In hindsight, calling their last album Memento Mori should’ve been a tip-off.
Dave Gahan isn’t sure he’ll bring Depeche Mode’s music to the masses ever again, suggesting in a new NME interview that he and his bandmate, Martin Gore, are done with their recording career.
We actually saw each other recently and it was really nice,” Gahan explained.
“We had a really nice time without any work or show pressure.
I actually did ask Martin if he’d been writing and he was like, ‘Nah!’ That’s normal — especially when you’ve worked intensely for a couple of years.
Calling their most recent album Memento Mori should have been a clue, looking back. In a recent interview with NME, Dave Gahan expressed his doubts about ever bringing Depeche Mode’s music to a wider audience again, implying that he and his bandmate Martin Gore are finished recording. Martin has spoken with me. We recently got to see one another, and it was a pleasure,” Gahan said. Without any work or show pressure, we had a great time. Martin said, “Nah!” when I asked him if he had been writing, which is normal, especially after a few years of intense work. It requires some time. Await the outcome. He continued with a jumbled punctuation mark: “I wouldn’t rule out getting together at some point, but it’s not on the cards at this point.”. Following an extensive world tour to promote the release of Memento Mori in 2023—their first album following the untimely death of founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher—Gahan expressed uncertainty. In order to honor Fletcher with what “he would have wanted,” the duo decided to continue performing together both on the road and in the studio. And what would have been required of him?
