Mat Osman
{{short description|English guitarist and writer}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mat Osman
| image = Suede 2012.jpg
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| caption = Osman performing with Suede at Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_name = Mathew David Osman
| birth_place = Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
| genre = Alternative rock, Britpop
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, author, journalist
| instrument = Bass guitar
| years_active = 1989–present
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| current_member_of = Suede
| website = {{URL|suede.co.uk}}
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| relatives = Richard Osman (brother)
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Mathew David Osman (born 9 October 1967) is an English musician and author, best known as the bassist in the rock band Suede. Osman and singer Brett Anderson are the only remaining founding members left in Suede, and perform along with drummer Simon Gilbert, who has appeared on many Suede albums. Osman is also a writer; he has written two novels and contributed to various publications. He is the brother of presenter and author Richard Osman.
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 author Richard Osman.{{cite web |last1=Dessau |first1=Bruce |title=10 Questions for Suede's Brett Anderson & Mat Osman |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/10-questions-suedes-brett-anderson-mat-osman |website=The Arts Desk |accessdate=17 August 2019 |date=2 March 2013}}
In 1986 he gained A-levels in economics, sociology and political studies.Mid Sussex Times Friday 5 September 1986 He studied at the London School of Economics where in 1989, he was awarded a BSc in Politics.
{{citation |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mat-osman-98649b4/?originalSubdomain=uk |website=LinkedIn |accessdate=8 March 2025 |date=2 March 2013}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Mat Osman|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/mat_osman/|access-date=12 November 2020|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}} He returned to perform with Suede when the band reformed in 2010.{{Cite news|last=Rogers|first=Jude|date=21 October 2010|title=Suede brush up|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/21/suede-reunion-best-of|access-date=12 November 2020|issn=0261-3077}}
Osman was the London editor of the email magazine le cool{{cite web |url= http://london.lecool.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |work=Le Cool |year=2014 |accessdate=3 November 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/26/mondaymediasection |title=London scene is full of Es |first=Stephen |last=Armstrong |work=The Guardian |date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=3 November 2014}} and the editor of its London guidebook, published in summer 2008.{{Cite web|last=Lanyado|first=Benji|date=19 November 2008|title=Le Cool: an eccentric's guide to London|url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/19/london-travelfoodanddrink|access-date=12 November 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}} His writing has also been published in British magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer.
Osman's first novel, The Ruins, was published in February 2020 by Repeater Books{{Cite web|url=https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-ruins/|title=The Ruins |website=Repeaterbooks.com|accessdate=6 May 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Jeremy|date=3 February 2020|title=Mat Osman: 'within a month, I went from being a rock star to driving a van'|url=https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/books-art-and-culture/mat-osman-i-went-from-being-a-rock-star-to-driving-a-van/|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Huck Magazine|language=en-US}} and his second, The Ghost Theatre, was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Bloomsbury scoops Suede star Osman's novel in 48-hour pre-empt |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/bloomsbury-lands-mat-osmans-dazzlingly-imaginative-adventure-48-hour-pre-empt-1281002 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}} He co-authored the book England on Fire with Stephen Ellcock.{{Cite web |title=England on Fire: A Visual Journey through Albion's Psychic Landscape |url=https://www.watkinspublishing.com/shop/england-on-fire-a-visual-journey-through-albions-psychic-landscape/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Watkins Publishing |language=en-US}}
Discography
=With Suede=
{{Main|Suede discography}}
- 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)
- Autofiction (2022)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|suede.co.uk|Suede official website}}
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/424271-Mat-Osman Mat Osman discography] on Discogs
- [https://matosman.com Mat Osman website]
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Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics
Category:English rock bass guitarists
Category:English male bass guitarists
Category:Alternative rock bass guitarists
Category:English male songwriters
Category:People from Haywards Heath
Category:People from Welwyn Garden City
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