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ZZ TOP’s Billy Gibbons Reveals His Unlikely Love For British Synth-Pop Band Depeche Mode

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NOTODDEN, NORWAY – AUGUST 2: Billy Gibbons with The Supersonic Blues Machine perform on stage at The Notodden Blues Festival on August 2, 2019 in Notodden, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns).

You probably wouldn’t even consider that Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top was into Depeche Mode, yet…

Gibbons revealed the British band’s influence in the latest issue of Rock Candy Magazine.

“One of the best things about our blues-based rock and boogie band, ZZ TOP, connecting with what was happening in the U.K. was an unexpected alliance with the leaders of the electronic music scene, DEPECHE MODE,” Gibbons said in the interview.

Gibbons added, “That mutual appreciation was a well-guarded secret for the longest time.”

Are you surprised that ZZ Top and Depeche Mode are fans of each other? Can you hear any of Depeche Mode’s influence in ZZ Top’s music?