Full name: Suede: Love and Poison: The Authorised Biography

Author: David Barnett Year: 2003 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Music, Biographies, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780233000947 0233000941

When they appeared on the British rock scene in the early 1990s--a bastard fusion of the Smiths and Ziggy Stardust--some called them "The Best New Band in Britain." At the time, the group--based around flamboyant vocalist Brett Anderson and guitarist Bernard Butler--hadn't released one note of music. What followed was an eponymous album that was to become the fastest-selling debut in British musical history, as well as a decade of narcotic excess, redemption, and fantastic pop music. Now fully updated to include the inside story of the band's decision to split and Brett's new solo ventures, Suede: Love and Poison traces the scarcely credible story of a band that went to hell and back.