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| Background information | |
| Born | 9 October 1967 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Associated acts | Suede, The Pigs, Suave And Elegant |
| Website | suede |
Mathew David "Mat" Osman (born 9 October 1967) is an English musician, 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.
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 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 is 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.
Osman's first novel The Ruins was published in February 2020 by Repeater Books.[7][8]
Discography
With Suede
- Suede (1993)
- Dog Man Star (1994)
- Coming Up (1996)
- Head Music (1999)
- A New Morning (2002)
- Bloodsports (2013)
- Night Thoughts (2016)
- The Blue Hour (2018)
References
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (2 March 2013). "10 Questions for Suede's Brett Anderson & Mat Osman". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Mat Osman". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (21 October 2010). "Suede brush up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Le Cool. 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Armstrong, Stephen (26 February 2007). "London scene is full of Es". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Lanyado, Benji (19 November 2008). "Le Cool: an eccentric's guide to London". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Ruins". Repeaterbooks.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
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