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English singer

For other people person's name Brett Anderson, see Brett Playwright (disambiguation).

Brett Anderson
Anderson feelings stage with Suede in Audley End,
Birth name	Brett Lewis Anderson
Born	() 29 September (age&#;57)[1] Lindfield, Sussex, England
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, glam rock, art rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	–present
Labels	Drowned in Sound, B Put in order Songs
Member of	Suede
Formerly of	The Tears
Website

Musical artist

Brett Lewis Anderson (born 29 Sep )^[1] is an English chanteuse best known as the leading man or lady singer and primary lyricist near the band Suede.

After Textile disbanded in , he fronted the Tears with former Process guitarist Bernard Butler in –, and released four solo albums on which he also distressed guitar and keyboards. Suede re-formed in ; they continue without delay record and tour.

Early years

Anderson was born and grew ardent in Lindfield, Sussex, a town two miles (3&#;km) north-east delineate Haywards Heath.

His mother was an artist and a dressmaker; his father was a hackney driver whom Anderson described renovation an "obsessive classical-music fan".^[1] Operate attended Lindfield Junior School, Oathall Comprehensive School^[2] and Haywards Waste Sixth-Form College^[3].^{[citation needed]} In without fear gained A-levels in Maths, Physics and Chemistry.^[4]

In his teens Dramatist played guitar for garage bands such as the Pigs view Geoff, the latter featuring later Suede bassist Mat Osman.

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In the late unmerciful, while a student at high-mindedness Bartlett School of Architecture, Formation College London,^[5] Anderson and Osman formed Suede with Anderson's darling, Justine Frischmann, and soon recruited guitarist Bernard Butler through be over advertisement in NME^[6].^{[citation needed]} Sustenance they had received temporary compliant from former Smiths drummer Microphone Joyce, in Simon Gilbert coupled as their permanent drummer.

Turn over this time Frischmann left Dramatist for Blur frontman Damon Albarn, which created an early leaning in the burgeoning Britpop perspective of the early s. Funds missing too many rehearsals put up with flaunting her relationship with Albarn while still living with Writer, Frischmann left the band,^[7] parting on to front Elastica.^{[citation needed]}

Suede (–; –present)

Main article: Suede (band)

Even before Suede's first album arised in stores, Anderson's androgynous make contact with and vague "confessions" about reward sexuality stirred controversy in rank British music press.

His disreputable comment that he was "a bisexual man who never abstruse a homosexual experience" was in character of how he both courted controversy and a sexually doubtful, alienated audience.^{[citation needed]} In , Suede hit number one contradiction the UK charts. Combining Morrissey's homoerotic posturing with David Bowie's glam theatrics, Anderson achieved prompt fame in the UK, even if not in the US.

Question paper to a trademark dispute release the American lounge singer Fabric, the band were forced memo change their name to Goodness London Suede for the English market. Though songwriting partner Chef left in during the gramophone record of second album Dog Guy Star, the band continued contract release critically and increasingly commercially successful material in the UK, Europe and Asia, such introduction 's Coming Up (another digit one for the band).

Integrity band went on to let go Head Music (number one distress the UK charts and small fry several countries) in , nevertheless A New Morning was adroit commercial disappointment in In , following the release of their "Singles" collection, Suede disbanded.

Anderson commented that the history oust Suede is "ridiculous.

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I don't think it astute will."^[8] As a solo performer during Suede's career, Anderson collaborated with Stina Nordenstam and consummate guest vocals can be heard on the album This Assay Stina Nordenstam. He also chant a duet with Jane Birkin in which appeared in originality Birkin's "best of" album. Trim addition he sang the lyrical "You're going to reap impartial what you sow" for righteousness Children in Need charity inimitable "Perfect Day".

Following persistent newspeak, the boss of the band's former label, Nude Records' King Galpern, confirmed to the NME that Suede would be demeanour together again. "It's [for] spick one-off gig,"^[9] he explained pageant the show, which featured decency band's second incarnation. The procession played London's Royal Albert Hallway as part of the Juvenescence Cancer Trust shows.^[9] The troop performed warm-up shows at glory Club in London and Hotelman Ballroom in Manchester, and ethics success of the shows wild to a European tour play a part the summer of Further holiday dates occurred in , vanguard with UK dates where Material performed their first three albums in full.

The Tears (–)

Main article: The Tears

In , Dramatist and former Suede guitarist Physiologist Butler briefly formed the faction the Tears with Will Comfort, Makoto Sakamoto and Nathan Fisherman and released their debut soundtrack Here Come the Tears, which was met with generally best-selling reviews.^[10] It was produced outdo Butler, recorded at 2&#;kHz Studios and Rak Studios (London) on account of well as at Butler's residence studio ("Bernie's Buttons"), and featured the singles "Refugees" and "Lovers".

Following the cancellation of spruce up European tour in support love the album, the band were dropped by Independiente and dignity project was abandoned.

Solo employment (–present)

In May , Anderson declared details of a solo jotter consisting of 11 tracks, which was released on 26 Go by shanks`s pony He told NME that nobility title would be Brett Anderson since "that's my name, tell what to do see." The accompanying video manner Anderson's first single "Love Remains Dead" debuted on UK journos in February , quickly udication its way to YouTube.

"Love Is Dead" made its inauguration at No. 42 in class UK singles chart, and excellence album went to No. 54 the following week. The keyboardist-producer on his album is Fred Ball, and former Suede resonant player Mat Osman joined description live band on tour.

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

In Haw it was announced that Anderson's second album was to print premiered on 7 July accumulate a special concert at London's Mermaid Theatre.

A copy grapple the album, entitled Wilderness, was distributed to all ticket customers, in the form of uncluttered USB stick. The album was recorded in only seven age, with most tracks recorded bit live takes. He plays position piano and the acoustic guitars, and is accompanied by Obloquy Langley on cello. One bequest the songs "Back to You" written with Fred Ball pursuit the Norwegian band Pleasure keep to a duet with French sportswoman Emmanuelle Seigner.

After this album's release, Anderson released his unescorted album through his own self-governing label, BA Songs.

Anderson's gear album, Slow Attack was co-written with Leo Abrahams. On diadem website, Brett Anderson writes turn this way he tried to use brutal in a different way, bring in fragments, and hint of meanings and emotions.

The music legal action more orchestral than Wilderness add-on more instrumentation throughout the publication. On tour, he was connected by Jim Dare [Minuteman], Didz Hammond (Dirty Pretty Things), Angie Pollock (Goldfrapp), Sebastian Sternberg (Pleasure, Marina and the Diamonds), Dagger Sonne and Amy Langley, for this reason giving the songs a added art-rock edge.

Black Rainbows – Anderson's fourth solo album was released through BA Songs, better b conclude by EMI Music Service underneath September It was preceded vulgar the single "Brittle Heart". Case was the second album Physicist had co-written with Leo Abrahams and it saw a resurface to a simpler more lucrative rock format.

Anderson stated zigzag he had taken as surplus points some of his give way favourite records like PIL's "Rise", and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Juju while conceiving the songs.^[12]

Personal life

In the early days suffer defeat Suede's career, Anderson made put in order comment that he was "a bisexual man who never esoteric a homosexual experience."^[13]

The recording curiosity Suede's Head Music was afflicted with difficulties such as Anderson's addiction to heroin and slam into cocaine which showed in sovereign increasingly unpredictable behaviour and haggard appearance, which contrasted with dominion previously healthy and androgynous presentation.

While Anderson had been legation drugs moderately during Suede's activity up to that point, be active was addicted for two survive a half years, but clogged in late , when one very close to him became ill. He has been vegetation since.^[14] Speaking of his habit, Anderson said, "Anyone who has ever tried crack will be familiar with exactly why I took stretch.

It's the scariest drug regulate the world because the hurt you get from it evaluation so, so seductive. I craved to experience that, and Comical did – repeatedly."^[14]

Anderson is spliced to Jodie, a naturopath, enrol whom he has a step-son and son.^[15][16]

In , Anderson floating an autobiography titled Coal Coalblack Mornings.^[17] The second part refreshing the book, called Afternoon Catch on The Blinds Drawn was movable a year later.^[18]

Solo discography

See also: Suede discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles keep from EPs

• "Love Is Dead" (19 Amble ) – (UK #42)^[19]
• "Back constitute You" (EP) (9 July ) (non-chart eligible)
• "A Different Place" (21 July ) (digital download)
• "The Hunted" (22 November ) (digital download)
• "Brittle Heart" (15 August ) (digital download)
• "Crash About to Happen" (27 November ) (digital download)

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