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BIOGRAPHY FOREWORD

The biography is based on statements from the (former) band members in a variety of interviews with different magazines and other media from 1981 - 2010.
Full interviews are not quoted, but small quotations have been taken from them. The individual statements are seldom represented in the original context.
The statements have been cut and translated to German, then put together in a new, independent context. I have taken care, however, not to distort the statements and to ensure there are no false interpretations or making fun of the band members.
Rather, this represents an attempt to let them tell their own story.

Please note: The original text has been written in German. The English version is a translation. The words and phrases used are often not those that were used by the band members originally.
The translation was done with a translation program and then further corrections were made. To help improve this translation and report mistakes, please visit the message board.

For the statements that are based from newspaper articles and other media, it's important to note, the original statements themselves may not be correct! The band members themselves did not write the articles and had to rely solely on the journalists to represent everything accurately.
The statements have changed within the English to German translation, and again with the translation from German back to English again.
There may be assertions put forth within articles that were not actually comments of any of the band members, and therefore appear as 'rumour'. Some rumours may be dispelled by Alan Wilder who kindly granted me a Q & A session.

Who is this biography meant to reach? This isn't a commercial work. I do not have the intention of having it printed. The contents of this website are free for anyone interested in the band's background and the story of their career.
It also may be of special interest to those who have only just discovered Depeche Mode recently. It's also for people who may not wish to read, listen to, or watch separately, the over 300 interviews used here.
This biography is not representative of competition to the commercial biographies but in some cases the same sources were used.


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The pictures used are from various photographers and artists who have kindly granted me permission to use their works. Under each picture, you will find a direct link to the website of the artist / photographer if available. Each photo remains the copyrighted property of the original artist / photographer.
They are listed here once again:

There are pictures taken and posted on this website that also appear on Alan's website. All that appear on this website were given by Alan with his express permission. For some pictures Mute / EMI gave permission.

NOTE: The photographers and artists do not influence the content of the pages on which their work appears!


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Additional remarks: Andrew Fletcher will be generally referred to as "Fletch" to avoid confusion between him and "Alan" because of the same first letters (unless he's been referred to as "Andy").
TOTP stands for "Top of the Pops"
DM of course as the common acronym for "Depeche Mode"
SOFAD for "Songs Of Faith And Devotion" and
SOTU for "Sounds Of The Universe".

The personal biographies of the (former) band members showcase how the each member came to the band. These remain separate from the writings of the years where it all was brought together which seemed to be interesting.





Here the biography trail starts with the biographies of the band-members

Here the biography trail starts with the foundation of the band

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