Andy Fletcher, a Founder of Depeche Mode, Dies at 60 - The New York Times

With three others, he created the band in 1980 and rode its synthesizer-driven music to worldwide fame.

That Hall of Fame induction came in 2020, the band having first been nominated in 2017 a nomination that Mr. Fletcher never expected, since an electronic band didnt fit the guitar-and-drums model tha… [+949 chars]

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