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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Martin Gore told [http://www.gaesteliste.de/texte/show.html?id=50ea03fa8839418&_nr=622 gaesteliste.de] (translated from German):
Martin Gore told the May 2003 issue of D-Side magazine (translated from French):
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"Basically, it's a song that goes back to my youth. I was never a big fan of David Essex, but I loved some of his songs, especially 'Stardust' which is probably my favourite, and which is about the decline of a rock star and his drug addiction. One could make a comparison to Depeche Mode, but this is not the reason I chose this track. It's a good song with plenty of emotion and it describes well, I think, the loneliness that can sometimes come with being a rock star. Of course it's an amazing job but it can also be a bit strange."
"Basically, it's a song that goes back to my youth. I was never a big fan of David Essex, but I loved some of his songs, especially 'Stardust' which is probably my favourite, and which is about the decline of a rock star and his drug addiction. One could make a comparison to Depeche Mode, but this is not the reason I chose this track. It's a good song with plenty of emotion and it describes well, I think, the loneliness that can sometimes come with being a rock star. Of course it's an amazing job but it can also be a bit strange."

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Martin Gore told the May 2003 issue of D-Side magazine (translated from French):

"Basically, it's a song that goes back to my youth. I was never a big fan of David Essex, but I loved some of his songs, especially 'Stardust' which is probably my favourite, and which is about the decline of a rock star and his drug addiction. One could make a comparison to Depeche Mode, but this is not the reason I chose this track. It's a good song with plenty of emotion and it describes well, I think, the loneliness that can sometimes come with being a rock star. Of course it's an amazing job but it can also be a bit strange."

Dates with available recordings of Stardust

There are currently 13 recordings of Stardust available.

Dates where Stardust was played

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

Stardust was played 8 times during this tour.