My Playlist: Vince Clarke 💿 

I hope that Vince is surrounded by loved ones and friends at the moment, after the terribly sad recent passing of his Wife. He's been an inspiration to me since childhood. 💓

This man only needed a syntethizer to make a worldwide hit. Founding a successful band it's already quite a challenge but this man gave birth to THREE of the most popular synthwave acts in history, nobody else can do that

Vince Clarke is a legend 🎹🔌⚡ Depeche Mode Yazoo, Erasure 🖤

Considering how talented, and what he's done for electronic music, he's so modest and humble.

Vince and Andy - I have to say THE best duo of my generation in my humble opinion. All the very best to you both, and long may you continue to perform and entertain us.

He's so down to earth yet an absolute music legend. Bless you Vince.

My thoughts are with Vince, Oscar, and Tonya during this incredibly difficult time.

Vince Clarke is definitely one of the Greatest Synthesizer Users on this Planet.

My sincerest condolences to Vince and familiy.

So sad to hear about Vinces Wife passing. He's made a lot of people happy and the pair of them deserved such a better outcome in their later years.

Great to see Vince but so sad to hear his news, our thoughts are with him. I haven't seen him since the summer of 1976 when he left school to work at the dairy. I stayed on to fail my A levels!

Legend. Gave us Depeche Mode, effectively helping shape electronica for years to come. Best wishes to Vince and his loved ones ❤

We love Vince Clarke, he is a music legend ♡

What are humble man Vince Clark is, no pretentions just a fabulous musician and humble person, absolutely unique. Truly one of the greats of pop music along with David Bowie and Brian Eno. And he hails Philip Glass as a genius. This is an absolute top guy.

Vince is magnificent.

An Incredible Man ❤️

I am a massive fan of Vince since the early Depeche Mode days. Spreak & Spell is my favorite album. He also did a wonderful job with Andy in Erasure!

Gotta love Vince! #LEGEND

Such a terrible time for Vince and his family, my condolences to all his family and the terrible loss of his Wife, R.I.P. Tracy Hurley-Martin

🦇🌹As we all know Vince is great in a group, but his solo work is also phenomenal. He's not afraid to move sonically into uncharted territory.

Vince, such a magical man and his amazing music has painted the decades of my life with such pleasure.

A true legend. Thoughts are with you Vince. ❤

Sending both you and Oscar all the love in the world Vincent. I lost my partner last July so I know exactly how you are feeling my friend.just look after yourself vince and be there for young Oscar cos he's going to need you so much more than you know now pal. I know it feels like you won't ever get over it and I'd be a liar if I told you you will, but you don't you just learn to live with it, it is different when you lose your life partner as apposed to losing a relative I dunno it just feels much deeper and more personal vince. Just give yourself time and remember the good times you Oscar and Tracy shared and you will learn to smile again in time I absolutely promise you x stay beautiful vince I send you and Oscar and the rest of the family all my heartfelt love mate xx jason

His remix of Happy Mondays is the best .

Sorry to hear your sad news Vince God bless 🙏

Blue Savannah and Sometimes are my favorites, absolutely brilliant.

Wonderful interviewer and compelling understanding of Vince

Great song writer and synth legend. Thanks for the music.

Vince is absolutely great, I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and always loved Kraftwerk, Vince reminded me of that passion for electronica and created some incredible songs. It’s a shame he didn’t do more with Alison Moyet as Yazoo were amazing . I wish Vince my condolences for his loss. ❤

All the great 80s bands and records =vince Clarke

One of the most important people in the history of proper British Pop music...imagine founding Depeche Mode, The Assembly, Yazoo and Erasure....so humble though that he won't think of it like that...top bloke too.

Blue Savannah is a wonderful song

My deepest condolences to vince and family so sorry to hear what happened you are truly loved by everyone all of the fans. God bless you Vincent

I like how Vince started off guarded and slowly warmed to Steve when he realised Steve knew his stuff about Vince's career.

Thank you for this!!!!

The GOAT. So sad to hear about your loss.

inVINCEable clark

Thank you both, great stuff

Vince has been a musical hero of mine for many many years. Great interview. ive always wanted to sit with Vince and ask him questions and this interview pretty much asks everything I would ask him. Really enjoyed this.

Thank you Steve for these excellent interviews. I watched the Pete Waterman and Phil Harding vids recently and they were very interesting. You have a great voice also!

Thanks for this great interview 👍 Vince has always been my musical hero, and I got to tell him in person a few years ago ❤ rest in peace tracy 🙏 💔💔

Brilliant interview. Loved the interviewer. And Vince is such a cool Guy.

❤❤❤Vince

Really great interview.

A shy man any totally devoid of ego and considering he is a synth genius is quite unusual. So Sad about his wife. 😔 Hope he is ok

Great respectfully interview, thank you for the great music and memories Vince, 80's music will always be relevant ❤❤

Thank you for all of your work Vince... your music has helped pick up my life when I needed it. Good memories... Steve thanks for the interview.

Absolute legend and phenomenal musician - very few could write songs, play keyboards and program hardware quite like Vince. Thanks for so much amazing music. 😍👌

00:30:13 "SONG TO THE SIREN" Songwriter: Tim Buckley. Poet: Larry Beckett. Release: "Starsailor" LP (1970-11). Most popular cover: "This Mortal Coil" (an Ivo Watts-Russell project). Release: "It'll End in Tears" LP (1984-10-01).

Thank you.

Goldenboy featuring Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin is a must listen!

Wow, I first heard New Life at the school dinner time club 1981, I was 12/13. Thought wtf is that, that is amazing. Who is this - asked the DJ.....went to see DM at Birmigham last week for the 5th time - 43 years after hearing them for the first I am still besotted. I know VC left the Mode very early but still - Thank you Vince for my love affair with 80's Music.

18:30 I could hear Roy Orbison singing Blue Savannah! 🤯

Bit of a Blue Peter interview style he has there. Vince is a legend though. To step back from DM just as they were taking off must have been a tough decision but it shows that Vince was always focused on writing.

Vince "Legend" Clarke

Since this was filmed I understand Vince wife has passed away I’m sorry to hear this

vince always has a lovely smile , Good luck to him

Great interview. We were at the gig too. Fantastic night

The assembly ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I made a tribute CD of my own music and brought it to one of your Erasure live shows in Manchester Vince ... But too scared to throw it up onto the stage for you 😊

Legend!

I'd love to hear a dream band of Vince and Alan Wilder collaborating. I wonder if they ever have...

Sad to hear that ! I was more into guitar bands at the time , I was never into these bands , when you get older and more mature you understand that Vince along with others are trailblazers and absolute legends who have stood the test of time !

I was walking on a street in Mountain View, California likely around 2010 and a convertible drove by blaring "Blue Savanah." I'm not a car buy but I was like "Epic song." I was in Quezon City last year an this DJ (hip girl around 30) was playing songs outside TGI Fridays and played "Blue Savanah." I was blown away. I doubt she was born in 1990 when "Blue Savanah" came out. Epic song.

My deepest sympathies to his Vince and his family during this period of immense loss.

Met him four times. Very nice bloke. Down to earth. Very sad about his wife😒💙

Vinc, best wishes ❤from 🤝 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Thoughts are with Vince and his family. I would love to hear a reworked version of Loveboat using the Erasure sound we all know.

Vince un gran músico y compositor

God bless Vince. Genius.

Mine and lot of people here’s heroes. So sorry to Vince for the tragic loss in his personal life

In the thumbnail, Vincent looked like that guy with the pitchfork in the American Gothic painting. Uncanny.

This man is my electronica life soundtrack:)

Gutted for Vince, RIP

Dear Vince so sorry, I keep you in my prayers and your family.

Человек - Глыба ❤

The interviewer was great in The Big Bang Theory. His American accent seemed so authentic. 😂

Hi too virgin out there ..vince your a talent off a person. Heard so much proud what you have achieved by yourself. Loved the alf album and upstairs at Erics x and my first Album by Earsure wonder land just fantastic Album. Would you ever consider too join Depeche Mode again.?

❤

Synth god alert!!

Pete Shelley Homosapian ....haven't played that for years. Got the 12" up in the loft somewhere

Sad news, for me to hear... But great for me, is that You, Vince; seem so untouched, I mean, you've always seemed to be like this...

Vince Clarke is a real trooper: “I don’t really care for Madonna.”

Vince , that's So funny...my dad's sold things

Condolences to Vince and his family, very sad. Vince is not the easiest guy to interview but the interviewer was a bit shite at times... Still a good interview though. The ultimate synth band would be Vince Clarke, Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Andy Wilder, Vangelis and Karl Bartos :-)

It would be nice if he rejoined Depeche Mode. Sorry to hear about his wife. Bad things happen to good people.

Steve’s energy and knowledge make him such a great interviewer

He doesn’t write jingles for 14 yr olds.. he writes life experiences

Where is the playlist?

That presenter is so boring, it's like he's reading off a checklist. His upbeat persona doesn’t exactly ring through either. Vince Clarke is great to hear, an amazing talent and had written so many great songs, groups and collaborations. Brilliant.

Stock questions and answers

Where is this mysterious VC playlist?

She sure is.

Depeche Mode turned down Only You. Daniel Miller turned down Only You. One wonders how it would've went for Vince had those record publishers not been around.

Vince offered "only you" to depeche. They passed.

oh. he's gaunt. you are resuscitation

WHERE ARE THE SONGS?

He needs to to form a new band with Alan Wilder

Alison Moyet is twice the singer Adele is...

such mind-numbingly boring questions. Poor Vince seems to be even more disinterested in and disillusioned by this circus than usual. and now we know why. the interviewer should've made more effort anyway than asking Smash Hits stuff when meeting a sensitive genius. I guess it will take Vince a long time to return, what a difficult time

Yes, I felt that the interviewer was constantly threatening to suddenly interrupt Vince and talk instead of letting Vince pause, think and develop anything. Extremely annoying that Vince had such an un-nuanced experience