Dave Gahan to quit Depeche Mode?

LONDON, UK (Depeche Mode Fans Website) - Dave Gahan says he will leave Depeche Mode if he isn't given a bigger song-writing role.
The singer, who recently launched his first solo album Paper Monsters, said bandmate Martin Gore had to change.

In an interview with Spiegel magazine, he said: "Whether there is a future for Depeche Mode very much depends on whether Martin is willing and open enough to change. "All I know is it won't be going on as it was, I want to be involved more in working on new songs."
Gahan said it took a long time for him to realise he could be creative, too. "I didn't have enough confidence, and where should I have taken it from? After all, Martin Gore is the creative head of Depeche Mode. I was just the singer."

In the interview, Gahan said he was willing to remain a part of the band but wouldn't be taking any more orders. "Martin sometimes even told me how to sing certain passages," he complained. "I often felt like an instrument being used by others."