104 Quotes by Martin Gore

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

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

When you first sit down to write the first song, until you've maybe got three or four under your belt, it's always, to me, like a mountain to climb. You look at that one blank piece of paper and you think, `God, how many songs do I have to write here?' It always feels like pressure.

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.

I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough.

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 re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whole night. It's really enjoyable having the freedom to move around. You just have to remember to end up somewhere near a microphone.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.