Andrew Fletcher
Gender: Male
Born: 8th July 1961 (currently 50 years old)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Movies: 101, Devotional, One Night in Paris, Some Great Videos, Strange, Strange Too, The Videos, The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg, Touring the Angel: Live in Milan, Depeche Mode: The Ministry of Sound, Depeche Mode: The Dark Progression
Andy Fletcher (born 8 July 1961, Nottingham, England), known as "Fletch", is a co-founder and member of the English synth band Depeche Mode.
Fletch had originally played bass in a band with Vince Clarke, but moved on to play synthesizers in the group Composition of Sound with both Clarke and Martin Gore. In 1980, these three musicians formed Depeche Mode with vocalist David Gahan. He is the only member that has never written a song for the band although it is indicated in one interview that he had attempted it in the past.
Fletcher’s role within Depeche Mode has been a topic of confusion for the media, as Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards once noted: "Depeche Mode's unique division of labor has been long established, with each of the three remaining members having a distinct role: Martin Gore writes the songs, Dave Gahan sings them and Andrew Fletcher shows up for photo shoots and cashes the checks."
Fletcher has stated that he plays bass in Depeche Mode; programmed on the synthesizer, in addition to electric bass as played on the Playing the Angel album. He can also be seen playing keyboards live and in rehearsal videos.
With the band never having employed a full-time manager,
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