1997

No Exit: David Gahan by Jon Matsumoto (First appeared in BAM magazine, 8/22/97) Named after a French style magazine that loosely translates as "fast fashion," Depeche Mode might've appeared to be merely a flash-in-the-pan when they emerged from Basildon, England in 1980. Armed with synthesizers...

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The Interview Sessions 1997 Chatback Records proudly presents Depeche Modes [sic] front man David Gahan in one of the most compulsive interviews ever given. The singer talks openly and honestly about his attempted suicide and drug problems. It is therefore no surprise that Gahan's newly found...

1997-02-18 KROQ, Los Angeles, CA, USA Dave was at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles to conduct an on-air interview. Besides premiering tracks from the album, he also picks a winner for the Star In The It's No Good Video contest. Although Dave is in his confessional mode here and does keep returning to...

Dave's Addiction [Spin, May 1997. Words: Barry Walters. Picture: Donald Christie.]

Ultra Sounds [Guitar World, May 1997. Words: Alan di Perna. Pictures: Alastair Thain.] A close encounter with the ambient guitar world of Depeche Mode songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Martin Gore. Seated in the rosy glow of his London hotel suite, Martin Gore plays a few tentative...

Modus Operandi [Detour, May 1997. Words: Shari Roman (Ed: Trent Buckroyd). Picture: Anton Corbijn.]

It's A Mode Mode Mode Mode World! [Hits, 28th April 1997. Words: Janet Trakin. Picture: Anton Corbijn.]

Old Grave Of New Dave! [NME, 26th April 1997. Words: Simon Williams. Pictures: All Action.]

Depeche Mode, Adrenaline Village, London [Melody Maker, 26th April 1997. Words: Daniel Booth. Picture: Alpha.]

_ (Pavement, 1997) [Pavement, 16th April 1997, Author unknown.]

On The Crest Of A New Wave [The Sunday Times, 13th April 1997. Words: Andrew Smith. Pictures: Anton Corbijn / Uncredited.]

Common Synths [NME, 12th April 1997. Words: James Oldham. Artwork: Paul McCaffrey.]

Triumph Of The Basildon Three [The Daily Mail, 11th April 1997. Words: Adrian Thrills. Picture: Anton Corbijn.] DEPECHE MODE: Ultra [Mute Records] Verdict: Sombre and plaintive, a stunning return to form ***** The most remarkable thing about the new Depeche Mode release is not that it...

Depeche Mad [The Daily Star, 10th April 1997. Words: Lee Harpin. Picture: Anton Corbijn.] Depeche Mode idol Dave Gahan is storming back into the charts – after quitting a drug-crazed lifestyle that he admits should have cost him his life. The 34-year-old singer, whose group shot into...

Mode Three [Future Music, April 1997. Words: Uncredited. Pictures: Various.]

Dead Man Talking [Arena, April 1997. Words: Gareth Grundy. Pictures: Jake Chessum / Various.] It’s a rock’n’roll cliché: singer finds stardom and descends into drugs hell. It’s also true. Welcome to the world of Dave Gahan. "Don’t put too much coke in there, man,” says Dave Gahan to the...

Personal? Jesus! [Q, March 1997. Words: Phil Sutcliffe.] SPEAK & SPELL (1981, Number 10) A start which scared the hell out of A Flock Of Seagulls. Mostly written by Vince Clarke who was soon off to Erasure, although Martin Gore's odd Big Muff was a taster for things to come. They all looked...

Tears Of My Tracks [Q, March 1997. Words: Phil Sutcliffe. Pictures: Andy Earl.] It's a late Monday evening at Abbey Road. Dave Gahan pronounces himself worn out. However, the long day has meant a lot to him. He got up at 6am. His 9-year-old son, Jack, had spent the weekend with him in London...