In una recente intervista al Miami Herald che aveva come fulcro il tour dei DM, Andy Fletcher ha risposto ad alcune domande sul passato della band con Vince e il suo rapporto personale con l'ex membro del gruppo.
L'intervista completa è disponibile
qui, ma i passi che più ci interessano sono i seguenti:
Q: What do you think of Vince Clarke's work with Yaz (Yazoo in the UK) and Erasure?
A: Well, obviously I'm a massive fan. I think Vince is one of the best songwriters Britain has produced in the last 30 years. It's an honor to have him as a friend and an honor to have been in a band with him. It was me and Vince who started [Depeche Mode]. Vince was the real driving force behind the band as well. He was so determined to be successful.
Q: Would it be fair to say that his departure helped Depeche Mode to evolve toward a darker sound?
A: Yeah, I think if Vince had stayed... with Erasure and Yazoo, it's all pretty much the same, isn't it, the pop music with Vince's stamp on it? Looking back, with Vince leaving, you're right. Yes, it did, because Martin [Gore] is a much different songwriter. So I was lucky to be in a group with two great songwriters.
Q: Are you still close with Vince?
A: We still count each other as friends. We don't come across each other very much. He lives in Maine now, believe it or not, in the real wild.
