Brett Anderson has slammed the Britpop scene his former band Suede were associated with, in an explosive new interview.

Suede were an integral part of the Britpop scene which engulfed British music in the mid 90s. Overnight, thoughtful, literate guitar acts put down their Penguin paperbacks and began drinking ale and pretending their were from Essex. Anderson has revealed in a new interview with The Guardian that Suede were never part of that scene, saying "We were never at the party, and Britpop was like a big party: people slapping one another on the back and getting beery and jingoistic. We could not have been more uninterested in that whole boozy, cartoon-like, fake working-class thing."

Famously, Brett Anderson had a public spat with Damon Albarn years before the Gallaghers spotted the Blur man's flaws. The singer went on to reflect on his own experiences in Suede, and admitted that he is surprised he made it through in one piece. "I was always surprised I made it to 30," he said. "I was on a collision course. But once you've made it beyond a certain point, you are faced with two choices: carry on and end up killing yourself, or change your life radically. I chose the latter."

Brett Anderson's new solo album "Wilderness" is available now.

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