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Depeche Mode co-founder David Gahan wants us to remember: 'Memento Mori'

Depeche Mode return with its first album since the death of founding member Andy Fletcher. It focuses a lot, unsurprisingly, on the subject of of life.
David Gahan of Depeche Mode.

"Everything feels different. Everything that we've been doing."

That's how singer and songwriter sums up life for his band since the death of founding keyboardist Andy "Fletch" Fletcher in 2022. Gahan and co-founder Martin Gore forged ahead on. Roughly translated from Latin, it means: "Remember, one day you will die."

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