“There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of maki...” — Martin Gore Quote

“There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.”

“Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.”

“Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.”

“I love all my albums... I use the metaphor they're like my children: some do better than others, but you love them all equally.”

“Basically, everything I've learned on guitar, I've learned from listening to my favorite albums. I never had any formal training. My teachers were Dimebag Darrell and Slash and the guys in Rancid and Slayer.”

“MTV made a huge impact. Heavy rotation took you from selling 1m albums to 20m albums, and that meant a lot of dough.”