Suede frontman Brett Anderson has revealed that he hated the nineties Britpop scene and wouldn't want to see it return, even if his band are known for rising to fame in that era.
The rock five-piece are back with their first album for 11 years and although Suede may have been on the fringes of Britpop when it was at its biggest, Anderson admits to not wanting to be at the forefront of its revival.
Speaking exclusively to Gigwise, Anderson says: "The chart is being dominated by bland pop music to be honest. As for a Britpop revival, I can't think of anything worse. I never really liked it at the time let alone 20 years later."
Although the 45-year-old singer does believe today's charts are in need of a shake up, he feels there is no rush for a 'rockstar cliché' to arise from nowhere to give the charts some beefing up.
"There's no rockstar clichés [in the charts] but I think that's a good thing. We don't need to see another coked up, aggressive, leather-jacketed bore," he says.
Suede performing at London's O2 Arean in 2012
Anderson adds: "At the moment we have this Pop Idol culture and it is offensive, but it's no more offensive than pop music in previous decades. Even the 'golden age' of rock 'n' roll had crap pop music."
Suede have joined the ever-growing list of reforming bands that became huge in the nineties, but with the added element of new music. Acts such as Blur and Pulp have avoided fully committing themselves to such a comeback, but Suede haven't been scared to throw themselves in at the deep end.
Speaking of band reunions, Anderson adds: "It sounds slightly contradictory and slightly ironic, but I'm not really a big fan of reunions. I think 99 per cent of people get it wrong and they do it for nostalgia or money. It's very hard to re-capture the energy and spontaneity that put you there in the first place.
"The idea of someone reforming just to play their old hits - it doesn't interest me at all. If they are going to reform and make new music then that's another thing.
"Just banging through the hits from years ago, I don't see the point."
Suede's new album, Bloodsports is out today (18 March, 2013) and the band will be playing their first UK date of the year at London's Alexandra Palace on 30 march. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
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