“Growing up in a band is weird - you get stuck hanging on to what it is...” — Dave Gahan Quote

Growing up in a band is weird - you get stuck hanging on to what it is you think you are. But what I took into Depeche was that punk ethic, that you don't have to be accomplished to be a musician. If you've got ideas, you can do this.

You've got to put interesting people around you; you've got to work with people who are gonna inspire you to take the songs you've written into a completely different direction, because there's nothing more boring than going to the studio and predictably knowing what is going to happen.

When I'm with the wife, and we're having a romantic night, I occasionally think about a glass of red wine, but I'll order a sparkling water. I'd like the wine, but it wouldn't end with one glass, so I don't even go there.

I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I don't Twitter or anything.

I actually really enjoy work ethic.

I could have played in the NBA. I would have put up 1,000 jump shots a day. I've got that type of work ethic.

I am not the best high-flyer or technical wrestler. What I do have is a work ethic that can't be beat.

That's what you have to watch for in all young football players - can they meet that expectation with work ethic? That's one thing you can't know until the moment they reach a certain success.

When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an ethic that went with it.