The Singles 86>98: Interview Disc / Transcript

Other by Depeche Mode

Released 1998

Tracklist

  • 1
    ‘The Singles 86 > 98’ Spans Over a Decade. Why Do You Feel This Was the Right Time to Release This Collection?
    0:59
  • 2
    The Songs on the Album Span 12 Years. How Do You Feel It Holds Together as an Album?
    0:58
  • 3
    With the Last Album ‘Ultra’ You Didn’t Tour. Was That a Good Idea?
    0:44
  • 4
    What Direction Is the Band Going in on ‘Only When I Lose Myself’?
    1:29
  • 5
    Were You Aware in the Early Days of How Much Freedom Mute and Daniel Miller Gave You?
    0:51
  • 6
    ‘Dreaming of Me’ Was the First Single. At the Time Was That the Extent of Your Ambition?
    0:32
  • 7
    When You Look Back at Stuff Like ‘New Life’ Or ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ Is It Just Good Nostalgia, or Is There Any Squirming at All?
    0:22
  • 8
    Was Vince Clarke the Creative Spark Behind ‘Speak and Spell’?
    0:58
  • 9
    When Vince Left, After ‘Speak and Spell’, Were You Worried About What Would Happen Next?
    0:37
  • 10
    ‘A Broken Frame’ Was Your Second Album. Around These Early Hit Singles Did You Feel That You Had Become Pop Stars?
    1:55
  • 11
    Was ‘Construction Time Again’ Pivotal in Depeche Mode’s Development?
    1:27
  • 12
    How Did Discovering Samplers Affect Your Music?
    1:25
  • 13
    Did You Realise You Were Pioneering a New Way of Recording When Using a Sampler?
    1:41
  • 14
    Do You See Yourselves as Part of an Electronic Musical Lineage?
    0:25
  • 15
    Were You Aware You Were Pioneering New Ways of Recording?
    1:13
  • 16
    ‘People Are People’ Was Your First Success in the U.S. Entering the Charts at 13. How Did You React to This American Success?
    1:00
  • 17
    Why Do You Think You Became So Successful in America?
    1:36
  • 18
    It’s Hard to Understand the Chemistry Within the Band. How Would You Describe It?
    1:14
  • 19
    Do You Think Depeche Mode’s Music Was Still Moving Forwards Around ‘Some Great Reward’?
    1:22
  • 20
    Was ‘Music for the Masses’ Important in Your Development Into a Band Who Could Suddenly Fill Stadiums?
    3:30
  • 21
    Around This Time You Were Probably the Biggest Alternative Band in the World. You Decided to Make a Documentary, a ‘Rockumentary’ If You Like, on Your ‘101’ Tour. Why Choose DA Pennebaker to Film It?
    0:32
  • 22
    How Confident Did You Feel Whilst Making ‘Violator’?
    1:55
  • 23
    ‘Violator’ Went on to Sell Six Million Copies. What Was the Feeling in the Band Whilst Recording ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’?
    1:36
  • 24
    ‘I Feel You’ Was Quite a Musical Departure, Bringing in More of a Rock Element to the Music. Was That Calculated or Just a Musical Evolution?
    1:36
  • 25
    So Were You Trying to Record ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ As More of a Live Based Album?
    0:24
  • 26
    What Made You Decide to Embrace the Guitar on ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’, After Using Synths for So Long?
    1:48
  • 27
    How Has the Depeche Mode Sound Evolved?
    1:05
  • 28
    The ‘Devotional’ World Tour Encompassed a Full Year and a Half. How Did This Effect You?
    0:28
  • 29
    Did It Go as Far as Having Four Separate Floors of the Hotel, Four Separate Cars, Four Separate Minders?
    1:21
  • 30
    Was It Depressing That It Had Got This Bad?
    0:58
  • 31
    Had You Lost the Plot?
    0:55
  • 32
    Did You Think There Would Ever Be Another Depeche Mode Album at That Stage?
    1:18
  • 33
    There Was a Four Year Gap Between ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ And ‘Ultra’. Was That Planned?
    1:40
  • 34
    Why Did You Decide to Release ‘Barrel of a Gun’ As the First Single From ‘Ultra’?
    0:28
  • 35
    What Was the Lyrical Theme Behind ‘Ultra’?
    0:47
  • 36
    Dave, How Do You Deal With Putting Your Emotions Into Martin’s Lyrics?
    2:04
  • 37
    Are You Happier With Who You Are Now?
    1:18
  • 38
    For This Album You’re Touring Again. Is It a Greatest Hits Tour?
    1:22
  • 39
    Your Fans Are Incredibly Loyal. Why Do You Think That Is?
    0:51
  • 40
    It’s a Long Time Since You Last Toured. You Must Be Nervous.
    0:49
  • 41
    Do You Miss Being on the Road?
    0:48
  • 42
    You’re Also Releasing a Compilation of Your Videos. The Early Ones Were Directed by Julian Temple. How Do You Feel About Those Now?
    1:09
  • 43
    When Did You Start Working With Anton Corbijn?
    1:24
  • 44
    Do You Have a Favourite Depeche Mode Video?
    1:56
  • 45
    How About ‘Personal Jesus’?
    1:38
  • 46
    Tell Us About the ‘Barrel of a Gun’ Video.
    2:00

More by Depeche Mode

Issues