Seventeen?? 這是什麼雜誌ㄚ?? Brett 還回答為什麼取名 suede....歹勢,
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Seventeen April 1993 The Scene
Ultra Suede
Carl Fysh
Curled up on a sofa in his London offices is Brett Anderson, the positively
feline lead singer of Britain's most-talked-about band, Suede. "I've just read
a book called The Butcher," he says. "It's about a girl who works in a butcher
shop. It's quite brilliant and very Suede." A slight smile flickers across his
features as he explains both the book's plot and the group's phenomenal rise to
stardom. With their pale, androgynous looks and their darkly obsessive music,
Suede, it seems, is not just a band but a way of life, a new attitude,
something to actually believe in.
Within the space of a year, Suede has managed to go from third-on-the-bill
Nobodies to being voted "The Best New Band" by Melody Maker and being called
the fourth best band in the world (behind R.E.M., Nirvana and U2!) by Select
Magazine (Britain's equivalent to Rolling Stone). They have hordes of fans, a
certain Morrissey amongst them. How much more could a new band want, I
wondered.
But first things first. Why the name Suede?
"It has something to do with the tragedy of Beauty," says Brett, sweeping back
the dark brown curve of hair that constantly falls over his left eye. "In a way
it's kind of a brutal thing. It's an animal's skin taken to give beauty to a
human. It seems to crop up in pop history, too. You know, like Blue Suede
Shoes?"
Uh, yeah, right.
Suede's own pop history began three years ago when Brett, Mat Osman, Bernard
Butler and Simon Gilbert, influenced by trendsetters like David Bowie, Pink
Floyd, and Kate Bush, began to create their own distinctive "world of Suede".
However, their seedy glamour -- all fake fur and trashy shirts -- along with
their mid-'70s musical direction set them worlds apart from fashionably
psychedelic bands like Stone Roses that dominated the charts two years ago. It
was Brett's boredom with these groups that fueled Suede's beginning. "I think y
ou have to be discontented with the music scene and think you can offer
something better," Brett says with a shrug. Ignored and laughed at, their early
career looked like an express train hurtling toward nowheresville until they
were discovered by the owner of a new label, Nude Records. Upon the release of
their first single, The Drowners, the press went crazy and every major label
began howling for a piece of them. The fickle wheel of pop turned, and Suede
found itself sitting on top of the heap.
Brett admits that being named "Best New Band" with only an EP to their credit
had its advantages. "But it was touch and go for a while whether it was a good
or bad thing," he admits. "Luckily we had the substance and content to ride it
out." That and abnormally large doses of confidence and arrogance? The singer
fixes this reporter with an icy stare. "You can't be in a band unless you think
you're the greatest." Although it's unlikely that Brett would win a Mr. Modesty
competition, he certainly possesses one characteristic by the truckload: star
quality. It practically oozes out of his pin-striped suit. He is also blessed
with looks (rail-thin and dangerously angular) that ensure instant stardom in
Japan (which Suede is currently conquering).
As the interview draws to an end, some beautiful, melancholy guitar riffs drift
up from the studio below, where the rest of Suede is busy recording their
eagerly awaited debut album. "I've never thought along a straight and narrow
path," Brett says. "I've always seen life as something much more interesting
than that." And for those of us tired of the airbrushed "reality" of 90210,
these words ring true. Do yourself a favor and get into some Suede. It could
change your life forever.
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