When Depeche Mode put out a single you knew that a week later you could go and buy the 12" and it would have six versions and they were all better.

When you work on a computer in the studio, it's almost like fossilizing on the spot, you know, the idea of getting solidified on the spot, like a snowflake might create branches by accumulation.

I wouldn't judge people on their instant responses.

It's very hard to predict what people are thinking.

There's not much room for deviation, yet if you manage to crack it, there then you can express things that actually do sound unique and genuinely original.

It seems like people need to get into the last album until they can tolerate the next one. And then, slowly but surely, by the time the new one's available, they've gotten into the last one and they really love it.

I know that there's a lot of room to maneuver in those kind of ghostly musical spheres.