Mat Osman

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Mat Osman
Suede 2012.jpg
Osman performing with Suede at Lokerse Festival in Lokeren, Belgium in 2012
Background information
Birth nameMathew David Osman
Born (1967-10-09) 9 October 1967 (age 55)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
GenresAlternative rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active1989–present
Websitesuede.co.uk

Mathew David Osman (born 9 October 1967) is an English musician and author, best known as the bassist in the rock band Suede. He studied at the London School of Economics where in 1989, he was awarded a BSc in Economics. Osman and singer Brett Anderson are the only remaining founding members left in Suede, and along with the drummer Simon Gilbert who appeared on any Suede albums.

Biography

Osman was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, but was raised mainly in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Osman's younger brother is the presenter, author, and comedian Richard Osman.[1]

Osman met future Suede lead singer Brett Anderson in Haywards Heath, and they played together in early garage bands such as The Pigs and Suave And Elegant. Osman co-wrote some of Suede's songs, including "Lost in TV", "Europe Is Our Playground", "Attitude" and "Golden Gun". After Suede broke up in 2003, Osman provided music for television programmes, such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Marriage Ref and You Have Been Watching.[2] He returned to perform with Suede when the band reformed in 2010.[3]

Osman was the London editor of the email magazine le cool[4][5] and the editor of their London guidebook, published in summer 2008.[6] His writing has also been published in British magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer.

In 2010, he ran the London end of Tim Kring's Conspiracy For Good project.[citation needed]

Osman's first novel The Ruins was published in February 2020 by Repeater Books[7][8] and his second, The Ghost Theatre, was acquired by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2022.[9] He co-authored the book England on Fire[10] with Stephen Ellcock,

Discography

With Suede

Main article: Suede discography

References

  1. ^ Dessau, Bruce (2 March 2013). "10 Questions for Suede's Brett Anderson & Mat Osman". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mat Osman". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Rogers, Jude (21 October 2010). "Suede brush up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "About Us". Le Cool. 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Stephen (26 February 2007). "London scene is full of Es". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ^ Lanyado, Benji (19 November 2008). "Le Cool: an eccentric's guide to London". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "The Ruins". Repeaterbooks.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. ^ Allen, Jeremy (3 February 2020). "Mat Osman: 'within a month, I went from being a rock star to driving a van'". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Bloomsbury scoops Suede star Osman's novel in 48-hour pre-empt". The Bookseller. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. ^ "England on Fire: A Visual Journey through Albion's Psychic Landscape". Watkins Publishing. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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