1. Mathew David Osman was born on 9 October 1967 and is an English musician and author, best known as the bassist in the rock band Suede.
10 Facts About Mat Osman
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Mat Osman is a writer; he has written two novels and contributed to various publications.
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Mat Osman is the brother of presenter and author Richard Osman.
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Mat Osman was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, but was raised mainly in Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
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Mat Osman studied at the London School of Economics where in 1989, he was awarded a BSc in Politics.
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Mat 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.
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Mat Osman returned to perform with Suede when the band reformed in 2010.
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Mat Osman was the London editor of the email magazine le cool and the editor of its London guidebook, published in summer 2008.
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Mat Osman's writing has been published in British magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer.
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Mat Osman co-authored the book England on Fire with Stephen Ellcock.