At the end of 1981, lead songwriter Vince Clarke quit the Basildon synth-pop band as they were poised for international success. Radio X digs into the story behind one of the biggest alternative ...

Andy Fletcher, founding member and keyboardist of Depeche Mode, has died. He was 60. "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family ...

Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of influential English electronic band Depeche Mode, has died. Though Rolling Stone got confirmation that he died from “natural causes,” a statement from the ...

Dave Gahan, the soul of Depeche Mode ... in 1995 and the sudden death of Andrew Fletcher (an essential link in the development of the Depeche Mode sound), guitarist Martin Gore and singer Dave ...