Suede are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1989.
-Wikipedia
Also Known As: The London Suede (US)
Members:
Brett Anderson vocals
(19892003; 2010present)
Mat Osman bass
(19892003; 2010present)
Simon Gilbert drums
(19912003; 2010present)
Richard Oakes lead guitar, piano
(19942003; 2010present)
Neil Codling keyboards, rhythm guitar
(19962001; 2010present)
From: London, England
Genre(s):
Alternative rock,
Britpop,
glam rock,
Art rock
Active From: 19892003, 2010present
Associated Acts:
The Tears,
McAlmont and Butle,
r Elastica,
Strangelove
Did You Know:
When the group was formed Bret and Justine were dating
Under the threat of litigation the band had to change their name in America to "The London Suede"
Quotes:
I don't know whether we really captured that in the studio and we had various members of the band feeling slightly disillusioned with the recording. I thought some of the stuff we did was great and some of it was pretty awful. And there was some stuff in-between. I don't think it was coherent body of work really and we had to ditch it otherwise we'd have had to piece it together with gaffer tape.
-Alex Lee
Records are never easy to make. You see these things on TV where some kid walks in and they sing on a record and it magically appears - it's not like that for most bands. You put a lot of brain strain in, a lot of sweat and banging you head against a brick wall. It's really tough. You want to make something that you feel really explores where the bands at at the moment.
-Alex Lee