Editing Dave Gahan (section)

===Health issues===
Gahan is a recovering [[heroin addict]] and has had multiple health concerns throughout his career. During his roughest years in [[Los Angeles]], he survived four brushes with death and earned the nickname "The Cat" from local paramedics.<ref name="nmedeadman">{{cite journal|journal=NME|url=http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme180197/text2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053356/http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme180197/text2.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Dead man talking|date=18 January 1997|first=Keith|last=Cameron|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

In October 1993, Gahan suffered a minor drug-induced heart attack during a performance in [[New Orleans]], leaving the rest of Depeche Mode to improvise an encore without him.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] | url=http://www.sacreddm.net/2000s/unc010501/unc010501main.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052422/http://sacreddm.net/2000s/unc010501/unc010501main.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Just Can't Get Enough|issue=May 2001|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

In August 1995, Gahan attempted suicide by cutting his wrists, later explaining it as a "cry for help" and stating that he had "made sure there were people who might find [him]".<ref>{{cite web |date=1995-08-23 |title=Depeche Mode's Lead Singer Back Home After Suicide Try : Pop music: Concerned fans are sending cards and letters to Dave Gahan, who is recuperating in West Hollywood. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-23-ca-38148-story.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref>

In May 1996, Gahan overdosed on a [[Speedball (drug)|speedball]] at the [[Sunset Marquis Hotel]] in Los Angeles, which resulted in his heart stopping for two minutes until he was revived by paramedics.<ref name="nmedeadman" /> He said he had an [[out-of-body experience]]: "All I saw and all I felt at first was complete darkness. I've never been in a space that was blacker, and I remember feeling that whatever it was I was doing, it was really wrong. Then the next thing I remember was seeing myself on the floor, on the steps outside my hotel bathroom, and there was a lot of activity going on around me. In some ways it was very liberating. Then I came to and a cop was handcuffing me. It certainly wasn't a place I'd like to visit again."<ref name="sacreddm.net" /> Several months later, after facing drug charges, he checked himself into [[rehabilitation center|rehab]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dave-gahan-madness-la-mode-106798.html|title=Dave Gahan: Madness à la mode|date=30 May 2003|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

In May 2009, shortly before Depeche Mode were due onstage in [[Athens]] during their [[Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe]], Gahan became ill in his dressing room. He was rushed to hospital, where it was suspected he was suffering from a bout of [[gastroenteritis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |title=depeche mode dot com |website=Depechemode.com |access-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326063048/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> A scan revealed a [[malignant]] [[bladder cancer|tumour in his bladder]], which was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/depeche-mode-6-1265698|title=Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan opens up about his battle with cancer – NME|date=1 May 2013|work=NME|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/ca/news/126289/depeche-mode-singer-has-cancer-scare|title=Depeche Mode Singer Has Cancer Scare|newspaper=E! News|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-CA}}</ref> Several shows were postponed and he underwent cancer treatments during the remaining three months of the tour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/05/16/depeche-modes-dave-gahan-on-rock-ringtones-and-remission/|title=Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan on Rock, Ringtones, and Remission|last=Jurgensen|first=John|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2009, Gahan suffered a [[Triceps surae muscle#Calf strain (torn calf muscle)|torn calf muscle]] while performing in [[Bilbao]], resulting in two further show cancellations.<ref>"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43224_0_2_0_C Dave Gahan injured – Depeche Mode Cancel Final 2 Shows in Europe]" ''Side-Line.com.'' 13 July 2009.</ref> After a two-week break, he and Depeche Mode returned to the tour for their North American leg. While performing in [[Seattle]] the following month, Gahan strained his vocal cords and doctors ordered him to undertake complete vocal rest, resulting in two more cancelled shows.<ref>[http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/12/depeche-mode-cancel-gig-due-to-another-dave-gahan-illness "Depeche Mode Cancel Gig Due to Another Dave Gahan Illness"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729143901/http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/12/depeche-mode-cancel-gig-due-to-another-dave-gahan-illness |date=29 July 2012 }}, Spinner.com, 12 August 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43425_0_2_0_C Yet "Another Depeche Mode Concert Canceled"], Side-Line.com, 17 August 2009.</ref>

In May 2011, Gahan was honoured at the seventh annual [[MusiCares]] MAP Fund Benefit Concert for more than a decade of sobriety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-drugs-idUSTRE7460QH20110507|title=Depeche Mode singer honored at L.A. sobriety event|date=7 May 2011|access-date=3 April 2019|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/anglophenia/blog/2011/05/musicares-salutes-depeche-modes-dave-gahan-for-staying-sober|title=MusiCares Salutes Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan for Staying Sober|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson|website=BBC America|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>