KLETCHATIJ PETYA

“Alan was always so supportive of me as well, he’d always be like you know, after the gigs, if we’d get in a fight, me and Fletch, like stupid fights, I’d always give him way too much of myself, put too much of my energy into useless fights, and Alan would always just be really supportive. He would always say things like why do you even listen to him? It was much clearer for Alan somehow. He was just always a lot more calmer and more sure of himself, and that definitely helped, that was part of what we were then. Alan was somehow a real solid, stable sort of…he made it all make sense. You know? Definitely. His musical ideas. Al’s too cool for school, he was too cool to be in Depeche Mode. I miss him.” (101 commentary, Dave Gahan)

“Dave’s always been willing to recognise the contribution of others - he has a very generous nature and I believe he is sincere in his comments. I was possibly the closest to him in the group and I would imagine (DM having been a very insular group for many years) that it’s been pretty strange working with all sorts of new people in the studio and on stage - perhaps this is part of what he means. In many ways it would be easier for him to avoid the subject and say nothing, so the fact that he has gone out of his way to say such nice things about me recently makes me feel good. Although I’m happy doing what I do now, I also miss having him around, and in some ways I’ve missed out on the ‘new’ Dave.” (Alan Wilder answering a fan question about what he thinks of Dave missing him)