Depeche Mode = A Fuelling Obsession That Borders Psychosis...

"It's not easy for me to say, 'I don't think you should go to school like that.'" - Martin Gore
Depeche Mode's founder admitted it doesn't quite feel right confronting his 13-year-old daughter about her heavy makeup and dyed hair.

Daniel Miller talking about Martin:
“Martin’s a non-confrontational person, so he tends to let things go unless he feels really strongly about it. We used to call it the Arsenal syndrome, because he told this story once. When we started working together we had that usual conversation about which football team do you support and he said, ‘I suppose I support Arsenal.’ I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He told me he used to go with his friend’s dad but added, ‘I must admit I haven’t really enjoyed it for the last five years but I really didn’t want to say anything, so I’ve kept going.’ That sums up Martin completely. He doesn’t deal with things. He’d prefer to be bored every Saturday afternoon rather than upset somebody by saying he didn’t want to go. It’s quite a sweet kind of thing really.”