Andy Fletcher

Pioneering British electronic band confirm his death on social media, saying 'Fletch had a true heart of gold'

They went on to enjoy huge international success in the late 80s and early 90s. We crossed many of the same pathways as younger men . My heart goes out to his family, bandmates, and DM fans.” Andrew Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of British electronic band Depeche Mode, has died aged 60.

Fletcher helped define the sound of 1980s and '90s alternative music through hits including 'Just Can't Get Enough,' 'Personal Jesus' and 'People Are People ...

Depeche Mode, which was founded in 1980 by Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and keyboardists Martin L. Gore and Vince Clarke, in Basildon, England, ascended to become one of the most successful rock acts of its time. We crossed many of the same pathways as younger men. Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode has passed,” wrote the Cure’s Lol Tolhurst on Twitter. “I knew Andy and considered him a friend.

Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old. A cause of death was not immediately known, ...

In 2002, he opened his own record label called Toast Hawaii. In that time Depeche Mode was nominated for five Grammy Awards Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old.

The musician, nicknamed "Fletch", founded the band in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. Depeche Mode have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have had ...

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The band said their friend 'had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint'

The band said their friend "had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint." In a statement shared on social media, the British electronic band said they were filled with "overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher. Andrew Fletcher, founding member and keyboard player of Depeche Mode, has died at the age of 60.

UK band Depeche Mode have announced that their keyboard player Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60.

He was born in 1961 in Nottingham, England, and moved to Basildon when he was a child. In 2020, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode. In a statement released on Thursday night on Twitter, the band said, "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness at the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy "Fletch" Fletcher.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche ...

With Gore, who Fletcher met at a pub in Basildon in 1980, they formed the trio Composition of Sound, with all three playing synthesizer. A fan of soccer team Chelsea FC with a penchant for chess, Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group. As usual, Fletcher let his bandmates do nearly all the talking. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band's posts said. “Since we were 10,” Moyet tweeted Thursday. “Same estate. Gahan, Fletcher and Gore had to accept the honor remotely along with all the other inductees in the pandemic year.

Fletch” played for the British synth pop giants for more than 40 years.

“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band’s posts said. His death leaves Gahan and Gore as the only permanent members of the band. Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, his face never as familiar as those of his bandmates.

Born in 1961 in Nottingham, Fletcher befriended schoolmate Vince Clarke in the '70s and formed the band No Romance in China, in which he played bass. In 1980 he ...

Clarke departed the group in 1981, and Alan Wilder joined in 1982 (though he too left in 1995), though Fletcher remained in the group up until the present day. Born in 1961 in Nottingham, Fletcher befriended schoolmate Vince Clarke in the ’70s and formed the band No Romance in China, in which he played bass. “Our hearts are with his family, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and respect their privacy in this difficult time.”