Depeche Mode

The Singles 86>98: Interview Disc / Transcript

Release date 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
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’?
0:58
0:58
9
When Vince Left, After ‘Speak and Spell’, Were You Worried About What Would Happen Next?
0:37
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?
1:13
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
1:00
17
Why Do You Think You Became So Successful in America?
1:36
1:36
18
It’s Hard to Understand the Chemistry Within the Band. How Would You Describe It?
1:14
1:14
19
Do You Think Depeche Mode’s Music Was Still Moving Forwards Around ‘Some Great Reward’?
1:22
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’?
1:36
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?
0:24
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
1:48
27
How Has the Depeche Mode Sound Evolved?
1:05
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?
1:18
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’?
0:47
0:47
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.
0:49
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41
Do You Miss Being on the Road?
0:48
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
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When Did You Start Working With Anton Corbijn?
1:24
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Do You Have a Favourite Depeche Mode Video?
1:56
1:56
45
How About ‘Personal Jesus’?
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46
Tell Us About the ‘Barrel of a Gun’ Video.
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