Depeche Mode DiscographyThe Singles 86>98: Interview Dis...

The Singles 86>98: Interview Disc / Transcript

Release date1998

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

0:59

2

The Songs on the Album Span 12 Years. How Do You Feel It Holds Together as an Album?

0:58

0:58

3

With the Last Album ‘Ultra’ You Didn’t Tour. Was That a Good Idea?

0:44

0:44

4

What Direction Is the Band Going in on ‘Only When I Lose Myself’?

1:29

1:29

5

Were You Aware in the Early Days of How Much Freedom Mute and Daniel Miller Gave You?

0:51

0:51

6

‘Dreaming of Me’ Was the First Single. At the Time Was That the Extent of Your Ambition?

0:32

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

0:22

8

Was Vince Clarke the Creative Spark Behind ‘Speak and Spell’?

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0:58

9

When Vince Left, After ‘Speak and Spell’, Were You Worried About What Would Happen Next?

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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

1:55

11

Was ‘Construction Time Again’ Pivotal in Depeche Mode’s Development?

1:27

1:27

12

How Did Discovering Samplers Affect Your Music?

1:25

1:25

13

Did You Realise You Were Pioneering a New Way of Recording When Using a Sampler?

1:41

1:41

14

Do You See Yourselves as Part of an Electronic Musical Lineage?

0:25

0:25

15

Were You Aware You Were Pioneering New Ways of Recording?

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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?

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1:00

17

Why Do You Think You Became So Successful in America?

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1:36

18

It’s Hard to Understand the Chemistry Within the Band. How Would You Describe It?

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1:14

19

Do You Think Depeche Mode’s Music Was Still Moving Forwards Around ‘Some Great Reward’?

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1:22

20

Was ‘Music for the Masses’ Important in Your Development Into a Band Who Could Suddenly Fill Stadiums?

3:30

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?

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0:32

22

How Confident Did You Feel Whilst Making ‘Violator’?

1:55

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’?

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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

1:36

25

So Were You Trying to Record ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ As More of a Live Based Album?

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26

What Made You Decide to Embrace the Guitar on ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’, After Using Synths for So Long?

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1:48

27

How Has the Depeche Mode Sound Evolved?

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1:05

28

The ‘Devotional’ World Tour Encompassed a Full Year and a Half. How Did This Effect You?

0:28

0:28

29

Did It Go as Far as Having Four Separate Floors of the Hotel, Four Separate Cars, Four Separate Minders?

1:21

1:21

30

Was It Depressing That It Had Got This Bad?

0:58

0:58

31

Had You Lost the Plot?

0:55

0:55

32

Did You Think There Would Ever Be Another Depeche Mode Album at That Stage?

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1:18

33

There Was a Four Year Gap Between ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ And ‘Ultra’. Was That Planned?

1:40

1:40

34

Why Did You Decide to Release ‘Barrel of a Gun’ As the First Single From ‘Ultra’?

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0:28

35

What Was the Lyrical Theme Behind ‘Ultra’?

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36

Dave, How Do You Deal With Putting Your Emotions Into Martin’s Lyrics?

2:04

2:04

37

Are You Happier With Who You Are Now?

1:18

1:18

38

For This Album You’re Touring Again. Is It a Greatest Hits Tour?

1:22

1:22

39

Your Fans Are Incredibly Loyal. Why Do You Think That Is?

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0:51

40

It’s a Long Time Since You Last Toured. You Must Be Nervous.

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0:49

41

Do You Miss Being on the Road?

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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

1:09

43

When Did You Start Working With Anton Corbijn?

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1:24

44

Do You Have a Favourite Depeche Mode Video?

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1:56

45

How About ‘Personal Jesus’?

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1:38

46

Tell Us About the ‘Barrel of a Gun’ Video.

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