BASICS
- Brett Lewis Anderson
- born on the 29th of September 1976 in Haywards Heath, UK
- Libra
- 6 ft tall
- founder member of Suede
- owns a cat called Fluffington
- took Physics,Chemistry and Maths for A-levels...obtain all Cs
- is nicknamed "The Sex God"
- has a longstanding girlfriend, an Indian model. He calls her Sam
- has a sister
- favourite fag: Benson & Hedges
- favourite soup: Gazpacho
- favourite insult - "pissed up a rope"
- punchline to favourite joke: sorry, no sense of humour
- supports Ipswich Town FC
- is undecisive,sensual
- likes photography and art
- likes being around with girls
- a vegetarian since 1984
- hates Spice Girls, "they're all shit
"
- doesn't like looking for controversy
- never felt pressure from others except from the band itself
- allergy to mushrooms and phobia of needles
- tends to write songs "when my brains didn't work" and always keep a notepad beside his bed
- obsessed with films
- doesn't like doing solos
- likes working out at the gym ( was an athlete in school )
- dreamt of becoming a rockstar and is flabbergasted the first time he met someone who didn't
- influenced by "the Beatles, the Stones, the Sex Pistols, the Smiths, the Crass"
- found American radio "pretty hard going because our records sold well in Europe and Asia"
- doesn't mind being hated but is really annoyed at those who didn't know that Suede existed
- admires singers with power in their voices
- likes Sheryl Crow and REM
- doesn't like rumours or gossips ...he only gives short and straight answers when asked
- listens to music in a romantic point of view.
- loves words starting with the letter S- sexual, she, sure, savage
- doesn't regret when Bernard leave, except for the fact that "there was a hell lot more in us when he left the band"
- totally knew that Bernard was going to leave the band during the recording of DogManStar
- doesn't like competitions between bands 'cos he believes Suede "occupies what wasn't being occupied by other bands"
- Dog Man Star - 3 stages of man to him...Underdog, Man, Star
- likes drugs, isn't shy about it, "it's just like a cup of tea" but doesn't recommend anyone to do what he does
- has no addiction for any drugs - but "likes taking Ginseng, Guiness , all drugs starting with the letter G. Doesn't like any drugs which "buzz you off to another world"
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