Insight - Martin Gore und Depeche Mode

Martin Lee Gore has been the keyboardist, songwriter, guitarist, and (alongside Dave Gahan) vocalist of the successful cult band Depeche Mode since 1980. "My role in Depeche Mode is that of a statesman," Martin Gore said in an interview with Dennis Plauk the day after their performance at the Echo Awards in 2009, where the Depeche Mode track "Wrong" had its world premiere. "I essentially view this band as a country whose politics I oversee." The groundbreaking album "Sounds of the Universe," the band's twelfth, was the latest masterpiece in 2009. In 21 countries, including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it shot to number one in its first week of release. A year later, they were awarded the Echo 2010 as "Best Group of the Year Rock/Pop International.".