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depeche mode - barrel of a gun
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depeche mode - barrel of a gun
Gahan himself admits to feelings of resentment about what he perceives as his colleagues' self-interest. "Six months ago, I was really pissed off about it, because all that really seemed important to Mart and Fletch was if I was dead there'd be no Depeche Mode any more. I didn't get any support at all, verbally, from Fletch or Mart at any point. In fact, I've maybe heard from Mart once or twice in nearly three years. To be fair, I don't think they knew how bad it really was. They only saw me sporadically, and I tried to get it together enough to fool them. "But I still am a bit resentful, especially of Mart. He rang me just before I went into Exodus (the detox unit where Gahan finally cleaned up) and he was angry with me. I came off the phone in tears, because I realised, 'F---, they don't really give a shit about me, it's the fact that there might not be any Depeche Mode any more'. Really selfish. "I was the most selfish one of all, by far, and I claim that, but it would have been nice if there had been some support from my so-called friends. Fletch used to tell me a lot of his friends were like, 'Why don't you just boot him out?' Hahaha! Which is a pretty funny concept, coming from Fletch!
Dave Gahan, NME magazine, january 1997
I've been staring down the barrel of a gun
Yes, Gore and keyboardist/businessman Andrew Fletcher did support Gahan during his ordeal, despite claims by Gahan to the contrary, including: "I didn't get any support at all, verbally, from Fletch or Mart at any point." "I think even Dave will admit it didn't matter what kind of support we tried to give him, he was isolating himself," explains Gore. "He admits he was a clever junkie; he hid as much as he could from us. We knew there was a drug problem but we didn't know its magnitude until way too late anyway. But we've given Dave chance after chance after chance and fortunately he's actually taken us up on one of those chances this time.
Martin Gore, Pavement, 1997