Martin Gore of Depeche Mode Suit 2013, Designed by Sir Tom Baker | Martin L Gore became Depeche Mode's main songwriter after co-founder Vince Clarke's departure, and took lead vocalist duty on several of the band's songs. He steered the band into a darker musical direction than their debut album's upbeat synth-pop. "If I write a song, most of the chords - but of course not all of them - are minor chords," Gore said. "Then again, I don't start writing a song with the intention to be a sad one. It