Erasure Lyrics

Erasure Info:

From:
London, England, United Kingdom

Genres:
New wave, synthpop, electronic

Years active:
1985–present

Name Origin:
One possible explanation is that in 1985, a Mute Records technician is believed to have accidentally written "erasure" on a demo tape for Who Needs Love Like That submitted by Clarke and Bell. At the time, the duo still hadn't chosen a name for themselves, and when they rescued the tape, they decided upon Erasure.

Associated Acts:
Depeche Mode
Yaz

Members:
Andy Bell (vocals)
Vince Clarke (keyboards)

Did You Know:
• Vince Clarke was a founding member of Depeche Mode and sole writer of their first three singles (including Just Can't Get Enough)

• Andy Bell is openly homosexual and has become a gay icon in the LGBT community

Erasure Quotes:
We're all using Logic actually. I've just recently started using Logic because I moved to America and I couldn't bring my studio over. So this time round I had to sit down and actually work and learn how to use Logic. It forced me to read manuals, which I hate.
Vincent Clarke

There's no secret really. I think me and Vince are pretty down to earth and we really like making music. I particularly like playing live and travelling around. I don't think we've been hyped ever, like beyond our means. I don't know, I think it's just our approach.
Andy Bell

Well, my boyfriend's from California so it's kind of a bit of California countryside but closer to home. It just takes a couple of hours to get there. I don't know, it's just very laid back, nobody knows who we are really. We've just got our friends there who are kind of outside Erasure and everything. It's just very nice
Andy Bell

Erasure Awards:
1994
Goldene Europa Award (German)

1989
BRIT Award for British Group

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