He was one of the founders of the British band born in the eighties, and also its keyboardist and spokesman. The reasons for his death are unknown
The members of Depeche Mode. At left, Andrew Flether (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness at the untimely death of our dear friend, member of our family and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher”.
With a brief statement, the British band Depeche Mode announced the passing of one of its members on Thursday, at age 60.
Fletcher was founding member of Depeche Mode, a band born in 1980, with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Vince Clark.
Andrew Fletcher, of Depeche Mode, at a concert in Cologne, Germany in 2017 (Ant Palmer/Getty Images)
In the same text, Fletcher is described as possessing “a true heart of gold”and claim that he was someone who “was always there when you needed him, for a fun conversation, a good laugh or a cold beer.”
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“ Our hearts go out to his family,” the statement added.
In addition, they asked fans to “respect the privacy” of his family and close loved ones “in this difficult time.”
Depeche Mode released 14 studio albums and achieved worldwide fame. Initially, Fletcher served as bassist and agent for the band, until he formally joined as keyboardist.
Andrew ‘Fletch’ Fletcher (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Fletcher’s role in the band was always a topic of conversation among fans.He is the only one who has not received a single credit for the composition of any of the Depeche Mode songs. But over the years he has had important tasks during the interpretation of each of the songs, both in the studio and live.
Depeche Mode. Andy Fletcher, on the right in the photo (Anton Corbjin)
Andy Fletcher is also the only member of the band who never sang. At the time, when he was seen singing, the sound of his microphones was heard very low or only on the sound monitors on stage. As of 2014, he stopped singing live.
In addition, in times when the band did not have a full-time manager, Andy Fletcher was in charge of legal, accounting and accounting issues. his business. He revealed several times to be genuinely interested in the more administrative side of the music business.
Andrew Fletcher in 1980 (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)< p class=”paragraph”>In recent years Andy Fletcher had become the spokesman for Depeche Mode.
At the moment, the reasons for Andy’s death are unknown Fletcher.