More Than Accepted, It's Encouraged For Rock

When I Write A Song, I Always Start On Acoustic Guitar, Because That's A Good Test Of A Song, When It's Really Open And Bare. You Can Often Mislead Yourself If You Start With Computers And Samples And Programming Because You Can Disguise A Bad Song.

I Will Be The Focal Point For However Long I Decide To Play. Half Of Me Likes That Idea And Half Of Me Doesn't, But Once The Adrenaline Kicks In, I'll Probably Really Enjoy It.

As Part Of Depeche Mode, I Don't Think It's Right For Me To Be Using My Own Songs For A Solo Project. I'm Not A Very Prolific Songwriter, So I Keep Those For Depeche Mode.

If You Go Into The Eastern Bloc Countries We Are Huge, And In Russia. Maybe There Is Something About The Depressing Nature Of Our Music And Lyrics That Some People Find An Affinity With.

I Sit Down And Create Atmospheres, Start Playing Guitar Or Piano And Just Sing Whatever Comes Out Of My Mouth.