I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.

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• Martin Gore:

  I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

• Martin Gore:

  I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five ye

• Martin Gore:

  I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out o

• Martin Gore:

  I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

• Martin Gore:

  I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

• Martin Gore:

  I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

• Martin Gore:

  I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

• Martin Gore:

  I didn't write songs for a very long time.

• Martin Gore:

  I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

• Martin Gore:

  Anything that I write comes from the soul.