RIP Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode (1961-2022)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- RIP Andy Fletcher, founding member of Depeche mode, passed away on May 26, 2022 at the age of 60. Watch this video for my tribute.
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A tragedy. The lights at the Rock and Roll hall of fame should be dimmed to honour a musician who touched so many lives.
wonderful idea
The Lord needed to dance so he sent for Andy
The greatest of the great is gone. This is a dark day, a dark day for rock and roll.
Andy dominated the music scene for 40+ years and he will never be replaced.
Music will never be the same without him.
🌻
I am devastated
The music world lost a giant. He will be forever imitated but never replaced.
One of the most important, if not the most important, musical genius of his generation. This is a true tragedy - he had so much to offer.
He was. I was just reminiscing and looking through all the songs he wrote while he was in Depeche Mode. Truly amazing.
My life seems to have no meaning now that Andy is gone.
A true musical giant. Music's biggest lost since Prince.
Chris Cornell? Chester Bennington?
@@iamobeliskquake With respect, they were nobdies next to Andy Fletcher and his legacy
@@iamobeliskquake Compared to Alex Fletcher? They aren't even in the same league.
The biggest musical loss and influence for me was Edward Van Halen in 2020. His loss is still felt today🎸
@@albertdimatteo531 Well, sure, he was okay. But he was no Andy Fletcher.
He was too beautiful a soul to live in this corrupted world
I felted like I lost a family member because Depeche mode is apart of my life I grew up listening to them since I was 18 now I'm 50. It's a very sad day rest in peace ✌️✌️
He was just 6 months younger than me ... I remember buying New Life 7'' when I was 19 or 20 ... People scoffed at us for liking synth pop back in 1980 ... EVERYTHING is synth pop now! ... Thanks DM for being pioneers ... RIP Andy
RIP Andy Fletch Fletscher, DM hat mich in meiner Jugend 80/90 intensiv begleitet.
Deutschland trauert um Fletch 🌹
Ja, definitiv. Hier war DM sehr sehr beliebt. Wir haben eben einen guten Geschmack.
My God, this is really sad. My all time favorite band has lost Mr. Fletcher. My world will never be the same again. RIP Andy and may God be with your family.
Why are the good always taken so young?
Drugs ?
@@WONGLER He didn't have a drug issue, I don't think..But the last photo he didn't look well at all.
@@kirstieadams5392 Maybe Covid 19 vaccination problems , media will not tell us the truth anyway
Thank you for this. Still in shock that Andy is gone. RIP Andy you will be so missed.
Such a shocking loss :(
DM took a lot of influence & sound from such important bands like The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, The Clash, Roxy Music & others. Very defining band & it's sad that he's gone too soon. May he rest in paradise & as well for Alan White of Yes.
26/27 May 2022..in 24h or less ..3 famous deads
Andy Fletcher, Alan White and Ray Leotta
@@redsun381 You forgot the biggest composer of contemporanity, one of the pioneers of electronic new age music,Vangelis
Still in shock.
Ty so much for your music Fletch. U will be in our hearts forever & DM lives on forever too. A legend gone too soon. First time I heard of DM was when I was 9 which was DM 101 & also recorded on my brothers bday. DM got me through some crappy times.
Condolences to his family, kids, DM & DM fans around the world. A very sad day for the family & fans.. RIP mate & ty again 💔💔💔
Devastating news. Depeche Mode has helped mold not only how I perceive music but also my views on the world as a teenager back in the 80's. Andy has been there right from the beginning. Leave in silence, Andy.
Thank you for this tribute. Depeche Mode was the sound of my teenage years, all of my 20's, and one of my favorite concerts ever!
I have been listening, enjoying all their music from the beginning in early 80's.
This was a very beautiful eulogy.
Now I will turn up the volume and play the music once again.
There is only one thing to say: RIP Andy
Depeche Mode is a big part of my history. Hit singles 81-85. I have the lp, video, cassette, DVD and the digital version. And all of their other releases. RIP legend. Leave in silence.
Thank you for such a respectful and poetic delivery. 🖤😥🎶
Thank you. May he rest in peace.
RIP our Andy, you will stay forever in our hearts. 🌹💗
Rip Andy Fletcher r god my thoughts go out to the family and Depeche Mode and friends. Your music will live on. I was very luck to see Depeche Mode live. What a privilege.
Absolutely floored by this news of my favorite band and Fletch's untimely death. I know we can't live forever but damn 60 is too young! So glad I got to see them once at Red Rocks in Denver during their Universe tour in 2009. I was so hoping for one more album after Spirit but we may have to accept the fact DM may not continue now. 😪
The sound of my youth!
I am very concerned
and shocked,
RiP Andy🙏
My deepest compassion to his family and the Band
Today I cry together with all the people Depeche Mode Andy rests in peace
Oh no!
I just saw this video pop up.
I met Andrew Fletcher & the band once.
It was the early 90's & they had a concert here in Frankfurt /Germany.
A friend of mine worked at a bar, where they all went.
I got a call on a Sunday morning & my friend told me to come to an after-hour party, at the hotel they were staying in.
I 1st didn't believe her, but she convinced me to get a cab & drive over there. I wasn't a fan but liked their early music.
I just got up & they had partied the whole night.
It was a weird situation for me, but it didn't take long & we were on the same level & we were all having a fantastic time. Andrew Fletcher was a really fun guy. We were laughing non-stop.
We literally rolled on the floor laughing. I laughed so much, my jaw hurt the next day
I don't know much about the lives of the guys, but I could tell that Andrew was a good guy. He was hilarious on top of it.
Dave Gahan had an H- problem at that time, he was very very skinny & totally out of it.
You will be missed. Long live Fletch!
Black Celebration is an underrated album that I played again and again and still do today. It's massively dark and powerful (Stripped) with a touch of aggression and soft notes too (Question of Lust).
R.I.P. Andy.
I just happened on your video, and I have tears streaming down my cheeks. 😭😭 Every single word could’ve come from my own mouth (except being a keyboardist, I did take piano lessons as a child but couldn’t play anything now). Thank you for saying these important words, and giving Fletch such a special tribute. He truly was the backbone and jovial cheerleader of the band. I’m so heartbroken and feel such sadness for all their families. Again, thank you for your words. 🌹
Thank you for watching. RIP Andy :(
My childhood is slowing going away!!
wisdom words nothing more to say andy will miss you this is your first step to inmortality
R.I.P. Fletch,
Gone far to soon.
Thanks for that nice ending using song and album titles. Made me smile among the ssadness, and shock. I always liked Fletch regardless of the criticism he often got. RIP. Thank-you for the beautiful tribute Track X Track
Thanks for noticing that little tribute at the end. It was for the fans, like you. (And me.)
Hey Kyle. Shocked to find out just yesterday that Andrew Fletcher is gone. I have been a great fan of DM since 1985. What a great tribute segment! Your summary of DM mode's history, their music and influence, was right on point and well written. Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Fletch will be greatly missed!
Thanks for that lovely tribute I feel the same as everything you said. He will be missed
You're very welcome
Life will never be same without 💔 Andrew Fletcher, Florian Schneider and any other guys
I'm still shocked really shocked
Crying
Crying
Crying forever over you Andy
What you said at the end... BEAUTIFUL... Just plain BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you!
Incredibly sad news , R.I.P. Fletch ❤️
I just stumbled across this channel AND this very sad news! Thank you for covering this. I sincerely appreciate it. I was a teen in the 80’s, and Depeche is still in my rotation of faves on the playlist. Post punk new wave “synth” music gets a bad rap, but people don’t realize how influential it actually was. RIP Fletch💔🌹
A huge loss..Rest in peace Fletch
We miss you Fletch!!!
Yesterday I lost a good friend...
RIP Andy...
So sorry to hear this.
RIP-.,. IN MEMORIAN
What a lovely way of honour - the way your words have ben adressed. You just said it all...my deepest congratulations to his wife, children, other family and band members.
Thank you kindly
Time passes on for all of us. There is something to be said for how Fletcher was always there for Depeche Mode.
He will be missed
RIP Andy Fletcher, I am very sad.
It would be cool if Alan came back and they did a tribute tour for Andy.
Very sad indeed Rip brother.
God bless him and all DM fans around the world. Hope the band will go on and never stop. Good luck my old friends. Fan about 40 years.
Another 80’s icon has left us. Ty’s Andy Of Depeche Mode RIP . ❤️from🇺🇸
Well said. He will be missed. I saw the Depeche Mode several times and all were great shows.
My 2 favorites were of course Music For The Masses & Violator. Wow what a day, also actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) & the Drummer for "Yes" died too.
Such a sad day indeed
Beautiful thank you for your words 😭dm family is hurting today
Thank you for sharing in our mourning
Beautiful tribute 🖤🌹🖤
Thank you. RIP Andy :(
Thank you!
You're welcome!
a teenager of the 80s depeche mode were and still are in my opinion completely different to any other band going . I still have all the early singles and albums and nothing in the 80s or ever since has ever sounded so groundbreaking and different . Andy fletcher you are a true legend of a superb band I truly love all of the band and your legacy will live on leon boden
I was so looking forward to just see them live again..once..maybe twice..! Now..this won't happen...!?! It's so sad...when our heroes die...! They leave a black hole in our hearts..and it seems they take a part of us with them! I could cry the whole day..cause it's such a loss! "Never let me down again"...since we'll meet somewhere up there...! Bye...Mr. Fletcher
Thanks Flatch! See you on the other side!
You pretty much summed it up. Thank you!
🖤 RIP Andy! Saddest news ever! 🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢
(8 July 1961 - 26 May 2022)
Your musical timeline of influences is same as mine. Fletcher will be missed.
niemals werden wir dich vergessen ein grosser Mann hat die Bühne verlassen und ein tiefes loch in der popwelt hinterlassen
Rest in peace Andy Fletcher... what a sad news today... happy to have meet in Jakarta... atrue good sensible man who kept the band together ❤ very sad today
RIP fletch!!!!
Thank you so much for this..I have all their LP and maxi remixes..so sad from hearing the loss of Andy
RIP Andy Fletcher 🌹🌹
Rest In Peace Fletch ❤️
Since the appearance of depeche mode you were my musical reference today is a very sad day rest in peace Andrew fletcher enjoy now you are with many of the greats, but without you the group will not be the same 👼
A wonderful tribute to one of my all time favorite bands! Thank you!
You’re a cool guy!!! Love from Pakistan
VIELEN LIEBEN DANK DIR...FRIEDEN und FREIHEIT...
Amen
Thank you, this was beautiful, truly
I'm glad you liked it. RIP Andy :(
Rip,Andy so long!!
Very good tribute..well said 👍🇬🇧
RIP Fletch
S9 sad and unexpected. My favorite song is Everything Counts. I probably know alot of their lyrics too. Thank you for this tribute.
Thank you for watching. RIP Andy
So sad.
Really nice tribute, Kyle. This is a devastating loss.
Thanks. It is a very sad loss indeed.
Díky Andy .... :-(
Very well said! An excellent tribute for sad day in music. I echo your sentiment about Depeche Mode and how they were a huge part of my youth. I’m fortunate to have seen them perform in the early 80’s and beyond. Andy Fletcher will be truly missed and it’ll be interesting to see how and if Depeche Mode will continue on…
Nicely done.
Thanks!
Stay in peace in the eternal silence Flatchy man of our best
Why did you wake me up with such upsetting news.....I wasn't prepared
No one was prepared. Very sad news indeed!
Giorgio moroder.. Jean Michel jarre and Depeche mode.... farewell Andy and thank you for all those great memories
Beautiful tribute 😢 I listened to “little !5’ when I was 15. ❤
RIP Fletch 🙏
ruhe in frieden andrew fletscher Depeche Mode gehört seit meiner Jugend in mein leben ich bin sehr traurig
God bless yuo CICCIO 71
1989 (after the wall breaks down in GDR) was my step in to DM. After along Time, a lot of very very amazing songs later is Andy gone us 😭😭
R.I.P so sad shows that we are all mortal and getting older i know i been selfish i was really hoping for another Depeche Mode album and will they continue on i know he is unreplacable i really wish this is not the end of the group. If my comment offends anyone sorry. The tragic lost of Mark Lanegan this year too its like we are losing friends .
Hopefully there was music in progress and we may hear Fletch again.
Descanse en paz.
Rip
The music scenes in New York City has tributes for moment os silence of the long time keyboardist Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode and also in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with tons electronic music cultures of nightlife has the vigil service. The music fans in New York City has given the respects to Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode also at the Yankees baseball game at the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Well said mate 🙏💙🌈
Thank you.