Tuesday 8th January 2013 by Grace Carroll | Photos by WENN

Tags: Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode have revealed that they would like to be offered a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music - although they are unsure if they would ever accept the honour.

The band have been around since 1980 and are the most successful electronic band in musical history, with 12 top 10 albums in the UK and have sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide.

Band member Andy Fletcher told the Daily Star, "We'd like to be offered, though whether we'd accept it is another thing.  In 2011 the BRITs didn't have an Outstanding Achievement award either. Quite a lot of people who previously won it said we should've got it."

He added, "I don't know why we don't get considered. But we have a lot of fans here still, so we can't complain too much."

Fletcher went on to talk about Depeche Mode's upcoming album, which is set to be released in March and is already highly anticipated.

He said, "The music has a similar vibe to Violator.  A new guy we worked with on this album is Christopher Berg. He's a young Swedish kid, brilliant programmer and musician."

Dave Gahan performing at London's O2 Arena in 2010

It's rumoured that founding member Vince Clarke, who left the band in 1981, may be helping out with production and mixes on some of the album's tracks.

The band are currently preparing for an upcoming world tour, which includes two London dates at the O2 Arena on 28 and 29 May.

As to whether this will lead to a UK tour or even some UK festivals, Fletcher said, "We're getting on a bit. We'll have to see how we feel."

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