Let me get this straight... you're claiming that as a band's popularity grows, the less "real" their music becomes?
While I'm afraid to ask what you consider "real" music, I'm far too curious. Who do you listen to?
What exactly is a fact? You said it "sounds like a rip off" and that it's not "real music."
Fact: Depeche Mode has sold more than 75,000,000 albums according to ITN.
http://itn.co.uk/news/ce68a1056cfcee1b20e22bdea0454786.html
There you go, fact stated with the source noted. Wasn't very...