--- title: "13 Music Quotes By Dave Gahan" description: "13 Music quotes by Dave Gahan. Plus more from Dave Gahan and more Music sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/dave-gahan-12798_always_i-always-played-around-with-writing-song_1585573.jpg" --- > [I always played around with writing songs, but when you're spending a lot of time in bars, you have a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-always-played-around-with-writing-songs-but-when-you-re-spending-a/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/dave-gahan-12798_always_i-always-played-around-with-writing-song_1585573.jpg) > [Certain songs like 'Enjoy the Silence' - to me, it always fits anywhere. There's something about that song that's really timeless, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/certain-songs-like-enjoy-the-silence-to-me-it-always-fits-anywhere/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/dave-gahan-12798_about_certain-songs-like-enjoy-the-silence-to_2469418.jpg) > [I go to see some big shows of other bands, and I feel like I'm so bombarded and over-stimulated that I lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-go-to-see-some-big-shows-of-other-bands-and-i-feel-like-i-m-so/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/dave-gahan-12798_arc_i-go-to-see-some-big-shows-of-other-band_1058024.jpg) > [The possibilities are endless now, with performing, getting your music online, getting your own website and getting your music out there. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/the-possibilities-are-endless-now-with-performing-getting-your-music/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/dave-gahan-12798_amazing_the-possibilities-are-endless-now-with-p_153039.jpg) > [I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-have-the-urge-to-still-be-part-of-the-world-the-universe-of-life/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/dave-gahan-12798_feelings_i-have-the-urge-to-still-be-part-of-the_1436434.jpg) > [I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-go-to-a-very-visual-place-when-i-m-singing-it-s-very-cinematic-and/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/dave-gahan-12798_cinematic_i-go-to-a-very-visual-place-when-i-m-sin_872412.jpg) > [I think Depeche Mode music somehow appeals to the oddball, to the person who is looking for something a little bit different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-think-depeche-mode-music-somehow-appeals-to-the-oddball-to-the/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/dave-gahan-12798_appeals_i-think-depeche-mode-music-somehow-appea_2080637.jpg) > [Music is still the one thing that ties people together. People can come together from all different religions, walks of life, colours,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/music-is-still-the-one-thing-that-ties-people-together-people-can/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/dave-gahan-12798_colour_music-is-still-the-one-thing-that-ties-p_2252822.jpg) > [I'm a little jaded when it comes to certain kinds of music. I'm much more drawn to a vocalist than what's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-m-a-little-jaded-when-it-comes-to-certain-kinds-of-music-i-m-much/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/dave-gahan-12798_back_i-m-a-little-jaded-when-it-comes-to-cert_1615280.jpg) > [I'm not that type of musician where I can sit down at the piano and work out a song; I actually really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-m-not-that-type-of-musician-where-i-can-sit-down-at-the-piano-and/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/dave-gahan-12798_enjoy_i-m-not-that-type-of-musician-where-i-ca_717232.jpg) > [When I was growing up in the early '70s and really getting into music, waiting outside the record store for that 45,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-early-70s-and-really-getting-into-music/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/dave-gahan-12798_about_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-early-70s-a_2350351.jpg) > [Growing up in a band is weird - you get stuck hanging on to what it is you think you are. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/growing-up-in-a-band-is-weird-you-get-stuck-hanging-on-to-what-it-is/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/dave-gahan-12798_accomplished_growing-up-in-a-band-is-weird-you-get-st_3087104.jpg) > [There has to be an interaction of musicians on stage. Otherwise I feel too alone up there. When performing is really good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/there-has-to-be-an-interaction-of-musicians-on-stage-otherwise-i-feel/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/dave-gahan-12798_alone_there-has-to-be-an-interaction-of-musici_726510.jpg) ## Other authors on Music - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 101 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-moby-68765.jpg) Moby 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/moby/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brian-eno-19492.jpg) Brian Eno 91 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/brian-eno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lady-gaga-58306.jpg) Lady Gaga 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/lady-gaga/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 72 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-springsteen-20092.jpg) Bruce Springsteen 69 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/bruce-springsteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 67 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-byrne-27295.jpg) David Byrne 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/david-byrne/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-miles-davis-68255.jpg) Miles Davis 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/miles-davis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/dave-grohl/) ## More by Dave Gahan > [I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-have-to-feel-the-audience-i-enjoy-that-feeling-of-community/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [The possibilities are endless now, with performing, getting your music online, getting your own website and getting your music out there. I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/the-possibilities-are-endless-now-with-performing-getting-your-music/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [I really believe that the more distractions and fixes I remove from my life, the better I'll feel about myself. The biggest of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-really-believe-that-the-more-distractions-and-fixes-i-remove-from/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [In the early to mid-'90s, everywhere I turned, someone had died. It wasn't just people in bands. It was the people I was hanging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/in-the-early-to-mid-90s-everywhere-i-turned-someone-had-died-it-wasn/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [To me, it's always been a challenge to look for the light: to look for those spaces in your heart where there is hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/to-me-it-s-always-been-a-challenge-to-look-for-the-light-to-look-for/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [There's that side of me that wants to be the loving, caring father, and there's the other side of me that's just a dirty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/there-s-that-side-of-me-that-wants-to-be-the-loving-caring-father-and/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-m-not-that-type-of-musician-where-i-can-sit-down-at-the-piano-and/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [When I'm with the wife, and we're having a romantic night, I occasionally think about a glass of red wine, but I'll order a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/when-i-m-with-the-wife-and-we-re-having-a-romantic-night-i/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [There has to be an interaction of musicians on stage. Otherwise I feel too alone up there. When performing is really good, when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/there-has-to-be-an-interaction-of-musicians-on-stage-otherwise-i-feel/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-go-to-a-very-visual-place-when-i-m-singing-it-s-very-cinematic-and/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [Making a record with 'Depeche Mode' is not a simple process. It's quite complicated and long. We have the luxury of time. I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/making-a-record-with-depeche-mode-is-not-a-simple-process-it-s-quite/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [I go to see some big shows of other bands, and I feel like I'm so bombarded and over-stimulated that I lose interest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-go-to-see-some-big-shows-of-other-bands-and-i-feel-like-i-m-so/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [Joy comes from places you least expect it. Its usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/joy-comes-from-places-you-least-expect-it-its-usually-the-simple/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [New York is a great place to feel inspired all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/new-york-is-a-great-place-to-feel-inspired-all-the-time/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [L.A. is always great. There's something special about L.A. And New York, for me, because it's home. There's nothing quite like walking onstage at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/l-a-is-always-great-there-s-something-special-about-l-a-and-new-york/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/dave-gahan/#itemlist", "name": "13 Music Quotes By Dave Gahan", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always played around with writing songs, but when you're spending a lot of time in bars, you have a lot of big ideas, but you don't do much with them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Gahan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-always-played-around-with-writing-songs-but-when-you-re-spending-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/dave-gahan-12798_always_i-always-played-around-with-writing-song_1585573.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/dave-gahan-12798_always_i-always-played-around-with-writing-song_1585573.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/dave-gahan-12798_always_i-always-played-around-with-writing-song_1585573.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always played around with writing songs, but when you're spending a lot of time in bars, you have a lot of…” — Dave Gahan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Certain songs like 'Enjoy the Silence' - to me, it always fits anywhere. 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