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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."
"A tapping foot isn't the best a listener can get from a song: A good song makes a listener dance. A great song makes him think."
"Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music."
"I'm not doing contemporary songs unless something comes along that really knocks my socks off."
Explore more quotes by Martin Gore
"I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth."
"Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks."
"I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me."
"I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult."
"Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions."
"I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different."
"People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song."
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