Talk:Dave Gahan

message: Gahan is an IRISH NAME, from county Wexford and Wicklow. His birth name is also an old English name. Our family back ground on mothers side is east coast English counties (Essex, Herts, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincs) going back to 1700s. On Dave's "birth fathers" side, its also East London, Essex, Herts, and other east coast English counties. There is no history of any one being of jewish faith or jewish genetics being in any part of our family.  philipgahan  —Preceding undated comment added 23:58, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  jewish/not jewish 

message: In an earlier version of this article, it was mentioned that David Gahan was half Jewish, and that his Father was the Jewish parent (his biological parent). Why was it removed??? Because it was totally untrue!!!
It also said he practiced and observed many traditions of both Christianity and Judaism.
It was removed because it was inaccurate. Dave was raised within the Salvation Army Christian movement and only changed demnomination when he married Jennifer, and converted to Greek Orthodox to enable her to have a Church wedding. His birth father was a Christian and not Jewish.
:Somebody with IP various addresses beginning "76" keeps claiming that his family and/or father were Jewish. I have nothing against that if it were true, but this user does not provide any reference or cite for this info. Can we please confirm that he was or was not Jewish? best, Sunil060902 (talk) 11:31, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, see Dave's brother Phil's comments above! best, Sunil060902 (talk) 10:19, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Gahan's Salvation Army mother and Christian Methodist father 

message: It was pointless to post "Dave Gahan's Father Is Jewish"! Who the hell cares if Dave Gahan's father is Jewish? Does it really matter as long as he continues to make great music and to continue his solo career. I don't care if he's Greek Orthodox or if decides tomorrow to become a Buddhist. I could see him as a Buddhist but that is my opinion. Religion is a very personal choice.
Btw, Phil Gahan really seems like a terrific brother for Dave to have. There is alot to be said about him defending his brother on Wikipedia and all over the internet. Fans write stupid garbarge about Dave Gahan all the time. Especially this insane wikipedia rumor about him having AIDS? What kind of reject are you to accuse someone you do not know personally of having AIDS? That isn't even something you should poke a bit of fun at! Are you jealous because your former boyfriend/girlfriend had an obsession with Dave Gahan? They probably left your sorry ass. 
I love Dave Gahan and I love Phil Gahan. You guys rock. -ce  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Funnygurl2008 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pointless Dave Gahan rants

message: What exactly do we mean by "gooch" here? best, Sunil060902 14:51, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Gooch"? 

message: Hi,
I think that Mr. Gahan is more well known as "Dave Gahan" by the general public.  Shouldn't the article title reflect this (c.f. Bill Clinton; see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names) and google results)?
Acegikmo1 18:16, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's his official name according to all his solo records, so I agree. I think I have redirected all references to "Dave" - if you spot any omissions hit me on my Talk page or feel free to edit yourself! best, Sunil060902 (talk) 15:59, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "David" Gahan 

message: Somebody with various IP addresses beginning "76" keeps claiming that his family and/or father were Jewish. I have nothing against that if it were true, but this user does not provide any reference or cite for this info. Can we please confirm that he was or was not Jewish? best, Sunil060902 (talk) 11:51, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: User's IP is 76.208.131.15 (earlier) or 76.237.41.62 (latest).  best, Sunil060902 (talk) 18:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for Comment 

message: As there are some false stories appearing here i just want to assure you Dave isnt back on any sort of drugs whatsover, nor has he returned to alcohol. He also has not had a row with, his wife Jennifer, who is constantly by his side at this time. There is a genuine medical reason Dave isn't able to perform at the moment. Please do not ask me to divulge any further information as I will not respond to those requests.
And please dont believe the crap being printed on fan forums, i remind you these are not official forums and any offical information will be delivered either on the DM website www.depechemode.com or from the offices of the band's management or publicist. Tour staff do not KNOW any information regarding his health.
For further show information please consult the DM website www.depechemode.com for further announcements.
Please be assured that Dave is very disappointed to let you , his DM fans down, and to keep hold of your tickets for any refunds or should the shows be rescheduled, they will allow you entry to the venues.
Please respect Dave's and our family's privacy at this time. He will be back performing at a venue near you very soon.
Thanks for your understanding. 
Respect always, Phil Philipgahan  —Preceding undated comment added 22:32, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment from David Gahan's brother concerning developments of May 2009 

message: Gahan was born in Epping, but grew up in Basildon, where he formed DM. Therefore I believe that Basildon should be in the infobox next to origin. I changed it accordingly, but it was reverted on the basis that origin should be where he was born. Can anyone clarify the infobox rules for the stated origin of a musician? Best name (talk) 13:15, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi! Sorry for the rush to revert but I think origin should mean just that - birthplace. For example my origin is India, even though I grew up in England since 1976! best, Sunil060902 (talk) 13:17, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox: Origin 

message: So, since Dave's mother would not marry Jack Gahan until two years after his birth, his birth surname could not have been Gahan.  Does anyone know what Dave's biological father, Len's surname was?  That would be Dave's birth surname...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.134.39.35 (talk) 17:08, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Erm he wasn't adopted - his biological mother was there all the time! best, Sunil060902 (talk) 10:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

text: OK, so what is his birth surname? best, Sunil060902 (talk) 12:58, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

text: No mention of the name "Callcott" anywhere in the new Dave Gahan biography. Real dad referred to as just "Len". best, Sunil060902 (talk) 17:47, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I've always thought that the way editors of this article came up with the name "Callcott" was OR-ish and unreliable. Sadly, now it's gone from here all over the Internet. Garik 11 (talk) 10:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sadly that editor was me :( Should have known better than to trust an anonymous IP! But I added "Citation needed" tags in the last few days. Jonathan Miller's book "Stripped" makes the glaring error of referring to Len as "Len Gahan", both in the text and the index! best, Sunil060902 (talk) 14:47, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth surname? 

message: The article contains this sentence: "He was told by his probation officer to be honest with the interviewer, and as a result, he admitted his criminal record..." but there's no mention before that of the subject being convicted of a crime.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdz (talk • contribs) 03:08, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I just came to this page to bring this up and find that it was flagged up six months ago and no one has changed it... Mezigue (talk) 20:26, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

text: same here tharsaile (talk) 16:09, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criminal record? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: i am a fan of the band since 1997 when i was in the fifth grade school boy but now i have found out that DAVE is of Malaysian descent 
is that true ?
He had said this many times before 
even on ETHNICELEBS which is very accurate it is told that he has this descent
please check this  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.113.99.121 (talk) 18:28, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Malaysian descent ? 

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message: The section "Health" mentions Gahan almost died four times. However, the description only describes three (1993, 1995, 1996).
In the latter part, no near-death experiences are mentioned. (A gastroenteritis, although not so nice, is not that deadly)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.155.126.249 (talk) 16:28, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
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message: Why was his DoB removed? Wasn't Dave Gahan born?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.244.102.138 (talk) 08:28, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed it because of WP:BLPPRIMARY. @Theshape78, find a non primary source with the date and then you can change it. Philipnelson99 (talk) 22:02, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Birth date 

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thread_title:  The voices of the two