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Feb 5, 2001 · Not until a strange, dark kind of miracle occurred in July 1997, said Stephen Gaghan, did he finally hit the wall and realize that he had to change his life or die.
It's not entirely accurate to say that an overdose nearly killed Dave Gahan. In 1996, he actually OD'd so bad that he died and was brought back to life. In 2013, Gahan discussed the infamous Los Angeles incident with Bild (via NME), and he made it extremely clear that he doesn't particularly recommend the experience.
David Gahan (/ ɡɑːn / GAHN; born David Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an English singer best known as the lead singer of electronic band Depeche Mode since their formation in 1980.
- “Just Can’T Get Enough”
- “People Are People”
- “Enjoy The Silence”
- “Policy of Truth”
- “Personal Jesus”
- “Barrel of A Gun”
- “Dream On”
- “Heaven”
- “Where’s The Revolution”
DAVE GAHAN: I was maybe 18, almost 19. The punk thing had just kind of ended, but there were still a few people who were hanging out in the clubs in London, who were trying to play music that you could dance to a bit more that wasn't so violent, and "Just Can't Get Enough" became one of those. We had a group of friends at the time who would go to t...
DG:This was the first song of ours that made a dent, really, into popular radio. We were using all these tape loops to create rhythms and the technology was quite advanced, but it wasn't anything like it is today, the things that you can do. We used to go into studios, and the first thing we'd do, we'd ask where the kitchen was—literally for pots a...
EW: This was the first big blast from Violator, an album that really turned you into superstars. DG: With [1987's] Music for the Masses, we were being pretty arrogant. We weren't actually making music for the masses, but suddenly we were playing to sold-out arenas in Texas and weird places that we thought we'd never sell records. It was like a cult...
EW: Is it true that this is the only Depeche single that did better in the U.S. than the U.K.? DG: I think so. England is our home country and we've had continued success there—to a limit. We've had a few big hits now and then, and we've had probably 50 top-30 songs, but we've never become a huge band like say, U2 or Coldplay or Oasis. We've always...
EW: The story has always been that Martin Gore got the title from Priscilla Presley's memoir. Is that just a legend? DG: I do think that particular phrase was inspired by something Martin read in her book, where she talked about Elvis being [Southern-belle accent]"her own personal Jesus," and I think that struck a chord with him. It's a great line!...
DG: This was a weird time for me. I wasn't feeling particularly confident during the making of Ultra, and I had some rough times during it. In the middle of making it we stopped completely, and I had to go into a treatment place to get taken care of. I also got arrested during the course of that album, busted in Los Angeles, and then I was in real ...
DG: I was getting much healthier, and I was in good shape when we made this album. I was also writing a lot of my own songs, which shortly after this album became Paper Monsters, but it was made very clear to me that they weren't going to become part of Exciterand I was okay with that. On "Dream On," I was experimenting a lot with my voice, learnin...
EW: This was a no. 1 dance hit, but there's a great lyric—"I dissolve in trust/ I will sing with joy/I will end up dust"—that feels so spiritual, almost like a religious ecstasy. DG: It's a great phrase. The line really spoke to me. That's what it is: Enjoy what you have here. You're not going to be here forever, but the songs stay forever. For me,...
EW: This one is pretty overtly political. You're saying to the listener, "Come on people, you're letting me down" and calling them "patriotic junkies." DG: We live very wonderful, privileged lives, and we're very lucky and fortunate, but it doesn't mean we stop caring. With Brexit and everything, and then Donald Trump running for president, of cour...
During the release of Traffic, a critic commented on one of the teen characters in the movie who is a drug addict and a straight-A student, calling it unrealistic, which Gaghan defended by stating that he had straight A's while he was addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Dec 3, 2016 · His movie that December, an involved story about the global fight for oil resources, had grossed $50 million and drew warm reviews.
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Jun 24, 2013 · a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Gaghan. Around the same time as Traffic’s release, Gaghan revealed that he had himself been a longtime drug addict, finally getting clean in 1997.
