As the elegantly wasted, androgynous front man of Suede, Anderson was one of the
key players in the Brit-pop movement, becoming the darling of the music press
and paving the way for the likes of Blur, Pulp and Oasis. With Anderson's
distinctly British references and a love of The Smiths and David Bowie, Suede
offered a stark alternative to the all-conquering American grunge movement of
the time. Leaving their mark with the classic albums Suede (1993), Dog Man Star
(1994) and Coming Up (1997), Anderson's romance with future Elastica star
Justine Frischmann and his fraught creative...