Brett Anderson
Brett Anderson and The Tears. Photo by Stig Nygaard
Background information
Birth name	Brett Lewis Anderson
Born	September 29, 1967 (1967-09-29) (age 40)
Origin	Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano, Guitar
Years active	1989 - present
Label(s)	Drowned In Sound
Associated acts	Suede The Tears
Website	http://www.brettanderson.co.uk

Brett Lewis Anderson (born September 29, 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, and former lead vocalist of rock band Suede. He then fronted The Tears, although they are currently on indefinite hiatus, and Anderson has now released a debut solo album. The Donnas is the name of an American all-female rock band. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 589 pixel Image in higher resolution (2331 × 1716 pixel, file size: 963 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Tears, Roskilde festival, Denmark. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Statistics Population: 22,800 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ335245 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Drowned in Sound logo Drowned in Sound or DiS is a UK based music webzine dedicated to new music. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... The Tears are a band formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... The Tears are a band formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. ... Brett Anderson is the first solo release from former Suede and current The Tears frontman Brett Anderson. ...

Biography

Born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, Anderson spent much of his childhood playing sports and becoming a rock star. Statistics Population: 22,800 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ335245 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

In his teens, Anderson played guitar for garage bands such as The Pigs and Geoff, the latter featuring future Suede bassist Mat Osman. In the late-1980s, Anderson and Osman formed Suede with Anderson's girlfriend, Justine Frischmann, soon recruiting guitarist Bernard Butler through an advertisement in the NME. After receiving percussional help from former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, in 1991, Simon Gilbert joined Suede as their official drummer. It was around this time that Frischmann left Anderson for Blur frontman Damon Albarn, which created an early rift in the burgeoning Britpop scene of the early 1990s. After missing too many rehearsals and flaunting her relationship with Albarn while still living with Anderson, Frischmann was fired from the group, going on to front Elastica. Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Mat Osman (born October 9, 1967 in Welwyn Garden City) is a British musician. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Justine Elinor Frischmann (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ... Mike Joyce (born Michael Joyce on 1 June 1963) is a drummer from Fallowfield, Manchester, England. ... Simon Gilbert (born on 23 May 1965 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England), is a drummer and a former member of the English band Suede. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Damon Albarn, (IPA: []) (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of rock band Blur. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Elastica were a Britpop band who were popular in the 1990s, formed by Justine Frischmann after leaving Suede in 1991. ...

Even before Suede's first album appeared in stores, Anderson's androgynous style and vague "confessions" about his sexuality stirred controversy in the British music press. In 1993, Suede hit number one on the UK charts. Combining Morrissey's homoerotic posturing with David Bowie's glam theatrics, Anderson achieved instant fame in the UK. America, however, was still spellbound by the grunge revolution and Anderson's grim yodellings clashed with the raw anger of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Furthering complications across the Atlantic, due to a trademark dispute with the American lounge singer Suede, the band were forced to change their name to The London Suede for the American market. Although the departure of songwriting partner Butler in 1994 during the recording of second album Dog Man Star (number three on the UK charts) led many to fear Suede's eventual demise, the band continued to release critically and commercially successful material in the UK, such as 1996's critically-acclaimed Coming Up (another number one of the band). If referring to a flower, see disambiguation under bisexual Androgyny is the state of indeterminate gender, or characteristics of gender. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Suede is the debut album of the band Suede, released in 1993 on Nude Records. ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, – c. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is the lead singer and one of three guitar players for the rock band Pearl Jam. ... Suede is an American pop and jazz singer. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Dog Man Star is the second album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1994. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Coming Up is the third album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1996. ...

Coming Up proved to be a last high point, as Anderson's well-publicised problems with crack and heroin addiction put the band on hiatus in the late 1990s. The band carried on to release Head Music (number one on the UK charts and in several countries) in 1999. But A New Morning was a commercial disappointment in 2002. In 2003, after the release of their "Singles" compilation, Suede disbanded. Coming Up is the third album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1996. ... A pile of crack cocaine ‘rocks’. Crack Cocaine is a highly addictive form of cocaine that is popular for its intense high and affordability. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... Head Music is the fourth album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1999. ... A New Morning is the fifth and final studio album by Suede, released in late 2002. ...

Anderson has commented that the history of Suede is "...ridiculous. It’s like Machiavelli rewriting Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It involves a cast of thousands. It should star Charlton Heston... it’s like a pram that’s just been pushed down a hill. It’s always been fiery and tempestuous and really on the edge and it never stops. I don’t think it ever will.” Detail of the portrait of Machiavelli, ca 1500, in the robes of a Florentine public official Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469—June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. ... The hard cover version of the book. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

On his own, Anderson collaborated with Stina Nordenstam, and his guest vocals can be heard on the album This Is Stina Nordenstam and has made a duet with Jane Birkin in 1995 which exists in 1998 Birkin's Best Of album. He also sang the lyric "You're going to reap just what you sow" in the Children In Need charity single Perfect Day. Stina Nordenstam born Kristina Marianne Nordenstam March 4, 1969, Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. ... This Is Stina Nordenstam is an album by Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam, released in 2001. ... Birkin in 2005 Jane Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an actress and singer. ... New BBC Children in Need Pudsey and logo from 2007 BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. // Each year since 1980, the BBC has set aside one evening of programming on its flagship television channel, BBC One, to show events aimed at raising... Perfect Day is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, made famous in the 1990s through featuring in the film Trainspotting (1996), and after its release as a charity single in 1997. ...

In 2004, after resolving their differences, Anderson and former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler formed the band The Tears, who released a critically acclaimed debut album Here Come The Tears. It was produced by Bernard Butler and largely recorded at home, and featured the singles Refugees and Lovers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Tears are a band formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. ... Here Come The Tears is the debut album by The Tears, to be released on June 6, 2005 on Independiente Records. ... Lovers is the second single by The Tears from their debut album Here Come The Tears, to be released on June 27, 2005 on Independiente Records. ...

Anderson was close friends with Simon Hobart (promoter of Popstarz) and was the DJ at the benefit night held in Hobart's honour after his death. Simon Hobart (1964-2005) was one of the most influential figures in British gay nightlife of his era. ... Popstarz was the first alternative gay nightclub in the world and remains the seminal flagship of the gay alternative clubbing scene in London. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...

In 2005, Anderson "ended speculation" when he publicly came out as a bisexual man who has never had a homosexual experience.^[1] This was a reference to an infamous quote from Brett in Suede's early days.^[2]

In May 2006, Anderson announced details of a forthcoming solo album consisting of 11 tracks, which is set for release on 26th March 2007. He told NME that the title will be 'Brett Anderson' since "...that's my name, you see." The accompanying video for Anderson's first single Love Is Dead debuted on UK television in February 2007, quickly finding its way to YouTube. Love Is Dead made its debut at #42 in the UK singles chart, and the album went to #54 the following week. For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Brett Anderson is the first solo release from former Suede and current The Tears frontman Brett Anderson. ... Love is Dead is the first single from Brett Andersons eponymous first solo album. ... Love is Dead is the first single from Brett Andersons eponymous first solo album. ...

In July 2007 Brett Anderson modelled Nick Hart for Aquascutum's autumn/winter 2007 campaign photos on wallpaper.com

Solo discography

Studio Album

• Brett Anderson (March 26, 2007) Chart position 54

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Live Albums

• Brett Anderson: Live in London (May 9, 2007) Limited Edition of 1500
• Brett Anderson: Live at Union Chapel (July 19, 2007) Limited Edition of 1500
• Brett Anderson: Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall (October 20, 2007) Limited Edition of 1500

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Single

• Love Is Dead (March 19, 2007) Chart position 42

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EP

• Back to You EP (July 9, 2007)

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External links

• Official Site
• Official MySpace
• Unofficial MySpace
• Elegant
• Picture gallery
• Fan site

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