Alan Wilder about Depeche Mode and more.

"Soundcheck" with Alan Wilder
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[@atisjojo1]

I wish there were more people like Alan Wilder. Kind-hearted, humble, and a music genius.

[@djErickdj]

Don't forget the Master Gareth Jones

[@stanleybrown5656]

Alan - was the brain, Martin - was the soul, Dave - was the heart, Andy - You know... he was putting everything together.

[@angelicfedora1950]

Being real, it was Flood who put everything together. Andy (hope he is RIP and no offence meant) could clap in time and was Martin's minder, but that was about it. Apparently his mic wasn't even on in the concerns - it was Alan and Martin doing the singing/harmonies. His jealousy of Alan allegedly even led to backstage fist fights. When he left a 90's tour early (Alan's last one) the other three were having a great time and produced some great work. What could have been if they'd just swallowed their pride! I know I'm going to get backlash, but it has to be said, it should have been Fletch who left the band.

[@oandri]

​@@angelicfedora1950Should Fletcher leave? This is his and Vince's band.

[@josealbertotorreshernandez1741]

Andy was the smile and laugh

[@angelicfedora1950]

@@oandri Well Vince left so why not Fletch, especially as he didn't offer anything substantial to the group and was really riding on Vince's coat tails. Sorry, that's just the truth. He was very precious about them all being "Original Bas" and that Alan wasn't...I grew up in Basildon and let me tell you it's nothing special.

[@oandri]

If you grew up in Basildon, you could personally ask Flecha why he didn't leave DM and share with us.

[@yuria_nihilisten]

One of the greatest musicians in history.

[@jonathancarter1826]

From the moment he joined until the moment he left he was pitch perfect, a true musical genius denied by a song writing genius.

[@bodychoke]

And a hand-clapping prick.

[@joyouslife4all]

It is NO DEPECHE MODE without Alan Wilder. He was the true Depeche and he always will be!

[@squiremuldoon5462]

Alan is such a beautiful man, i had the pleasure of meeting him at a record store signing,I had nothing for him to sign so i just wanted to say hello to him and take a polaroid, such a lovely and gentle soul.

[@kitty-alicefrench1199]

He is a real man, honest, genuine, humble and precious, never stop being the intellegent, gracious and talented man you are. Love you Alan x

[@Gerybeatriz]

A very intelligent and adorable person. We miss you in DM

[@ianng5098]

what beautiful eyes he has.

[@2002blacknitews6]

See he knows just what DM needs...can you imagine how powerful Ultra would have sounded with Alan?

[@spektrum8740]

Yeah but it wouldn't sound that depressed i think. Each album of DM fits with one of my moods

[@piscesempress1978]

What a beautiful, kind, thoughtful man... His eyes are stunningly gorgeous and he looks great... My forever love since 1987..

[@mrmike743]

Poor Alan. The looks on his face Everytime he hears a different DM song. It's sad. They should bring him back man.

[@justinharvey1355]

Not to throw the shade on Dave, Martin and Andy for their respective roles, but as far as I'm concerned, Al was (and still is) the backbone of Depeche Mode. He busted his ass working to capture that right sound and feel for the group and he never really got enough credit for it.

[@robbelliii]

This man is pure class. It is a shame he never got connected with another group with commercial aspirations. I never really got into his post Depeche material. He deserves to be happy though, so I hope he is.

[@JoeMama-gp6hg]

he was actually offered to join The Cure by Robert Smith himself following Alan leaving depeche mode but he declined so i think it might be safe to say he is relatively happy being in the background

[@sciencelabvideosl7558]

Seriously? Wow had no idea!

[@AcidIceFlows]

"Get The Balance Right" was the beginning of the reign of Depeche Mode's best years. Alan brought something that DM lacked, and since his departure the vacuum he left is blatantly obvious. The three remaining members really screwed up by not giving Alan the credit and adulation he deserved. His sound shaped and made DM identifiable.

[@squiremuldoon5462]

They probably don't feel they screwed up in their heads since they still make millions and they replaced Alan with yes men.

[@Baldowl]

Alan gave DM an industrial melodic element. The man's a genius who flourished when translating Martin Gore's songs.

[@Garylpool1]

@@squiremuldoon5462 Making lots of money doesn't make your music better. Only Depeche Mode songs after Alan left worth noting are 'Barrel of a Gun' and 'Its No Good' after that it was down hill all the way. I hate to say that because im a great Depeche Mode fan but you have to realistic.

[@SleepMeditationandAffirmations]

Very true. I started losing interest after Alan left.

[@lisaleone2296]

All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, is here in my arms..............................Dave, Martin, Fletch

[@rimmel65]

Alan is great...fantastic artist, very innovative and a true English gentleman

[@TheUsuario231]

rimmel65 totally agreed with you!!!

[@maaczka]

whenever i think of alan that's what 1st comes to my mind: TRUE GENTLEMAN (following the words master and genius :) ).

[@MandriloDJ]

If you paid VERY close attention, you will see that there is a deep motive when the host selected the songs he played to Alan Wilder in this interview. Let's break it down: 1. "Back In The USSR - Personally myself, I've said this many times and I'm sure you will agree: if it weren't for The Beatles, there probably would be no Depeche Mode. Throughout music history the Beatles have always represented the pinnacle of British rock music, allowing for many inspirations and the forming of countless bands, DM included in some strange and bizarre way. 2. "Sugar Baby Love" - A simple recounting of the very first recorded studio work of Wilder, providing tape operation and keyboard playing duties, an early demonstration of this man's musical genius and talent. 3. "TVOD" - Of course...the first release on which would become Wilder's recording home base for some time, Mute Records. The success of this independent UK label is eternally indebted to DM's success without a question of a doubt. 4. "Relax" - A one-hit wonder with a massive sound, leaning on the studio wizardry of the legendary Trevor Horn, could possibly be one of Alan's early inspirations for perfecting the art of studio production and arrangements. 5. "I Give To You" - Alan's first shot at producing an entire album all by himself, and in particular this one since it involves one of Alan's favorite bands (and personally MY favorite industrial/EBM band), Nitzer Ebb, who went on to tour with DM for the World Violation tour. The band's lead singer, Douglas McCarthy, was later invited by Alan to perform several vocals on Wilder's solo project, Recoil, started around the time of MFTM. 6. "Queens Park Rangers" - Apparently it seems that this is a theme song for a footbal team Alan backs for or is probably a super fan of. Not a lot of info on this bit, I'm afraid....sorry. 7. "Get The Balance Right" - The day that DM finally shed its chewing-gum plastic pop phase and commenced growing up. The beginning of the AW input takeover in DM's history....from this point on, things would certainly NEVER be the same again. 8. "The Landscape Is Changing" - Signalling the introduction of Alan's brief foray into songwriting. And all b.s. aside, but ALL of DM's tracks composed by Alan are ALL killers, this one is MY personal favorite from CTA. You can make a mini-LP with all of Alan's DM compositions and it would be an awesome sell. 9. "Never Let Me Down Again" - One of THE anthems. The direct punch. The evoked mental images of the hands swaying back and forth in what was one of the most successful tours in DM history. Loved it when he mentions 3rd Bass on their use of the guitar riff sample for a remix of "Wordz Of Wisdom" (listen to it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b52lYp2fq51mh5I ) 10. "Stripped" - How the power of DM's music transcends even upon other artists of many different musical genres, even to the point of rendering tributes, such as this case in particular. (BTW, i NEVER liked this cover version...the Ramm guys destroyed one of my all-time favorites, grrr!) 11. "Walking In My Shoes" - The most bittersweet moment in all of this interview...when the most introspective and breathtaking music, not to mention the corresponding tour, was conceived in what has been considered the most chaotic and most self-imploding point in terms of internal and personal tensions concerned, eventually provoking the biggest low blow in DM's carrer upon this gentleman's painful but necessary departure from the band in 1995. 12. "Barrel Of A Gun" - The "outsider looking in", kinda like "so what have you been doing without me?". Very poignant of him to view on his former band's work after his leaving, pointing out his like for this song (i LOVE this record myself). But, as harsh as you might perceive this, but his critical view on DM's music from that point on is no damn surprise to ANYONE, and here's history repeating itself once again in that once Alan Wilder left DM things would NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. 13. The intro to Alan's invitation to play "Somebody" with Martin Gore at Royal Albert Hall 2010.- Most surely EVERYONE'S wet-dream-gone-mental come true for a brief moment. This goes on record as maybe the longest and most heartfelt hangover in ALL of music history: the fact that YET EVEN TODAY, 23 years after he departed with even a message to his fans explaining the heartbreaking decision, people are STILL flooding the waves for this gentleman to return back to the world's most favorite pop band. My personal view is that DM should consider this once they are inducted into the Hall Of Fame and decide to end their career with one MAJOR BANG. Enlist Alan, create the most bombstic album of their career, go on a massive tour, and call it a day and go out of the game like TRUE CHAMPS. Hope this observation helped all of you, Cheers! DM Foreva...

[@xo_stormwolf_]

Lombardo Ramirez omg I so so agree and ESPECIALLY with your comment how they should all rejoin once more and make a bomb ass album to go out! Such an amazing idea and would be a great opportunity to enjoy to OG Depeche Mode live experience for the younger generations who weren’t able to witness it first hand ( like myself lol). All in all, Alan is a musical genius and was a MAJOR driving force in dm!

[@Sirrom5]

Why Alan departed from DM? I think that the reason because he left the band is the same reason because he have not returned it. DM have became what Alan is not. A merchandising product for worshipers. Alan has always been another kind of person. Probably he is not a wasted person and he hated that evil world which he was going to live so to leave what he should have become: a puppet of marketing. Ultra has many songs and as Alan observes the songs are almost all static... I just save Home on which I prefer the rehearsals version. What I'm sorry is that he paid his decision while the other member's band still get the success. They met together in 2010 and all ones can see in the video, the cold between the other band members and Wilder, while Dave and Martin seemed to mock him.

[@charlestaylor3511]

Amen ! I'm All For That. Been An DM Fan Since " Black Celebration " CD Was Released Back In 1986 !

[@alfredrutz9798]

Thanks Lombardo, Great little insights of yours!

[@therealoswald1176]

you forget that it begins with "back to the USSR" whose song begins with the sound of a plane coming closer, I think he wanted to frighten alan who, let us remember, almost took a fighter plane on the face for real.

[@dwc311]

Lol the love the expressions on his face when he hears a song.

[@holidaysinsweden]

The first time I put on the Never Let Me Down single and the intro poured out of the speakers is one of only a few memorable and jaw dropping musical experiences I've ever had.

[@138boris]

The heartbeat of DM, we miss you Alan💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@patriciaaranda3684]

Nada es igual sin Alan. Depeche Mode se perdió un gran maestro y cuando estuvo en la banda no supieron apreciar el gran trabajo que hizo allí. Alan es un gran maestro de la música!!!!! Hasta el día hoy me dan lástima que Alan dejó Depeche xq no valoraron nada de lo que hizo. Gracias a él, Depeche Mode es conocido en el mundo. Pd: saludos desde Argentina. Muy buen video

[@wattage2007]

Fantastic to see this new extended version. The man is still a proper role model to me all these years later.

[@emijoareber5908]

Alan Wilder the soul of Depeche Mode!!! Without him DM is not the same :(

[@pepper1188]

Strange sentiment I think if Dave had died from heroin it wouldn't have been the same without him, but 25 years of amazing music and field stadiums happened instead...

[@SPAZZOID100]

Pepper1188 bullshit

[@EtsiJuuret]

Without him DM is just the name

[@EtsiJuuret]

@@pepper1188 and filled stadiums only waiting for Charlie era hits, to hear EТS, РJ, NLMDA, РOТ, WIME over & over again. And they, Deрeche Тhreeots, almost don't рlay the songs from their previous рost-Alan albums in the next tours, so it says everything.

[@MrPomelo555]

Martin Gore didn’t want to share royalties and writing credits for the songs Alan helped crafting so well and with Dave, without whom they would never sounded so good. Alan and Dave felt they were being used. It pushed Alan away and pushed Dave in doing two solo albums. The song « I need you » on Paper Monster is clearly directed at Martin (« you always need me much more than I need you »). Healed from his solo work, Dave had the nerve to confront Martin and let him know that if he would not let him contribute in songwriting, there would be no Depeche Mode anymore. This gave us songs like « Nothing’s Impossible », among others. So strangely, Martin shapes the face of DM with his amazing songwriting but almost destroyed DM with his greed and ego trip at the time. I believe he has evolved now. Unfortunately, these events cost us Alan and probably very good music we will never hear along with it.

[@Thepomafame]

we must have faith that any day he might come back at least to make a full album together

[@joannawinterbourne6439]

I agree..terrible result but they all needed to wobble their heads which they did. Not even as a selfish view I honestly was very heart sad at the time , knowing my idols had feet of clay.awful! I've been made up to know that they have resolved things xxx

[@Bellasie1]

It must have been much harder for Martin to drive Dave away, who not only was the frontman (attracting the most fan$), but also a funding member of the band, and as such had enabled him to take on Vince's role in the band! Also, Alan was the natural odd one out, with a totally different background, and being the only one with proper musical education, as well as the last to join the band. DM did produce some good numbers after Alan's departure, but they owe their peak to him without any doubt. No Alan, no DM magic.

[@edwardtan4779]

@@Thepomafame I really really want it to happen so badly. Alan to return and make more albums.

[@davidgahan-ks5jh]

You have some creative imagination....better start writing some sci - fi novels...

[@tommeeloo]

ALAN WILDER ! Thank you soo much !!!

[@MissOCKellyGirl]

What a beautiful, brilliant man!!! ❤❤❤

[@sciencelabvideosl7558]

What a wonderful interview . Alan got much better at interviews through the years. He became more vulnerable with age. I like how you present him with music and it leaves us trying to read his face for his immediate reactions. I wonder what Alan and DM might do after Fletch’s passing. I think he still keeps in touch with Dave. I still Like Depeche Mode, but Alan did give them a “cinema” sound if you will. I wish Alan had produced or engineered other bands. It would have been interesting to pair him with a great songwriter, even if it wasn’t Depeche.

[@Nicole_Ricaaa]

Wonderful man! For me he is still "Mr.Depeche Mode"

[@lexi5979]

Schnick-Schnack! He brought many background, but Mr. Depeche Mode is Martin Gore!

[@Evernia6181]

@@lexi5979 I still have a faded recording of hi with Dave on Rock Over London in the 80s!!! He was always DMs ambassador, IMO💜.

[@srfnma6813]

LEXI no Martin is miss Depeche Mode....

[@Beexzz]

Unfortunately no. Marting is and always was a SONGWRITER. An amazing one! But that is all to it. Alan Wilder was the man behind it all. My money would be on Fletch... Now I'm guessing it'sa blend of 3 of them... Not that it's any better or worse. Just the fact! @@lexi5979

[@DigitalX2008]

@@srfnma6813 LOOOOOL Yes, she was in the 80s. ;-)

[@MoCat89]

I think he misses DM. So many memories . . . It´s exciting to see, how much knowledge he has in music. You can learn sooo much from him. I wish, I could speak to him! :´( I think I could never get bored of him. Fascinating!

[@LaPapessaRossa]

Alan was so important for the depeche mode success. It s a pity he has gone away. DM were destined to be legends but i am sure that with Alan some other masterpieces would have been recorded.

[@katyalvarado3990]

When “Walking In My Shoes” started playing, Alan somehow was feeling like so nostalgic and melancholic, even his face turned out to look more sadder. Perhaps he remember the tension, the fights between each other, back in 1993. He even looked somehow with a sad smile. Too many memories came to him… ☹️ He sounded so serious but so sad. Even the interviewer didn’t dare to ask him anything about that time. He just let Alan to speak…

[@MrFredNC]

How does this not have 10 Million views? This is so informative and entertaining and emotional at the same time. And then he starts out right off the bat saying "McCartney wasn't the same after the Beatles", which definetely applies to himself more to anyone else. Thank you, KZbin algorithm, for dragging me here in 2021!

[@robertbell3700]

Dearly missed

[@forbabs24]

I love him so much, his music is fantastic!!

[@RobertoGarcia-bi5qh]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1516">25:16</a> - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1572">26:12</a> Alan is saying exactly what every Depeche Mode fan has said since his departure. Yes, he still thinks their music is good (as do we), BUT there’s still some element missing in it.

[@bodychoke]

Spot on.

[@sinidm9492]

The Alan Wilder element ♥️

[@nidialopez91]

Sini Syrjälä. Indeed

[@Baldowl]

No. No, it's not good. It's terrible. Everything after Ultra is impossible to enjoy.

[@talldarkandahandfull5781]

@@pepper1188 Dave's soul savers music isn't bad

[@dnique29]

I think Alan would rejoin DM in a heartbeat if asked by the other members.

[@Thepomafame]

I think so too, I wonder if he misses touring making working on albums and being in a huge band.

[@John_F898]

@@Thepomafameprobably not. He turned down Robert Smith’s offer to join the Cure.

[@birgitweigelt8806]

Alan is the best!!!

[@birgitweigelt6998]

Birgit Weigelt For me Alan always be my favorite DM band member! Love you Alan.

[@daviddtor]

What an interesting and admirable person/musician.

[@resofactor]

Always thought he was such an amazing guy. Hanging out with him would be such a download of info.

[@lexi5979]

What a pity that this man left Depeche Mode. So sad.

[@stiltzadams4528]

Walking in my shoes has a lot of epic elements. Bass line is one of em

[@stubbk3]

jesus he just has a computer for a brain i dont know how they manage to get songs so fast its crazy huge respect

[@collapsingnewpunkie]

"Sounds quite good through the little speakers, actually!" Love him

[@ivancarlson953]

It still gets to me when he raises his left eyebrow

[@kitty-alicefrench1199]

I love you so much Alan, you will always be my hero ❤

[@user-yb9zb7wn6g]

Wish he would return. Their voices are enough to carry a song, but his instrumentals add another dimension. One last collaboration.

[@heiditimms4616]

I love Alan Wilder. I missed him at the Depeche Mode show we just saw on Monday. That cactus, though...

[@ksvlo]

Alan and Martin are like Lennon and McCartney in that story, combination of them were the best.

[@InfraRedLight]

It’s said that both Lennon and McCartney admitted that the most talented of them all is George Harrison. But they didn’t let him express his talent in the Beatles.

[@beachbum1819]

Although Alan leaving DM did affect in my opinion the the feel of the music, DM did manage to maintain their essence. One does wonder how DM would be if he did not leave the band.

[@neilgregory1157]

He's the man

[@jackiezan7688]

What an amazing man he is. Intelligent, charming and humble and even though everybody knows that he made Depeche Mode what they are (or were...), he wouldn't ever take credit or say that himself.

[@vrusimov]

Of course. It would be disrespectful, arrogant and not totally right. All the lyrics and demos of every great song on Violator and SOFAD came from Martin Gore (not to mention the albums before). He was the most instrumental creative force of the band from the time he took over songwriting from Clarke. He gave Dave something to sing and Alan something to shape. You can't get around that. Wilder himself noted that songwriting wasn't his thing. I always find it quite fascinating the myopia surrounding Wilder. He wasn't the lone talented member of the band. It was Depeche Mode...not Depeche Wilder.

[@InfraRedLight]

@jackiezan7688 I admire him because he never throw mud at ex-bandmates although he is able to. He is a true well mannered English gentleman ❤️

[@IronSoulElf]

I want to meet him so badly >_

[@donaldjones6454]

I still love Depeche Mode, but it’s hard not to be curious about what they would sound like now if Alan had stayed. He is definitely missed, but DM has survived their second high profile departure better than most people would have guessed.

[@maaczka]

the only one reason dm has survived is that they had alan for 13 years. without alan they would have never been that successful. never ever. not even close.

[@salvadory1103]

he almost looks like hes going to cry when he hears walking in my shoes

[@leopardtrek1150]

I think he remembered about those times, the tour, etc and he is a little bit nostalgic, maybe MORE than we can think ;)

[@mrsxierox9]

salvadory a very nice thought but I really don't think Alan is quite as emotional or sentimental as you guys think lol. he always seemed like a hard ass to me, ha.

[@azynkron]

Indeed. Look at the auction where he sold all the DM stuff.

[@SuperCosty2010]

these two years (93-94) were the most horrible emotionally for the whole DM, Fletch confirms it in the interviews too. Actually that was the reason he did quit in the end

[@eurobeat544]

yea, SOFAD days were horrible. dave was GONE, like, literally lost on heroin and in this "rocker" fantasy (thus his longer hair) and almost below 100 pounds, martin was heavily drinking, and fletcher was depressed as hell (martin and alan were actually genuinely concerned that fletcher may kill himself on tour). the tour was fucked up and took a toll on everyone (dave had a heart attack on stage once).

[@gdubsterz1238]

Hes such a good dude. He is missed greatly with them. I hope he is getting the fulfillment he needs from other work. Artists are such unique people, the need to get "it" out of them is so great that it can cause serious issues for them mentally if they can't express the way they need to. Be well Alan.

[@leopardtrek1150]

The Master.

[@vjrei]

I have my eyes wet with this interview. Damn, thank you.

[@Graveyard65]

Alan Wilder. What else need to be said..

[@CAC2024USA]

Sari Anita Silvennoinen come back !

[@Berkut1986]

I like your music, Alan! You are a very talented musician! Your creativity and passion to experiment with sounds. DM definitely was better with him.

[@rafiqadarr6217]

The Recoil project is outstanding, the best electronic music ever produced, and the interview Pip Dann did with Alan after he left Depeche Mode was fascinating and got to the heart of exactly WHY he was/is so gifted as a musician. I am glad I discovered his music (not literally!!) and came to know Recoil. I can’t stand any modern music, (Soul and Jazz-Funk excluded), and I hated the New Romantics, but he, Alan Wilder, is definitely the only outstanding musician of the past 40 years. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing - Good Luck, Alan. ❤xxxx

[@MovieViking]

We are a lot of people who still in 2024 cry every time we hear the “Somebody”-re-union, so imagine what the reaction would be if he joined the DM live line-up today. People would faint!

[@mparusz]

I miss him in Depeche...

[@BdayMass]

he looks a lot like james purefoy. one of my favorite actors. alan a true musical genius.

[@dannaixchelhernandeznestor8050]

alan sigue siendo hermoso para mi ♥♥😍😍😍

[@Bananas7575]

The missing piece ist still Alan.

[@chucky2569]

Awesome interview, I really hope Alan Wilder will join Depeche Mode on stage once they get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Hopefully will be inducted in 2019.

[@dmfansargentina4288]

Genius!! The Boss Missing you!!!

[@huhuruz77]

Without Alan the DM sound suffered enough !! :(

[@jackohnander3219]

It certainly did. It's hard to tell exactly how much influence he had, songs like Enjoy The Silence totally changed direction into the tune we know it as today, thanks to him.

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

Total genius

[@recycology5468]

All things evolve. I liked DM before Wilder, with Wilder and without Wilder. And I like Wilder as a solo artist. Loved Recoil.

[@MrPomelo555]

I’m sure you like pudding too?

[@bruinman1012]

@@MrPomelo555 and you like Jizz pops🥴

[@lfr230]

Alan se miss you

[@chrisklecker]

Walk in My Shoes is definitely one my favorite songs of DM.

[@eastlake93]

The missing puzzle to DM.

[@claudiaflores2663]

El es tan hermoso es un ser humano con un gran corazón eres único e inigualable contigo se fue la escencia de dm tu eras esa magia de la cual me hace vibrar de emoción y del me enamoré de ti, gracias por tu sencillez y gran corazón, por siempre Alan mi amor imposible 😍😍💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️te llevo en mi corazón como un tatuaje 😍😍😍😍

[@basehead617]

I wish more people would do this format of an interview where they listen and react to things..

[@samsuiza]

Love him!

[@stevebishop4659]

Alan wrote some great album tracks back then, he shouldn't be so worried that it doesn't come naturally !"

[@wattage2007]

Too true. "If you want" was my favourite track of Some Great Reward.

[@EtsiJuuret]

@@wattage2007 with some silly lyrics)

[@wattage2007]

Etsi Juuret That goes for most DM songs!

[@AneGro24]

I can relate to Alan , I do feel for him and understand him so well. Love him and Martin so much. Dave is fantastic too but a bit diva which I don't appreciate . Alan"s departure is the worst thing that ever happened to Depeche Mode. We can all clearly hear and see the quality of their music while he was with the group, it has been sooooo much better than it is now. However I don't blame him for leaving, at some point you have to say enough is enough I just miss him , the best years of Depeche Mode with him, no doubt. ❤

[@vladv5126]

I love how on the Rammstein cover he's basically like "Well it's not good but it's the thought that counts, right?"

[@castanomax1]

un gran signore.... se quei dischi suonano cosi è merito suo.

[@38Medina]

Tan guapo como siempre ... El hombre más guapo y talentoso de este siglo !

[@thevellocet]

Alan. Seriously. I will give my soul to see you with the rest of Depeche Mode. Have you seen new order without Peter Hook? Have you seen Fleetwood Mac without Lindsey Buckingham? That's not even the magnitude of the gap that's left without you being there. They've put out mediocre albums since SOFAD and hearing your "In Chains" remix was like being in a parallel universe where that incarnation if DM still exists.

[@tafur101]

Un maestro de maestros en dM....lastima que renunciara al grupo....!! el sonido de dM no volvió hacer el mismo...!!!

[@pedrobarros4630]

he should return without a doubt, totally buy his views on the current sound, it lacks some organic and raw touch, some human power, besides the electronic. DM will always be DM but he has a unique vibration and sensibility. just forget about the minor holes and mistakes, and fucking reunite. its the right thing, Alan knows it, the band knows it, we all know it. there's such few time in this life and instead of making the best possible out of it people waste it with ridiculous things as pride and differences that are nothing compared to what you can put in the world by producing A level art and celebrating friendship.

[@monamistraume5013]

The expression on his face when WIMS comes on speaks volumes. He looks like a haunted man.

[@absynthemoon]

my thoughts exactly

[@emijoareber5908]

My loveeeee!!!

[@mackchannel6348]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="989">16:29</a> When he asks Alan what the difficulty of writing pop songs is, Alan replies that "I don't feel the words...and when I do try and write words I just look at them and it just looks stupid to me..." Perfect response opportunity missed: "That's okay Alan. Words are very unnecessary. They can only do harm."

[@MrPomelo555]

Smart, although cheesy.

[@DebraOdonnell-zb3vx]

Enjoy the silence❤

[@simonapopescu3171]

OMG..HE'S HOOOT AND SOOOOOOOOOOO INTELLIGENT!

[@alphaville99]

Can we just admit that we miss Alan Wilder as the main music producer for Depeche Mode!

[@piscesempress1978]

I have admitted it since he left. DM needs him..

[@dragoslav3859]

Depeche mode was all I ever really listened to, and after Wilder left I just stopped. Just wasn't the same vibe. Not to dismiss the contributions of the others. Gore's song writing, and Dave's vocals are both great, and Fletch, well ya, there was Fletch lol, but Wilder was the dude that gave Depeche Mode their edge, and once that was gone, so was I. There have been a few really great songs since he has left, but I have not spent a penny on them, and I just moved on. Honestly, it was Wilder that set them apart from anything else I had ever heard. I just remember in the late 80's sitting in the back seat of a chevy corsica and my friend put in a tape and pressed play, and Never let me down again played, and i was blown away, and for the next 13-14 years i loved their music. Violator was a masterpiece.

[@KingElectric]

barrel of a gun, dream on, precious, wrong, heaven - sorry, these are masterpieces as well....without mister wilder

[@tomkwai]

I love listening to this. I put it on loop.

[@vanillacaffelatte]

I could listen to his intelligent, interesting talk all day, 24/7.

[@omgsolikevalleygirl]

such a great interview - well prepared, such a great way to get Alan talking :) Thank you!!!

[@MiotaLee]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1493">24:53</a> his smile there is so genuine it lifts my spirits a bit after seeing the pain on his face while talking about walking in my shoes

[@jaykennedy2921]

Fantastic interview Allen, I love construction time again, broken frame ,speak and spell, and your imput in ideas of music from the past brilliant

[@pru6er]

This is great fun to hear his perspective to an array of songs.

[@tafur101]

No solo es un musico excelente, si no también un tipaso.....

[@tlmstpiusx996]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="732">12:12</a> you do notice he's getting emotional, right? because I'm getting chocked up just by looking at his facial expressions not to mention hearing his explanation

[@antonellamurrone7468]

Quando seppi che Alan lasciò i Depeche Mode, ricordo che piansi! ALAN rimarrà ed è per sempre nel mio cuore, spero vivamente di rivederlo in concerto con il resto della band, ovviamente io, e tutti i fans del mondo che lo amiamo tantissimo!!!

[@valenx6737]

Se avesse guadagnato una sterlina per ogni mia lacrima che ho pianto dopo aver saputo che se ne andava, ti assicuro che non avrebbe dovuto mettere all'asta tutti i suoi cimeli DM " to generate an income" come ha dichiarato lui... 💔😢

[@joannaszymanska7470]

Alan

[@djmylesmatisse]

I would've asked Alan after performing Somebody with Depeche if there's a chance he'll reunite with them again either live or in studio. I also would've asked about his live drumming in the SOFAD tour and how he liked being both keyboardist and drummer.