Richard Blade said : "People always think of Dave [Gahan] being the singer and frontman and Martin [Gore] being the songwriter, but Andrew was the backbone of Depeche Mode," "Martin Gore said to me one time that there would be no Depeche Mode without Andrew Fletcher, he was the one who would always get Dave and Martin and at the time [former bandmate] Alan Wilder together and say, 'get in the studio, let's work on a new album, let's get a tour together'"

bbc Friday, May 27, 2022 1:18:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade wrote : “OMG … there’s a little kid from a small seaside town in England with tears in his eyes right now as he sits typing this in total disbelief,”

whittierdailynews Friday, June 18, 2021 2:28:00 AM EAT

Richard Blade wrote : “OMG … there’s a little kid from a small seaside town in England with tears in his eyes right now as he sits typing this in total disbelief,”

dailynews Friday, June 18, 2021 2:07:00 AM EAT

Richard Blade said : “She sent me over the rough track and I thought ‘This is going to be a great song,’”

whittierdailynews Sunday, February 16, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “She sent me over the rough track and I thought ‘This is going to be a great song,’”

dailynews Sunday, February 16, 2020 10:27:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “His strength, for what listeners would have heard, was his very quick, dry wit,”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “I sort of brought the music knowledge and he brought the humor,”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said ( about Mike Evans ) : “When I heard, I called Mike Evans and he was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “His strength, for what listeners would have heard, was his very quick, dry wit,”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “I sort of brought the music knowledge and he brought the humor,”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said ( about Mike Evans ) : “When I heard, I called Mike Evans and he was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : "People always think of Dave [Gahan] being the singer and frontman and Martin [Gore] being the songwriter, but Andrew was the backbone of Depeche Mode," "Martin Gore said to me one time that there would be no Depeche Mode without Andrew Fletcher, he was the one who would always get Dave and Martin and at the time [former bandmate] Alan Wilder together and say, 'get in the studio, let's work on a new album, let's get a tour together'"

bbc Friday, May 27, 2022 1:18:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade wrote : “OMG … there’s a little kid from a small seaside town in England with tears in his eyes right now as he sits typing this in total disbelief,”

whittierdailynews Friday, June 18, 2021 2:28:00 AM EAT

Richard Blade wrote : “OMG … there’s a little kid from a small seaside town in England with tears in his eyes right now as he sits typing this in total disbelief,”

dailynews Friday, June 18, 2021 2:07:00 AM EAT

Richard Blade said : “She sent me over the rough track and I thought ‘This is going to be a great song,’”

whittierdailynews Sunday, February 16, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “She sent me over the rough track and I thought ‘This is going to be a great song,’”

dailynews Sunday, February 16, 2020 10:27:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “His strength, for what listeners would have heard, was his very quick, dry wit,”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “I sort of brought the music knowledge and he brought the humor,”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said ( about Mike Evans ) : “When I heard, I called Mike Evans and he was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’”

whittierdailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 7:11:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “His strength, for what listeners would have heard, was his very quick, dry wit,”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said : “I sort of brought the music knowledge and he brought the humor,”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT

Richard Blade said ( about Mike Evans ) : “When I heard, I called Mike Evans and he was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’”

dailynews Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:25:00 PM EAT