那天和咱們偉大的版主大人提到這篇報導,她說沒看過,所以我就po
上來啦~~~~~但已經忘了在哪抓的?????稍稍說明一下……
suede剛成名的時候,某位無聊的記者跑去訪問Brett的爸爸跟老師,
還參觀了他以前的房間,沒想到竟然發現Brett收集了一大堆化石&舊瓶子;
房間裡還有一些明星海報和泰迪熊( Teddy bear???和Brett又酷又媚的
形象搭不起來耶~~~~雖說每個小孩都是這樣長大的 )
我們這位爸爸呢,一直強調他的Brett從小就是一個乖小孩,一點都不
叛逆,而且很平常很正常呀…….."He has got a lot of common sense"
(但我想會收集化石跟古物的小孩實在正常不到哪裡去………)
hm…還有, Brett似乎一直都蠻用功的,其中提到他在學校的時候
(大概是小學或初中吧?對英國的學制不清楚),
除了某一科外其他全部都是A咧,還曾經代表老師參加學校議會?! ~~@@~~
高中的時候, Brett就和Mat成為好朋友啦~~他們的老師很稱讚這兩個人
非常彬彬有禮(extremely pleasant ),也很聰明,常常參加學校的各種活動,
包括慈善活動?!在校成績優良然後都上了不錯的學校…..
所以他的結論是 :
Brett不是the wild man of rock , 而是 the mild man of rock
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March 19,1993
The Secret Life Of Pop's Wet Brett
1993 interview with Brett's father from a small hometown newspaper
Fast-living Brett Anderson, lead singer of pop sensations Suede, has been
hailed as the new wild man of rock. But Alex Bellos finds a different story
when he travels to his childhood home in Lindfield, the tamest village in
Sussex…………..
If a man invites you into his room to inspect his fossil collection, you know
he's after one thing….and that's not fossil.
Unless you are Brett Anderson. For Brett, gawky hunk and frontman of
supergroup Suede, has one of the best collections in Sussex.
Dozens of ammonites and gastropods fill his chest of drawers in his old
room in Lindfield. And as if this was not enough proof of a sheltered,
conformist upbringing, a metre away on the windowsill is an impressive
array of antique bottles.
From the modest council house room, which is still full of teddy bears,
Teenage pop pics, and Tin-Tin books, there is little to link the schoolboy
Brett with the man they are now calling the new wild man of rock.
Father Peter says: "I cannot remember him being rebellious at all. He is a
very very sensible boy. He has got a lot of common sense."
"I think it was to do with his upbringing ; we used to show him lots of
different things. I took him to castles and went fossil hunting and bottle
digging with him."
"He went through stages of dressing up as a Roman soldier and a German
soldier. He was like any other boy."
Brett is now Britain's most hyped man. His effeminate and moody looks
have graced almost all the youth and music press, making him the country's
number one male pin-up. Last year Suede were described as the best new
band in Britain by the influential Melody Maker. Their first single "The
Drowners" topped the indie music charts, and both that song and their
second single "Metal Mickey" were single of the week in Melody Maker
and the NME.
Suede's third single "Animal Nitrate" broke them into the mainstream
when they performed it during the Brit Awards last month. They are the
only band to have performed at the awards, a showcase of British talent,
in recent times without having being nominated in any category.
"Animal Nitrate" then became the highest new entry in the charts at number
seven. All pop pundits predict their debut album, due out soon, will shoot
to number one.
"Animal Nitrate" is based on the legal drug "amyl nitrate", or "poppers",
and Brett has courted controversy with the tabloid press by eulogising his
love of not-so-legal drugs like Ecstasy.
But his dad says this hard man act is pure fantasy. Peter says : "In some
of the articles he says the most outrageous things but it is all part of the
hype. I do not think Brett is rebellious, it is his stage image."
"He might take some drugs but hopefully he has got enough sense not
to get hooked on them."
Wet Brett, the mild man of rock, is echoed by comments from his school
teachers at Haywards Heath College.
Senior tutor Maya Davis, who knew both Brett and Suede bassist Mat
Osman, said the pair were extremely pleasant and intelligent young men.
They were involved in many school activities including a charity fund
raising week. She said Mat left the state sixth from college with three
As at A-level, and Brett got A-level except two Bs and a C in spod
subjects Physics, Chemistry and Maths. Both them went to University.
Brett has a degree in architecture from London.
Brett was born in his parent's Lindfield home ( his mother died recently )
and he went to the local primary school. He quickly absorbed a love for
the quaint Sussex villege, a passion which earnt him second prize in a
Society for the Preservation of Lindfield competition.
The "rebel" went to the local Oathall School, where he shocked pupils and
teachers by his good work. In one school report he was given an A for effort
in all but one subject. He even represented his tutor group on the school's
council.
Peter Anderson has recorded most of his son's television appearances on
video and keeps all the cuttings from magazine articles.
Even though he says Suede is not his sort of music, he is keen to vigorously
tap his feet as he shows off some of the recordings.
Peter adds : "I said to my children I do not mind what you do provided you
are happy. I am very proud Brett has got where he has got."
But there is one thing that irks Anderson pere : "I do not like the fact that he
never admits to coming from Lindfield. He always says Haywards Heath,
which is grotty commuter town. Lindfield is a beautiful village.
In interviews in the national press carefree Brett says he is rarely in touch
with his dad, although Peter says they are close and speak every week.
Brett may want to distance himself from his quiet provincial upbringing, but
his early life in Lindfield with his father probably helped his showy pop
career more than he wants to admit.
Anderson senior has two obsessions in life: Lord Nelson and Franz Liszt.
He tells me with glee that Brett and Horatio have the same birthday, a day
on which he annually hoists a Union Jack outside his council home.
His love of Liszt has caused him to make several pilgrimages to his birthplace
in Austria and earth gathered there hangs in a locket on the walls of his
living room.
Peter sees similarities between Franz and Brett : Adulation of stage stars is
nothing new. It goes way to Franz Liszt. He had people taking his used
cigar butts.
It's like the way the girls try to rip the clothes off Brett .
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