Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode):
"We got the name of our band from a French fashion magazine called Dépêche Mode. It basically means 'fashion dispatch' or 'fashion news'. We just liked the way it sounded when we said it; it felt stylish, chic, and very different from the usual boring rock band names. We didn't really think about what it meant at the time, we just thought it looked good on a poster, but people keep trying to find a deeper meaning in it."