A biography for Martin Gorehasn’t been written yet.
“There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.”
“I've not worn a dress since about 1985. It always amazes me how there is still a fascination for it in England. The rest of the world doesn't seem to care. I'm not sure whether they don't remember or whether they've just moved on from it. I was brought up in the glam era.”
“Anything that I write comes from the soul.”
“I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.”
“For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whole night. It's really enjoyable having the freedom to move around. You just have to remember to end up somewhere near a microphone.”
“I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.”
“It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.”
“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 don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.”
“I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.”
“Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.”
“I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.”