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Depeche Mode frontman on David Bowie's death: 'I broke down'

Patrick Ryan , USA TODAY 2:18 p.m. ET March 13, 2017

On Friday, Depeche Mode comes roaring back with Spirit, its most urgent, politically charged album yet. But the memory of David Bowie lingers over the new music for frontman Dave Gahan, who was in the midst of writing and recording the trio's 14th effort when the icon died of cancer last year at the age of 69.

Gahan, 54, recently shared his memories of Bowie with USA TODAY and weighed in on Blackstar's Grammy wins.

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Q: You've talked a lot about what a big influence Bowie has had on you throughout your career.

A: Bowie, since I was in my early teens, had an extraordinary effect on me. He represented something that was a little different and he didn’t feel comfortable going along with what was considered to be the norm. That really appealed to me and somehow comforted me, certainly as a teenager. His music has been with me throughout anything I've ever done. If you're backstage at a Depeche Mode gig, when you walk past my dressing room, you're probably going to hear a Bowie album before a show. Usually it’s something from Stage, which was a live album recorded at a concert that I was very lucky to see when I just turned 16. Me and a couple of my mates sneaked into the back of (the venue) and before we got thrown out, we saw a couple of numbers. It was mind-blowing to me at that age.

And I've seen him time and time again over the years. My daughter and his daughter went to the same school for a couple years, so I'd see him at these school functions. One thing I regret — of course when he passed away — is never telling him how much his music had meant to me all these years. I always thought it was kind of weird to do that, especially when we were at school together, just two dads with their kids, but it was shocking to me when he passed away. He was too young.

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Q: Do you remember the last time you saw him?

A: Yeah. It was about a year before I heard the news that he died. I saw him at a school thing and I just got this feeling that something was wrong. I remember going back to my wife and saying, "I don’t think Bowie’s well." He just had this look in his eyes and I kind of know that look. And I had heard he was (ill) ... (but) nothing that I thought he was dying, that he wasn’t going to make it. It was very surreal that morning when I heard the news, very upsetting. I don’t think I've been that upset over someone passing away in my whole life, to be quite honest.

Q: How did you hear the news?

A: I was up making some coffee and my wife suddenly came over and said, "I just heard this news that Bowie died." And I said, "What?" I sort of stopped for a minute, thought about it, and quite honestly, I just broke down a little bit. I was so overwhelmed with emotions, I felt like a big chunk of me just dropped out of me. ... I had been playing Blackstar for a while and it suddenly all made sense, you know?

Q: It's a little bittersweet that he won his first music Grammys for Blackstar, but never lived to see it.

A: Isn’t that insane? But not really surprising as well. If you go through the list, there’s quite a few bands that haven’t actually won a Grammy.

Q: How do you feel that it took him so long to get recognized?

A: Well, I think Bowie was always a little odd, kind of like Depeche Mode. (He) didn’t quite fit into that kind of thing; didn’t play the game, didn’t go along to all the events that you’re supposed to go to if you want a Grammy. We’ve never been (like) that, either.

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Друзья, позвольте описать каждый трек альбома 2 словами. (Не судите строго, поделитесь своими мнениями):

1. Going Backwards - Скрытая Классика (а для кого-то очевидная)

2. Where's the Revolution - Паровоз гудит (аж до мурашек)

3. The Worst Crime - Когда-ж начнется? (изюминка именно в этом)

4. Scum - Драйвовая Свежесть (Pull the trigger!!)

5. You Move - Уникальный Прогресс (независимая от альбома атмосфера)

6. Cover Me - Шедевр Дейва (каждый раз попадаешь в новый мир)

7. Eternal - Представитель альбома (а мог-бы стать би-сайдом к "Paint that I'm Used to")

8. Poison Heart - Блюз, а приятно (даже очень)

9. So Much Love - Перенастраивает ощущения (подготовка к отличной концовке альбома)

10. Poorman - Гитару заценили? (Песня именно на нем построена и держится)

11. No More (This Is the Last Time) - Супер Мелодичный (начинает нравиться по порциям)

12. Fail - Мощь... Бомба (концовка просто убивает, не фейл а победа)

Ух ты... 2,5 часа писал это сообщение.
Постарался подобрать самые нужные, подходящие, правильные слова.
Надеюсь, достойный отпор "кое-каким" рецензиям.

И напоследок: — Depeche Mode - Where's the B-Side? (Уж больно мне это выражение нравится)

Не знаю почему все в таком восторге. наверное я чего то не понимаю , но для меня альбом просто хороший и может даже супер если бы это была какая другая группа. но не ДМ это просто не их уровень.
по мне так у Мартина пропал его гениальный мелодизм. простые мотивы заунывные в стиле мистера Гаана в альбоме. про музыку я вообще молчу. ее просто нет . получается какието электронные баллады. ярких песен и хитов тоже нет кроме Revolution. на второй сингл не катит ни одна песня из альбома. да надо слушать много раз . да это все понятно. что когда слушаешь раз 100 то начинает нравится уже . но песен которые цепляют сразу тут нет. исписался Гор.
не буду плакать по поводу Алана. все таки Ультра был без него и он был суперский. точно что Ультра. мелодий и звука интересного альбому не то что не хватает ,их вообще нет в нем. короче это не уровень того ДМ который стал известным.
альбом на уровне 83 года ConTimAgain.

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Depeche Mode "Spirit" EU (CD) back cover.

Те кому не понравился Spirit, отреагировали. Depeche Mud - The making of Spirit (2017)

Depeche Mode "Spirit" EU (Deluxe) CD1