Depeche Mode Andy Fletcher

2022 - 5 - 26

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Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher dies at 60 | CNN (CNN)

"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.

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Andy Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, dies at 60 (NBC News)

Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboardist and one of the founding members of iconic British electronic band 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. Talking with Die Welt in 2009, Fletcher said the group had been a sedate one for many years. 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. 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. 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.” Within the band, I contribute the element of pop. And because I don’t push myself to the fore, many mistake me for the fifth wheel." There is this big misunderstanding that in guitar bands real men are working real instruments — evening after evening — while in a synthesizer band like Depeche Mode nobody works, because it’s all machines." "Sometimes a band can’t stand each other but that electricity makes for great music.

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Murió Andy Fletcher, integrante de Depeche Mode, a los 60 años (CNN)

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".

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Fallece el tecladista fundador de Depeche Mode Andy Fletcher (Santa Maria Times)

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”.

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Andy Fletcher, Keyboardist/Co-founder of Depeche Mode, Dies at 60 (WROR)

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.

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Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode keyboardist, dead at 60 (KMID - Local 2 News)

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

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Depeche Mode: muere a los 60 años Andy Fletcher, el tecladista ... (BBC Mundo)

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".

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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60 (KRMG)

A person close to the band said Fletcher died Thursday from natural causes at his home in the United Kingdom. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because ...

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.

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Hasta siempre, Andy Fletcher: Fallece el miembro fundador de ... (WARP)

En una noticia que tomó a todos por sorpresa, esta mañana se anunció el repentino fallecimiento del tecladista y miembro fundador de Depeche Mode, Andy.

Compañero de la otrora banda Composition Of Sound junto a Marvin Gore y Vince Clarke, misma que se convirtió en Depeche Mode cuando se les unió Dave Gahan. Fletcher era conocido como el Business Man de la agrupación debido a sus virtudes para los negocios y las relaciones públicas, mismos que se tradujeron en los primeros contratos y acuerdos comerciales del proyecto y que hasta el día de hoy, lo mantenían involucrado en todo el aspecto financiero de la banda. Las causas de su deceso aún se desconocen; sin embargo, la banda declaró lo siguiente en un comunicado oficial: “Estamos conmocionados y llenos de una tristeza abrumadora por el fallecimiento prematuro de nuestro querido amigo y compañero de banda». En una noticia que tomó a todos por sorpresa, esta mañana se anunció el repentino fallecimiento del tecladista y miembro fundador de Depeche Mode, Andy Fletcher, a los 60 años de edad.

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Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher dies | Complete Music Update (Complete Music Update)

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.

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R.I.P. Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode - Treble (Treble)

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.”

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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60 (The Journal)

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

“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. Fletcher would lend his keyboards to classic albums including “Music for the Masses,” “Black Celebration” and “Violator." The band would break out a year later with their debut album “Speak and Spell," which opened with the modest hit “New Life” and closed with one of the band's enduring hits, “Just Can't Get Enough.”

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