For the cancer researcher, see Martin Gore (oncologist).
Martin Gore
Gore in 2022
Background information
Birth name
Martin Lee Gore
Born
(1961-07-23) 23 July 1961 (age 62) London, England
Genres
Alternative dance
synth-pop
new wave
alternative rock
hard rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
record producer
DJ
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
keyboards
Labels
Mute
Sire
Reprise
Member of
Depeche Mode
Formerly of
VCMG
Website
martingore.com
Musical artist
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961)[1] is an English musician and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic rock band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter.[2] He is the band's guitarist and keyboardist, and occasionally provides lead vocals.[3] Gore possesses a tenor singing voice which contrasts with lead vocalist Dave Gahan's dramatic baritone. He is also known for his flamboyant and (sometimes) androgynous stage persona. Gore has also released several solo albums and collaborated with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke as part of VCMG.[4]
Gore's songs include themes such as sex, religion and politics.[5] He has said he feels lyrical themes that tackle issues related to solitude and loneliness are a better representation of reality, whereas he finds "happy songs" fake and unrealistic.[6] At the same time, he asserts that the band's music contains "an element of hope".[7]
In 1999, he received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "International Achievement". He was given the Moog Innovation Award "for his many contributions to the exploration of sound in popular music" in 2019, and became a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member in late 2020 with fellow active Depeche Mode members Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher, as well as past members Clarke and Alan Wilder.[8] Following the death of Fletcher in May 2022, Gore became the longest-serving member of the band.
^Malins, p. 1
^"Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke and Martin Gore reunite in the name of techno". 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022.
^Kelly, Brendan (23 September 1993). "Depeche Mode; The The". Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^"Depeche Mode". www.depechemode.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.
^Vineyard, Jennifer (24 April 2013). "Catching up with Depeche Mode". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^"Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) interview". YouTube. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^Condran, Ed (25 May 2006). "On That Note: Comeback Mode". Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.. South Philly Review.
^"Watch Depeche Mode's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech". NME. 8 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English musician and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic rock band Depeche Mode...
by the lineup of Dave Gahan, MartinGore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists of Gahan and Gore. With Clarke as their primary...
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Although his bandmate MartinGore continues to be the main songwriter for Depeche Mode, Gahan has co-written...
"a plan to capture the essence of the dark works" that MartinGore created because MartinGore had no intention of compromising the mood that his demos...
drums. For "Enjoy the Silence" from the album Violator, Wilder took MartinGore's melancholy ballad-esque demo and re-envisioned the song as a percolating...
27 September 1982 by Mute Records. The album was written entirely by MartinGore and was recorded as a trio after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had...
Clarke and Fletcher formed Composition of Sound, and were soon joined by MartinGore. Clarke provided vocals until lead vocalist Dave Gahan joined the band...
Farm Primate Sanctuary and Brian May's Save Me organization. In 2020, MartinGore of Depeche Mode commissioned artwork by Pockets to be used as the cover...
by Barbara Charone, and was streamed live on YouTube. Dave Gahan and MartinGore were present to discuss details regarding their upcoming world tour to...
music duo, consisting of Vince Clarke (Erasure, Yazoo, Depeche Mode) and MartinGore (Depeche Mode). Reuniting two original members of the original Depeche...
remix) "World in My Eyes" "Cover Me" "World in My Eyes" Song performed by MartinGore "Little Soul" (acoustic) "Home" "Where's the Revolution" "Barrel of a...
in 1980, the group's original line-up was Dave Gahan (lead vocals), MartinGore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher...
instruments, such as the xylophone and a melodica (which main songwriter MartinGore has been known to play on stage for the song). It was also the first...
before the release of the "Get the Balance Right!" single, songwriter MartinGore attended an Einstürzende Neubauten concert, giving him the idea to experiment...
(Reinterpreted)" or, more simply, "Enjoy the Silence 04". Songwriter MartinGore created a ballad-like first version of the song, which the band took...
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (/vɪˈdɑːl/ vih-DAHL; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual...
sound." Of the songs and singing he says: "Often the tunes are ordinary; MartinGore, as ever, favours a bit of a drone. In small doses (singles) this is...
studio album, Memento Mori. It is the fourth track that Dave Gahan and MartinGore collaborated on together (along with "Oh Well", "Long Time Lie" and "You...
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the...
the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. According to songwriter MartinGore: It's a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you...
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