Blog: The Panic Manual

Having just seen Suede this week, let's take a look at one of the more infamous breakups in britpop history. Bernard Butler, the guitarist who left Suede before they finished recording Dog Man Star. Why ? Many things led to the downfall of the Butler-Anderson partnership. Butler had wanted to assume more and more production control but Anderson wouldn't have it. This led to a toxic relationship between Butler and producer Ed Buller during the Dog Man Star days. If Butler had his way, The Asphalt World would have been 25 minutes [...]