In November 2020, Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Dave Gahan, accepting the honour, said: -I-d like to thank Anton Corbijn who thank God came in at the right time and actually made us look cool.- Also in the fall of 2020, TASCHEN released the limited edition Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn (81-18) signed by Depeche Mode and Anton Corbijn, and it became one of the fastest selling collector-s editions in the publishing company-s history. This equally epic, but more wallet friendly XL edition, is a testament to Corbijn-s unique vision, and indeed -cool- as Gahan acknowledged so movingly in his speech; a detailed illustrated history of how Corbijn, who became in 1986 the band-s de facto creative director, and helped cement Depeche Mode-s reputation as the biggest cult band in the world.
Featuring over 500 photographs from Corbijn-s extensive archives, some never seen before, including formal and informal portraits from pla
