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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. ↗

— Martin Gore

#boring #error #experimentation #hit #just

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

— Martin Gore

#cover #i #i do #important #me

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

— Martin Gore

#always #away #because #different #explaining

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

— Martin Gore

#around #expect #i #us #years

The status quo is simply unacceptable. ↗

— Brad Henry

#simply #status #status quo #unacceptable

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

— Martin Gore

#long #long time #songs #time #very

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 German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult. ↗

— Martin Gore

#difficult #find #five #german #girlfriend

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

— Martin Gore

#ever #fan #few #his #i

I'm not particularly prolific. ↗

— Martin Gore

#particularly #prolific

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band. ↗

— Martin Gore

#conflict #creates #i #interest #me