Depeche Mode fans may need to enjoy some quiet time, with frontman Dave Gahan noting that new music isn’t the band’s top priority right now.
Gaghan made the remarks in a recent interview New ME He has reflected on the late musician Mark Lanegan’s death ahead of his 60th birthday celebrations in London.
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Lanegan, who died in February 2022, rose to fame as a member of alternative rock band Screaming Trees before joining Queens of the Stone Age in the early ’00s. Soon after, he struck up a friendship with Gaghan, and the two began working together, including recording songs for “Soul Savior” and “The Humanist.”
In the comments, Gaghan turned his attention to the topic of writing, claiming that he was inspired by his daughter Stella Rose and her own musical experiences. However, he admitted that while he is discussing new music with bandmate Martin Gore, fans need to hold on until everything comes to fruition.
“Martin and I talked. In fact, we met recently and it was really good,” Gaghan explained. “We spent some time in Italy and Anton Corbin and his wife renewed their wedding vows in a very nice place outside Rome.
“We had a really great time and there was no pressure to work or perform. In fact, I did ask Martin if he had been writing and his answer was, ‘No!’ That’s normal – especially when you It’s been a couple of years of intense work. It’s going to take a while. I’m not ruling out the possibility of getting together at some point, but it’s not possible yet.
Depeche Mode concluded their Memento Mori world tour in April, playing 112 shows around the world in support of the 2023 festival memento mori – their first new album in six years. The album and tour are the band’s first since the death of co-founder keyboardist Andy Fletcher in 2022.
