Dave Gahan, who's debut solo LP 'Paper Monsters' is out now, is threatening to leave Depeche Mode if he isn't given a bigger song-writing role.
Gahan has told reporters: "Whether there is a future for Depeche Mode very much depend 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. 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. Martin sometimes even told me how to sing certain passages," he complained. "I often felt like an instrument being used by others."