favorite bands. I feel like there was a time The Cure sold out a bit and made more pop music while Depeche Mode was okay creating darker more dramatic music. I love The Cure as well but it’s difficult to say which one is better than the other! I always wish they would of collaborated. I would 😍 absolutely love if they did that! Both bands are genesises.

[@RuskoKain]

Is this the FULL interview ?

[@johannesmathieu3007]

Where can we find the rest of the interview ?

[@BMAN818]

They are true class really nice people.

[@WebbTech1]

I just love them...I love Depeche Mode. Been into them since I was 14..started playing piano before I even heard of them, and my interests in electronic music/keyboards/synthesizers personally were influenced by them. ANYWAY, great interview...

[@Ray_Ray142]

I'm learning so much from this interview, about DM, good questions! Thank you for sharing ♡

[@matsfrommusic]

Martin wrote songs with Vince before that.