Andy Fletcher

Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboardist for British synth pop giants Depeche Mode for more than 40 years, has died at age 60.

With Gore, who Fletcher met at a pub in Basildon in 1980, they formed the trio Composition of Sound, with all three playing synthesizer. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group. As usual, Fletcher let his bandmates do nearly all the talking. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band’s posts said. “Since we were 10,” Moyet tweeted Thursday. “Same estate. Gahan, Fletcher and Gore had to accept the honor remotely along with all the other inductees in the pandemic year.

“Estamos conmocionados y llenos de una tristeza abrumadora por el fallecimiento prematuro de nuestro querido amigo y compañero de banda, Andy 'Fletch' ...

“Fletch tenía un corazón de oro y siempre estaba ahí cuando necesitabas apoyo”, escribió la banda que pidió se respete la privacidad de la familia durante este duro momento. Fletcher tenía 60 años y a parte de ser el tecladista de la banda fue el fundador de esta con Vince Clarke con quien en los 70 creó un grupo llamada Composition of Sound, que tras la entrada de David Gahan tomó el nombre de Depeche Mode. “Estamos conmocionados y llenos de una tristeza abrumadora por el fallecimiento prematuro de nuestro querido amigo y compañero de banda, Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher”, escribió Depeche Mode hoy 26 de mayo en un comunicado oficial en sus redes.

Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, tecladista de la banda electrónica británica Depeche Mode por más de 40 años, falleció.

Gahan fue reclutado más adelante en el año y cambiaron su nombre a Depeche Mode. No cantaba ni escribía canciones, y su rostro no era tan conocido como el de sus compañeros. “Desde que teníamos 10 años”, tuiteó Moyet el jueves. “Fletch tenía un verdadero corazón de oro y siempre estaba ahí cuando necesitabas apoyo, una conversación alegre, una buena risa o una cerveza bien fría”. “Martin es el compositor, Alan es el buen músico, Dave es el vocalista y yo soy un vago por ahí”, dijo en el documental de la gira “101”. Fletcher tocó el teclado en álbumes clásicos de Depeche Mode como “Music for the Masses”, “Black Celebration” y “Violator”.

Depeche Mode dio a conocer la muerte de Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher a través de sus redes sociales. | Famosos | Univision.

Sin mencionar las causas de su muerte, pidieron a los fans respetar la privacidad de la familia en estos momentos dolorosos. La banda nacida a principios de los ochenta recordó como un "querido amigo" y "miembro de la familia" al fallecido músico. “Estamos conmocionados y llenos de una tristeza por el fallecimiento prematuro de nuestro querido amigo, miembro de la familia y compañero de banda Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher”, se lee en la primera parte del mensaje emitido en Facebook.

Era uno de los fundadores de la banda británica nacida en los ochentas, y también su tecladista y vocero. Se desconocen los motivos de su muerte.

El llamado está dirigido también a poblaciones Rom, palenqueras y negras del país que tengan ideas relacionadas con largometrajes. A partir de 2014, dejó de cantar en vivo. Depeche Mode lanzó 14 álbumes de estudio y alcanzó la fama mundial.

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney. (CNN) — Andy Fletcher, teclista y miembro fundador de Depeche Mode, falleció, informó la banda en sus canales oficiales de ...

Considerados pioneros del synth-pop, la electrónica y el new wave, la banda, incluidos los exintegrantes Clarke y Alan Wilder, fue incluida en el Salón de la Fama del Rock & Roll en 2020. “Conocía a Andy y lo consideraba un amigo. “Fletch tenía un verdadero corazón de oro y siempre estaba allí cuando necesitabas apoyo, una conversación animada, una buena carcajada o una pinta fría”.

Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboardist for British synth pop giants Depeche Mode for more than 40 years, has died at age 60.

With Gore, who Fletcher met at a pub in Basildon in 1980, they formed the trio Composition of Sound, with all three playing synthesizer. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group. As usual, Fletcher let his bandmates do nearly all the talking. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band's posts said. “Since we were 10,” Moyet tweeted Thursday. “Same estate. Gahan, Fletcher and Gore had to accept the honor remotely along with all the other inductees in the pandemic year.

Very sad news to pass along on this Thursday (May 26), as Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of legendary electronic-pop group Depeche Mode, ...

*** In 2020, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Our hearts are with his family, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and respect their privacy in this difficult time.”

Pioneering British electronic band confirm his death on social media, saying 'Fletch had a true heart of gold'

They went on to enjoy huge international success in the late 80s and early 90s. We crossed many of the same pathways as younger men . My heart goes out to his family, bandmates, and DM fans.” Andrew Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of British electronic band Depeche Mode, has died aged 60.

Depeche Mode founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely ...

As a member of Depeche Mode, Fletcher appeared on all 14 of the band’s studio albums, from 1981’s Speak & Spell through 2017’s Spirit. He also participated in every one of the group’s world tours. Fletcher was the only Depeche Mode without a songwriting credit, and did not sing in concert. The origins of Depeche Mode date back in the late 1970s, when Fletcher and schoolmate Vince Clarke began playing music together. Who’s the bass player?” “Vince Clarke ordered us to become an electronic band.” “Who’s the drummer?

“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher,” reads a ...

Though Clarke would leave the band after the release of their debut album Speak And Spell in 1981, Fletcher continued as an active member, playing keyboard throughout their entire career. Fletcher was born in 1961 in Nottingham, England, and moved to Basildon when he was a child. Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher Dead At 60

Andy "Fletch" Fletcher, founding keyboard player of the popular British new wave electronic band Depeche Mode, has died at 60.

Though not a hit single in the U.S., its 1981 song “Just Can’t Get Enough” became a breakthrough video during the early days of MTV. (Watch it below.) With 14 studio albums and 55 singles, Depeche Mode has been a staple on the UK charts since the 1980s and breaking through in the U.S. by 1985. Our hearts are with his family, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and respect their privacy in this difficult time.” “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band tweeted. Fletcher’s role in the band also included bass guitar. Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboard player and founding member of the British new wave electronic band Depeche Mode, has died, the band said in a statement.

Fletcher helped define the sound of 1980s and '90s alternative music through hits including 'Just Can't Get Enough,' 'Personal Jesus' and 'People Are People ...

Depeche Mode, which was founded in 1980 by Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and keyboardists Martin L. Gore and Vince Clarke, in Basildon, England, ascended to become one of the most successful rock acts of its time. We crossed many of the same pathways as younger men. Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode has passed,” wrote the Cure’s Lol Tolhurst on Twitter. “I knew Andy and considered him a friend.

Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old. A cause of death was not immediately known, ...

In 2002, he opened his own record label called Toast Hawaii. In that time Depeche Mode was nominated for five Grammy Awards Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old.

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died at 60. The English synth-pop trailblazers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

"Within the band, I contribute the element of pop. "We crossed many of the same pathways as younger men. "Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint. Fletcher was found in his home office and appeared to have died from natural causes, a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly tells USA TODAY. RIP Fletch." "I’m a musician, but on the street, nobody will recognize me," Fletcher later told German newspaper Die Welt in 2009.

Andy Fletcher, one of the founding members of Depeche Mode has died. He was 60.

“As a rock star, you are a king for one night whenever you enter a town — especially in the States. For one night, we’d own the saloon, the gambling tables, the alcohol and the girls. I’m the only one left in the band who fancies a drink. I always tell this story, but we had these accountants when we started to make a bit of money, and they drew up a plan – that we’d only last for two or three years. Talking with Die Welt in 2009, Fletcher said the group had been a sedate one for many years. In a 2009 interview with the German newspaper Die Welt, Fletcher explained, “I’m the opposite of Dave. I’m a musician but on the street nobody will recognize me. We had offers in the beginning from major labels, and they promised us a lot of money, but instead we chose a man that was offering us no money.” “Fletch had a true heart of gold, and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint,” the post reads. Within the band, I contribute the element of pop. In America and Europe, they tend to be more loyal.” But, he added, “These days, most interviews we do, almost everyone seems to like us.” Speaking of his role in the group, Fletcher said in an interview published in Electronic Beats that he was “the tall guy in the background, without whom this international corporation called Depeche Mode would never work. It’s the electricity that’s generated between us all that produces the good music.” until this album,” he said in 2017, when “Spirit,” the band’s last album to date, was coming out.

Andy Fletcher, teclista y miembro fundador de Depeche Mode, falleció, informó la banda en sus canales oficiales de redes sociales.

Considerados pioneros del synth-pop, la electrónica y el new wave, la banda, incluidos los exintegrantes Clarke y Alan Wilder, fue incluida en el Salón de la Fama del Rock & Roll en 2020. "Conocía a Andy y lo consideraba un amigo. "Fletch tenía un verdadero corazón de oro y siempre estaba allí cuando necesitabas apoyo, una conversación animada, una buena carcajada o una pinta fría".

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, tecladista de la banda electrónica británica Depeche Mode por más de 40 años falleció. Tenía 60 años.

Gahan fue reclutado más adelante en el año y cambiaron su nombre a Depeche Mode. No cantaba ni escribía canciones, y su rostro no era tan conocido como el de sus compañeros. “Desde que teníamos 10 años”, tuiteó Moyet el jueves. “Fletch tenía un verdadero corazón de oro y siempre estaba ahí cuando necesitabas apoyo, una conversación alegre, una buena risa o una cerveza bien fría”. “Martin es el compositor, Alan es el buen músico, Dave es el vocalista y yo soy un vago por ahí”, dijo en el documental de la gira “101”. Fletcher tocó el teclado en álbumes clásicos de Depeche Mode como “Music for the Masses”, “Black Celebration” y “Violator”.

Fletch tenía un verdadero corazón de oro", señaló el conjunto. El músico tenía 60 años y hasta ahora no se han informado las causas del deceso.

Tiempo después, en 1994, dejaría el grupo durante la gira Exotic Tour -la que llegó a Chile en abril de ese año-, en medio de una feroz crisis interna, marcada por las disensiones y las adicciones del cantante Dave Gahan. En ese momento, su puesto lo ocupó Daryl Bamonte. Como muchas cosas en la carrera de Depeche Mode, Fletcher no escapó a las tensiones que mermaron las relaciones al interior de la banda. Fue el primer integrante del grupo en aventurarse como solista, en 1984. Años despsués, en 2003, fundó su propio sello discográfico, especializado en música electrónica: el nombre elegido fue el de Toast Hawaii. Andrew Fletcher nació en Nottingham el 8 de julio de 1961. Es uno de los integrantes fundadores de Depeche Mode, banda a la que llegó por su amistad con Martin Gore. En principio apoyaba al grupo llevando las cuentas, pero pronto debió hacerse cargo de los teclados.

El anunció del deceso lo dio a conocer la banda a través de su cuenta de Twitter.

“No lo puedo creer, qué noticia tan triste”, “Dios lo tenga en su santa gloria”, “Era el mejor... siempre lo recordaré por su talento” y “Fue un hombre que desde pequeño tuvo claro que iba ser una estrella de la música, te amararé por siempre”, han sido algunos de los comentarios que hasta el momento recibe el comunicado de prensa por parte de cibernautas y fanáticos. “Estamos conmocionados y llenos de una tristeza abrumadora por el fallecimiento prematuro de nuestro querido amigo, miembro de la familia y compañero de banda Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher”, afirmó la banda en su comunicado de prensa, el cual expresa plenamente el profundo dolor que siente tras la partida del tecladista.

"We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," ...

The band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark tweeted Tributes to Fletcher began to pour in shortly after the band's announcement of his death. The announcement did not specify a cause of death.

"We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," ...

Andy Fletcher, the keyboarding and co-founder of Depeche Mode, has died. He was 60.

Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Depeche Mode were officially founded in 1980, and the band would go on to release 14 studio albums with Fletcher playing on all of them. Andy Fletcher, the keyboarding and co-founder of Depeche Mode, has died.

De izquierda a derecha: Martin Gore, Dave Gahan y el fallecido Andrew Fletcher. FOTO: Cortesía Move Concerts. La partida del tecladista la dio a conocer la ...

Born in 1961 in Nottingham, Fletcher befriended schoolmate Vince Clarke in the '70s and formed the band No Romance in China, in which he played bass. In 1980 he ...

Clarke departed the group in 1981, and Alan Wilder joined in 1982 (though he too left in 1995), though Fletcher remained in the group up until the present day. Born in 1961 in Nottingham, Fletcher befriended schoolmate Vince Clarke in the ’70s and formed the band No Romance in China, in which he played bass. “Our hearts are with his family, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and respect their privacy in this difficult time.”

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60, the band announced in a statement Thursday.

La banda de música electrónica británica anunció el fallecimiento de Andy Fletcher, a quien consideran una persona con un "corazón de oro".

Hace dos años fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll. Lol Tolhurst, el baterista de la banda The Cure, dijo que era "muy triste" saber de la muerte de Fletcher. Lo describieron como un "querido amigo, miembro de la familia y compañero de la banda", quien tenía un "corazón de oro".

Fletch” played for the British synth pop giants for more than 40 years.

“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band’s posts said. His death leaves Gahan and Gore as the only permanent members of the band. Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, his face never as familiar as those of his bandmates.

Andy "Fletch" Fletcher, keyboardist for British synth pop giants Depeche Mode for more than 40 years, has died at age 60. The band announced the death of ...

With Gore, who Fletcher met at a pub in Basildon in 1980, they formed the trio Composition of Sound, with all three playing synthesizer. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group. As usual, Fletcher let his bandmates do nearly all the talking. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band’s posts said. “Since we were 10,” Moyet tweeted Thursday. “Same estate. Gahan, Fletcher and Gore had to accept the honor remotely along with all the other inductees in the pandemic year.

Founding member of Depeche Mode Andy Fletcher has died, aged 60. No cause of death has yet been officially announced.

In 1980, he formed Depeche Mode – initially under the name Composition Of Sound – with schoolfriend Vince Clarke, with Clarke on guitar and vocals and Fletcher on bass. And in 2020, Fletcher, Gahan and Gore were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame during a virtual ceremony. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher”, say the band in a statement.

Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.

With Gore, who Fletcher met at a pub in Basildon in 1980, they formed the trio Composition of Sound, with all three playing synthesizer. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group. As usual, Fletcher let his bandmates do nearly all the talking. "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," the band's posts said. "Since we were 10," Moyet tweeted Thursday. "Same estate. Gahan, Fletcher and Gore had to accept the honor remotely along with all the other inductees in the pandemic year.

For more than 40 years, he added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits like “Just Can't Get Enough” and “Personal Jesus.”

The oldest of four children, Andrew John Leonard Fletcher was born in Nottingham, England, on July 8, 1961. He also occasionally played bass in the band, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Mr. Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group.

Keyboard player and business brain of Depeche Mode who pushed the electronic band to long-lasting success.

Gahan became sober in the late 90s and the group resumed recording and playing live. Andy joined the Christian organisation the Boys’ Brigade and remained a member until he was 18, during which he became actively religious. He attended church seven days a week, and with fellow member Vince Clarke, preached in the Brigade coffee bar. The band’s musical direction was shaped by Gore, who had bought a then-revolutionary synthesiser, while their image, according to Fletcher, was “post-Blitz kids with frilly shirts”. He got a job as a clerk at SunLife Insurance, and stuck with it until he was fairly sure he could make a living from music. Fletcher was a keyboardist and passionate proponent of electronics, glorying in the synthesiser’s role in overturning the convention of music being made with guitars and drums. Without his tenacity, exercised over 42 years, Depeche Mode would have splintered long before they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.