Brett Anderson

Brett Lewis Anderson (born 29 September 1967) is an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the band Suede. After Suede disbanded in 2003, he briefly fronted The Tears, and has released four solo albums. Anderson is known for his distinctive wide-ranging voice and during Suede\'s early days, an androgynous appearance. Suede reformed in 2010.\n', '

Anderson was born and grew up in Lindfield, Sussex, a village two miles east of Haywards Heath. His mother was an artist and a dressmaker; his father was a taxi driver whom Anderson described as an "obsessive classical-music fan." He attended Lindfield Junior School, then Oathall Comprehensive School, then Haywards Heath Sixth Form College.\n', '

In his teens, Anderson played guitar for garage bands such as The Pigs and Geoff, the latter featuring future Suede bassist Mat Osman. In the late 1980s, while a student at the B…