"I tried to stop him making ‘Stay Together’ and then I tried to stop him making ‘Dog Man Star’. No-one would let me. So, at the end of the day, that’s why I left. There were lots of bad vibes between me and Brett and stuff, but they’d always been there. He was going off in one direction, shooting off as this star, and I was shooting off as this songwriter somewhere else. Unfortunately we were going totally the wrong way."
Bernard Butler
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#suede
"I cried a lot, because it really hurt. I’ve got a lot of good memories of Brett and it really f—ked me up that I never said goodbye to Simon. The last time I was with Simon we were getting stoned, having a nice time, having a laugh like we always did. Next minute he’s saying I should have my head chopped off or something, I should be put down like a dog."
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#suede
"You love New York, but it has some horrible memories for you, too. Like the time you played there with suede just after your father died, when you were freaking out and unable to deal with the rest of the band, who were expecting you to behave as if nothing had happened. You travelled to the gig with the crew, away from the band, as you had done the whole tour, wandering into the dressing room just a couple of minutes before showtime."
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wrotedownmyspine:
Bernard Butler - I’m Tired
I’m tired, I can’t explain,
all the troubled notions scrambling my brain.
I’m tired, let me be for now.
There was a time when I was interested by you,
but it isn’t now.
If only I could escape
leave a dummy in my place,
slip away through the walls,
not listen at all.
I’m tired, I can’t explain.
I may as well have been talking to myself
by the look on your face.
I’m high, I don’t feel myself.
I think I should feel happy
but I only want to lie down.
If only I could escape
leave a dummy in my place,
slip away through the walls,
not listen at all.
I’m tired, I might go away,
I’m tired, I’ve no more to say,
I’m tired, I’m tired.
So take me, take me away.
(Source: prologue-to-history)
