RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 26 May 2022, 20:39
Depeche Mode posted news of his death in the last few minutes:
First Vangelis, now AF, synths are getting poorer day by day the last days
Rip to AF
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Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 26 May 2022, 21:08
Sad news
First Vangelis, now AF, synths are getting poorer day by day the last days
Rip to AF
First Vangelis, now AF, synths are getting poorer day by day the last days
Rip to AF
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 26 May 2022, 21:18
Devastated.
I haven't even got the words I really don't.
RIP, Andy Fletcher
I haven't even got the words I really don't.
RIP, Andy Fletcher
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 26 May 2022, 21:19
That's terrible news.
Was he sick? This is really sudden
Was he sick? This is really sudden
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 27 May 2022, 05:38
Horrible news , R.I.P
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 27 May 2022, 06:09
Oh hell, 60 is no age at all ... ... RIP ...
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Posted: 27 May 2022, 09:23
Sad news indeed.
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 27 May 2022, 12:13
Sad news indeed. RIP
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 03 Jun 2022, 23:57
Very sad news - couldn't believe it, him and Ray Liotta on the same day, both way before their time.
Unavoidably, it raises the question of the future of DM. From a purely band logistics point of view, sure, there's no reason why Dave and Martin couldn't continue as a duo. Indeed, if they did so they'd be honouring a long tradition of electronic music duos (from Suicide to OMD with plenty before and after.) Or they could invite one or more members of the extended DM family of musicians with whom they have been performing in the studio and live for many years to become full-time bona fide members of the band.
However, I recently read an interview with Dave, conducted about a year ago, where he said he had actually been thinking of leaving/ending DM. The reasons he gave were his age and wanting to spend more time with his family. I'm sure Andy's passing will have made the future of DM even more moot for Dave and possibly also Martin for such reasons. The death of someone close, especially of a similar age, is always a sharp reminder of one's own mortality and Andy's passing if anything will have exacerbated Dave's avowed concerns about his willingness to continue with DM. There are a couple of other factors that don't bode well. One is that Dave is now a fully-established semi-solo artist (with the Soulsavers) which gives him as much of a creative outlet as he could possibly want (often a pain point for Dave in DM.) Another is the crucial role that Andy played in the band, as the glue that held it together, as the manager in as much the football sense as in the music industry sense, who motivated the guys to embark on new projects and took care of all the boring but necessary 'non-artistic' side of things. With Andy gone, sure, it would be possible to get someone else to do the accounts, but that special quality he had that unified the band was something that only a friend with all that shared history could have.
Unavoidably, it raises the question of the future of DM. From a purely band logistics point of view, sure, there's no reason why Dave and Martin couldn't continue as a duo. Indeed, if they did so they'd be honouring a long tradition of electronic music duos (from Suicide to OMD with plenty before and after.) Or they could invite one or more members of the extended DM family of musicians with whom they have been performing in the studio and live for many years to become full-time bona fide members of the band.
However, I recently read an interview with Dave, conducted about a year ago, where he said he had actually been thinking of leaving/ending DM. The reasons he gave were his age and wanting to spend more time with his family. I'm sure Andy's passing will have made the future of DM even more moot for Dave and possibly also Martin for such reasons. The death of someone close, especially of a similar age, is always a sharp reminder of one's own mortality and Andy's passing if anything will have exacerbated Dave's avowed concerns about his willingness to continue with DM. There are a couple of other factors that don't bode well. One is that Dave is now a fully-established semi-solo artist (with the Soulsavers) which gives him as much of a creative outlet as he could possibly want (often a pain point for Dave in DM.) Another is the crucial role that Andy played in the band, as the glue that held it together, as the manager in as much the football sense as in the music industry sense, who motivated the guys to embark on new projects and took care of all the boring but necessary 'non-artistic' side of things. With Andy gone, sure, it would be possible to get someone else to do the accounts, but that special quality he had that unified the band was something that only a friend with all that shared history could have.
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 08 Jun 2022, 13:57
My understanding of modern day DM was that Fletch was the glue that kept Gahan and Gore together (albeit more loyal to Gore) so I'd guess that might be it unless there's anything recorded but not yet released.
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 09 Jul 2022, 03:04
BBC4 had Depeche at the been tonight and the 6music gig from Glasgow. Seeing him on stage made it so much more real somehow... Rest Well Fletch
Re: RIP Andy Fletcher
Posted: 29 Aug 2022, 15:21
Looks like DM are continuing.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/depeche-mo ... he-studio/
Mentally, I was fully prepared for them to, at some point soon, announce that they were calling it a day. It's been a few months now since Andy's passing and I'm imagining that the decision about DM's future was not an easy one to make. Otherwise, I think we would have heard something sooner. Well, now we know.
As for their next album, as if it wasn't bad enough losing such a dear friend and colleague, pile upon that the burden of fans' expectations of that being dealt with in a suitable manner artistically.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/depeche-mo ... he-studio/
Mentally, I was fully prepared for them to, at some point soon, announce that they were calling it a day. It's been a few months now since Andy's passing and I'm imagining that the decision about DM's future was not an easy one to make. Otherwise, I think we would have heard something sooner. Well, now we know.
As for their next album, as if it wasn't bad enough losing such a dear friend and colleague, pile upon that the burden of fans' expectations of that being dealt with in a suitable manner artistically.