Andrew Fletcher

Andrew John Fletcher (known as "Fletch") , was born on July 8th 1961 in Basildon, Essex. A current member of Depeche Mode, Fletch had originally played bass in a band with

Andrew John Fletcher (known as "Fletch") , was born on July 8th 1961 in Basildon, Essex. A current member of Depeche Mode, Fletch had originally played bass in a band with Vince Clarke but moved on to synthesizers in "Composition of Sound" with both Vince and Martin Gore. These three musicians then formed Depeche Mode with vocalist David Gahan. Fletch has never been a leading musician in the group, but more of a manager, where his strong points lie. He's also the "spokesperson", often the one who announces Depeche Mode news, such as album details for Exciter in 2001 and Playing the Angel in 2004/2005, for the press.

He's often teased by the media and fans for not normally contributing musically to Depeche Mode songs. However, he does play bass for "A Pain That I'm Used To" on Playing the Angel according to the album's producer Ben Hillier, and is seen playing bass for "The Sinner in Me" on his own . He's also seen playing bass in the "bare" rendition videos of Clean and Surrender from the Playing the Angel sessions, seen on the Playing the Angel bonus disc and the respectively.