Martin Gore Quotes

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• When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.
• I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking…
• I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but…
• I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.
• I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.
• When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.
• The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things...
• People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.
• Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.
• The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.
• Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to…
• I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.
• Anything that I write comes from the soul.
• 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.
• I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.
• I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.
• All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.
• God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.
• I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.
• I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

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