Back in early 1993, this was unseen. A band with only two singles, and a debut album still in the recording process, crashed the cover of one of the biggest music magazines. Normally, only established stars like U2, Madonna or Prince were put on the cover of Q.
The article and interview are a classic. The writer hails them like Jezus Christ himself who has landed on planet earth again. "Are they, indeed, the new Smiths that everyone's been frantically looking for since 1987?"
"Yes. Oh, yes. Whatever the question was, yes!", he's giving himself over.
Brett is foretelling the future about song titles of his short reunion with Bernard. "He speaks through his guitar, pretty much. He definitely co-stars with me on the songs."
Also, the past in Haywards Heath is extensively revisited. All the Suede drama is there.
Strange enough the next single Animal Nitrate is announced with B-sides Dolly/Samba. Dolly only emerged on So Young, and whatever happened to Samba?
Photo by Paul Rider
