Though Andrew Eldritch is often called the "Godfather of Goth", The Sisters of Mercy , despite being formed in 1980, were originally not very popular in the post punk sub-genre that the British press, in the early 1980s, had labelled, both the artists and their audience, Goth. The Sisters of Mercy were, however, accused by the press of plagiarizing Joy Division, who were marketed by their management as "gothic" in the late '70s. [6].
The Sisters of Mercy would have a big impact on the second wave of Goth that came in the late 1980s and early 1990s, one of the reasons Gitane Demone of the first wave commented that the scene had turned "stale" [7]. The use of drum machines and the atonal, deep vocal style used by many second generation Goth bands were inspired by the Sisters of Mercy and were not that common among the first generation.
Since the early 90s, Eldritch has publicly rejected associations with the Goth subculture. He describes The Sisters of Mercy as humanist, modernist, and implies he wants nothing to do with Goth, stating "it's disappointing that so many people have in all seriousness adopted just one of our many one-week-of-stupid-clothes benders". He also notices that "I'm constantly confronted by representatives of popular culture who are far more g*** than we, yet I have only to wear black socks to be stigmatised as the demon overlord" [8].

I could nearly burst into tears.....recognizing how such a charismatic, almost erotic man could develop into such an expressinsless, ugly, bald headed being. I think, this is betrayal of his own history...acclamation to Carl McCoy, to my opion the real godfather of goth, he's authentic nevertheless he is progressive but remain true to himself...and that's believable.
Apart from that, it is in evidence, that the best days are over for Mr Eldrichts voice!!!
Nora