Depeche Mode has long since been one of my favourite bands ever. Well, I have no interest in it now, but that doesn't change the fact.
But you know, for most people DM has always been about Dave and it's so unfair. I never really liked Dave Gahan. I mean he has a great voice but as an artist he is just an entertainer, not even much of a musician. He's very overrated and really full of shit. DM is Martin's band, no doubt about that. I think white music scene is way too fixated on vocalists. Like, in US you can never have a band like Malice Mizer who changed 3 vocalists and remained the same awesome band it was.
But anyway. The reason I wrote this is this: I knew Martin wrote all the lyrics which are all fucking brilliant and he's my favourite English-speaking lyricist of all time. But I just found out he actually composed all the music too. Actually all music from 1984 to 2005, and most of the rest. It makes me angry that his wikipeadia page is tiny. Martin, you are so awesome. I feel you.