Martin Gore Quotes & Sayings

“Technology is a bit of a double-edged sword. Used right, it's a wonderful tool, but unfortunately, it makes it easier for a lot of mediocre people to get really crappy ideas out.”

“It was so exciting to go to the record shop and buy a piece of vinyl and hold it, read the liner notes, look at the pictures. Even the smell of the vinyl.”

“I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.”

“Music is really all about experimentation and lots of trial and error. It's just mind-numbingly boring until you hit on something that works well.”

“God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.”

“I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.”

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

“Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.”

“Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.”

“When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that's a good test of a song, when it's really open and bare. You can often mislead yourself if you start with computers and samples and programming because you can disguise a bad song.”