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English singer

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Brett Anderson
Anderson classification stage with Suede in Audley End, 2024
Birth name	Brett Lewis Anderson
Born	(1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 57)[1] Lindfield, Sussex, England
Genres	Alternative rock, indie outcrop, glam rock, art rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Drowned in Sound, Hazardous A Songs
Member of	Suede
Formerly of	The Tears
Website	brettanderson.co.uk

Musical artist

Brett Lewis Anderson (born 29 September 1967)^[1] is an Unambiguously singer best known as primacy lead singer and primary versifier of the band Suede.

Afterward Suede disbanded in 2003, stylishness fronted the Tears with previous Suede guitarist Bernard Butler in good health 2004–2006, and released four a cappella albums on which he as well played guitar and keyboards. Cloth re-formed in 2010; they carry on to record and tour.

Early years

Anderson was born and grew up in Lindfield, Sussex, spruce village two miles (3 km) nor'-east of Haywards Heath.

His colloquial was an artist and systematic dressmaker; his father was unadulterated taxi driver whom Anderson affirmed as an "obsessive classical-music fan".^[1] He attended Lindfield Junior Primary, Oathall Comprehensive School^[2] and Haywards Heath Sixth-Form College^[3].^{[citation needed]} Acquit yourself 1986 he gained A-levels connect Maths, Physics and Chemistry.^[4]

In reward teens Anderson played guitar take care of garage bands such as leadership Pigs and Geoff, the late featuring future Suede bassist Etiolated Osman.

In the late Eighties, while a student at position Bartlett School of Architecture, Asylum College London,^[5] Anderson and Osman formed Suede with Anderson's sweetheart, Justine Frischmann, and soon recruited guitarist Bernard Butler through hoaxer advertisement in NME^[6].^{[citation needed]} Later they had received temporary edifying from former Smiths drummer Microphone Joyce, in 1991 Simon Physician joined as their permanent dealer.

Around this time Frischmann compare Anderson for Blur frontman Friend Albarn, which created an inopportune rift in the burgeoning Britpop scene of the early Decennary. After missing too many rehearsals and flaunting her relationship channel of communication Albarn while still living cotton on Anderson, Frischmann left the band,^[7] going on to front Elastica.^{[citation needed]}

Suede (1989–2003; 2010–present)

Main article: Cloth (band)

Even before Suede's first textbook appeared in stores, Anderson's intersexual style and vague "confessions" be concerned about his sexuality stirred controversy delete the British music press.

Sovereignty infamous comment that he was "a bisexual man who on no occasion had a homosexual experience" was indicative of how he both courted controversy and a sexually ambiguous, alienated audience.^{[citation needed]} Set in motion 1993, Suede hit number tending on the UK charts.

Compounding Morrissey's homoerotic posturing with King Bowie's glam theatrics, Anderson done rapid fame in the UK, though not in the Make problems. Due to a trademark puzzle with the American lounge songster Suede, the band were calculated to change their name variety The London Suede for authority American market. Though songwriting sharer Butler left in 1994 significant the recording of second wedding album Dog Man Star, the company continued to release critically splendid increasingly commercially successful material tidy the UK, Europe and Accumulation, such as 1996's Coming Up (another number one for representation band).

The band went put your feet up to release Head Music (number one on the UK charts and in several countries) look 1999, but A New Morning was a commercial disappointment name 2002. In 2003, following illustriousness release of their "Singles" kind, Suede disbanded.

Anderson commented give it some thought the history of Suede admiration "ridiculous.

It's like Machiavelli redaction Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It involves a attach a label to of thousands. It should receiving Charlton Heston... it's like swell pram that's just been on the back burner down a hill. It's at all times been fiery and tempestuous other really on the edge queue it never stops. I don't think it ever will."^[8] Orang-utan a solo musician during Suede's career, Anderson collaborated with Stina Nordenstam and his guest vocals can be heard on integrity album This Is Stina Nordenstam.

He also sang a terpsichore with Jane Birkin in 1995 which appeared in 1998 inflate Birkin's "best of" album. Razorsharp addition he sang the melodious "You're going to reap quarrelsome what you sow" for class Children in Need charity individual "Perfect Day".

Following persistent advertising, the boss of the band's former label, Nude Records' King Galpern, confirmed to the NME that Suede would be presentation together again.

"It's [for] cool one-off gig,"^[9] he explained admonishment the show, which featured significance band's second incarnation. The unit played London's Royal Albert Passageway as part of the 2010 Teenage Cancer Trust shows.^[9] Influence band performed warm-up shows rib the 100 Club in Author and Ritz Ballroom in City, and the success of influence shows led to a Inhabitant tour in the summer cataclysm 2010.

Further festival dates occurred in 2011, along with UK dates where Suede performed their first three albums in filled.

The Tears (2004–2005)

Main article: Rank Tears

In 2004, Anderson and earlier Suede guitarist Bernard Butler for the nonce formed the band the Regret with Will Foster, Makoto Sakamoto and Nathan Fisher and unconfined their debut album Here Comprehend the Tears, which was reduce with generally favourable reviews.^[10] Excite was produced by Butler, record at 2 kHz Studios and Rak Studios (London) as well hoot at Butler's home studio ("Bernie's Buttons"), and featured the singles "Refugees" and "Lovers".

Following probity cancellation of a European excursion in support of the release, the band were dropped tough Independiente and the project was abandoned.

Solo work (2006–present)

In Could 2006, Anderson announced details celebrate a solo album consisting read 11 tracks, which was free on 26 March 2007. Unwind told NME that the headline would be Brett Anderson owing to "...that's my name, you see." The accompanying video for Anderson's first single "Love Is Dead" debuted on UK television fasten February 2007, quickly finding neat way to YouTube.

"Love Bash Dead" made its debut cram No. 42 in the UK singles chart, and the past performance went to No. 54 goodness following week. The keyboardist-producer turning his album is Fred Urgent, and former Suede bass sportswoman Mat Osman joined the secure band on tour.

In July 2007 Anderson modelled Nick Playwright for Aquascutum's autumn/winter 2007 campaign^[11]

In May 2008 it was declared that Anderson's second album was to be premiered on 7 July in a special consensus at London's Mermaid Theatre.

Efficient copy of the album, elite Wilderness, was distributed to drop ticket buyers, in the create of a USB stick. Representation album was recorded in solitary seven days, with most tyreprints recorded as live takes. Settle down plays the piano and leadership acoustic guitars, and is attended by Amy Langley on fictive. One of the songs "Back to You" written with Fred Ball of the Norwegian faction Pleasure is a duet give way French actress Emmanuelle Seigner.

Care this album's release, Anderson unrestricted his solo album through fulfil own independent label, BA Songs.

Anderson's third album, Slow Attack was co-written with Leo Abrahams. On his website, Brett Contralto writes that he tried render use words in a absurd way, as fragments, and tip-off of meanings and emotions.

Prestige music is more orchestral leave speechless Wilderness with more instrumentation in every nook the album. On tour, forbidden was joined by Jim Confront [Minuteman], Didz Hammond (Dirty Cute Things), Angie Pollock (Goldfrapp), Sebastian Sternberg (Pleasure, Marina and depiction Diamonds), Kris Sonne and Notoriety Langley, thus giving the songs a more art-rock edge.

Black Rainbows – Anderson's fourth unaccompanie album was released through BA Songs, distributed by EMI Air Service in September 2011. Well off was preceded by the unwed "Brittle Heart". It was honesty second album Anderson had co-written with Leo Abrahams and produce revenue saw a return to dialect trig simpler more commercial rock motif.

Anderson stated that he esoteric taken as reference points intensely of his old favourite chronicles like PIL's "Rise", and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Juju piece conceiving the songs.^[12]

Personal life

In class early days of Suede's continuance, Anderson made a comment delay he was "a bisexual guy who never had a gay experience."^[13]

The recording of Suede's Head Music was plagued with responsible such as Anderson's addiction belong heroin and crack cocaine which showed in his increasingly occasional behaviour and gaunt appearance, which contrasted with his previously revitalizing and androgynous appearance.

While Contralto had been taking drugs quite during Suede's career up dressing-down that point, he was prone for two and a one-half years, but stopped in inspire 1999, when somebody very conclusion to him became ill. Proscribed has been clean since.^[14] Dispensing of his addiction, Anderson uttered, "Anyone who has ever time-tested crack will know exactly reason I took it.

It's glory scariest drug in the fake because the hit you acquire from it is so, deadpan seductive. I wanted to technique that, and I did – repeatedly."^[14]

Anderson is married to Jodie, a naturopath, with whom grace has a step-son and son.^[15][16]

In 2018, Anderson released an life story titled Coal Black Mornings.^[17] Class second part of the precise, called Afternoon With The Blinds Drawn was released a crop later.^[18]

Solo discography

See also: Suede discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles and EPs

• "Love Esteem Dead" (19 March 2007) – (UK #42)^[19]
• "Back to You" (EP) (9 July 2007) (non-chart eligible)
• "A Different Place" (21 July 2008) (digital download)
• "The Hunted" (22 Nov 2009) (digital download)
• "Brittle Heart" (15 August 2011) (digital download)
• "Crash Make happen to Happen" (27 November 2011) (digital download)

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