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later that "we auditioned [potential replacements] at Blackwing, and all these strange and wonderful characters showed up. And they were all dressed up to the nines, but couldn't play. And Alan [Wilder] came along and could play anything." Wilder, who had trained as a classical musician and was able to play flute, piano and brass instruments, admitted he didn't know much about electronic music when he auditioned, but he knew who Depeche Mode were before he decided to go and try out for the part. At the audition, he found that he could play along

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