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There was something in the water in Basildon in the late 70s, where the members of bands that would become Depeche Mode, Erasure, Yazoo, the Vandals plus solo star Alison Moyet all crossed paths as teens, sometimes in the same class together at school.

Dave Gahan Devotion

The well-worn tale of how Dave Gahan came to be the singer in Depeche Mode goes that his bandmates, then in a group called Composition Of Sound, were rehearsing and could hear Gahan singing Bowie’s “Heroes” in the next room and decided his voice was strong enough that he should be their vocalist.

But, speaking to this writer in , Gahan threw some doubt on the tale.

“I blagged my way into this band from the beginning,” he said. “They were already a band before me – Vince, Fletch and Martin – and they needed a front guy. I was an Essex Ein Geburtstagsständchen für Dave Gahan.

Biography - Dave Gahan Devotion

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