Anderson made the decision to call it a day

On 28 October 2003, Anderson made the decision to call it a day. The same day, Suede were booked to perform ” Beautiful Ones ” on V Graham Norton to promote the Singles compilation. Jeremy Allen was the last person to interview the band just before the Norton appearance. Allen would later see the band again some six weeks later at the aftershow party following their final gig at the London Astoria in December. At the aftershow, Osman revealed to Allen that they had decided to call it quits less than a minute after their last interview. As they walked down the corridor to the studio set, Anderson whispered into Osman’s ear, “Let’s not do this anymore.” Less than a week after the decision to call an end to Suede, the band’s biography, Love and Poison , was released on 3 November. On 5 November, the band announced there would be no more projects under the Suede name for the foreseeable future—effectively announcing the end of the band, as stated on their website: “There will not be a new studio album until the band feel that the moment is artistically right to make one.” Anderson also made a personal statement, saying, “There has been speculation about record sales and chart positions, but the bottom line is I need to do whatever it takes to get my demon back.” Suede’s last concert at the London Astoria on 13 December 2003 was a two-and-a-half-hour marathon show, split into two parts plus encore. Anderson made an announcement, saying, “I just want you to know. There will be another Suede record . But not yet.”