Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan says late bandmate Andrew Fletcher passed away before hearing material for

(5 Oct 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4400587 ASSOCIATED PRESS Berlin, 4 October 2022 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dave Gahan, recording artist: "Fletch (Andrew Fletcher) passed away, and unfortunately, he didn't get to hear anything that we were doing.  He was about to join the team in Santa Barbara and come and listen to what we'd be working on, and I'm sure he would have had a lot to say.  Probably the first thing he would have said was, 'Why are there so many songs about death?'  You know, living or not living?  And what are we doing while we living here?  You know, it's more really kind of what it's about.  The album is going to take you on a little trip, you know.  If it works out the way we kind of want it to, it starts in this place of sort of demanding that this life is mine, and it ends with this plea to something - tell me what I'm supposed to do with it." STORYLINE: =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...