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Who is Alan Charles Wilder?
| Nick Name: | Charlie (used by his close friends) Slik (used by other Depeche Mode members) |
| Date of Birth: | June 1st, 1959 |
| Place of Birth: | Hammersmith Hospital, Acton, West London |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Eye Color: | Gray |
| Height: | 5ft 11 and 1/2 inches |
| Weight: | 150 lbs (11 stone) |
| Family Details: | A mum, dad and two brothers, girlfriend Hepsibah Sessa of Miranda Sex Garden fame, has the daughter called "Paris" and the son called "Stanley Duke" |
| Previous Bands: | Daphne & The Tenderspots, The Korgis, Real To Real, The Hitmen, Depeche Mode |
| Favourite city visited: | Paris, Milan |
| Favourite food: | The good old British sandwich |
| Favourite Film: | A Clockwork Orange |
| Favourite TV Show: | Mr. Bean, The Match, Minder |
| Favourite song: | Shipbuilding by Robert Wyatt |
| Favourite DM song: | Never Let Me Down Again |
| Favourite DM Video: | Enjoy The Silence |
| Most Prized Possessions: | CDs, photographs, any thing personal that couldn't be replaced |
| Favourite group/singer: | Kraftwerk |
| Biggest niggle: | Apathy |
| Biggest fear: | Losing my health |
| Ambition: | To be happy |
?: It really seems that Depeche Mode fans are so loyal and dedicated,
it's hysterical, almost. How do you explain all this?
ALAN: Yes, the're particulary fanatical. Ummm, I don't really have a decent
explanation for it, other than the fact that we've played, live, a lot over the years.
We've toured hard around Europe and America in fact. And I suppose a lot of that following
comes from the live performance. But, you know, it's difficult to explain exactly what it
is about the music, or whatever, that makes them such a hardcore following, but it's quite
interesting because it means certainly in England anyway, that our records always go in
the charts straight away in the first week. In fact sometimes they move too quickly for
our liking because it means that all the hardcore fans buy the records and they don't have
a chance to cross-over to new people and other people. But we're not complaining, but it's
a slight problem, sometimes. But it means you don't have to rely on the radio. And English
radio does very much dominate what gets into the chart. So there's a few groups like us
who can actually get around that because of their hardcore following.