When I was Eighteen

[commonpeople]

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[suede]

you looked like young richard oakes, well on his cute early days :D

Shed seven!!!!!!! <3

[commonpeople]

Whatever happened to Richard Oakes?

[suede]

Rumours said he was working on new songs and demos and was supposed to be back to the puclic eye early this year but he didnt :(
No one really knows about him. I have a friend in London who has been to some tears and brett aftershow parties and the rest of suede were there, even Simon (who is in thailand) but never Richard :(

I guess he had enough "brett" for the rest of his life... I hope he returns someday with a new band.

[commonpeople]

I guess he had enough "brett" for the rest of his life...

Hmmmm! What have you heard through the gossip vine?

[suede]

Well Richard said himself that if Neil hast joined the band he would have left that year. And the suede bio said that brett didnt treat him nicely. His first night with them for example he was closed into a hotel room until he wrote a song while the others went out to party. On the last suede gig brett said that maybe suede will come back after some time and richard said he wouldnt XD
Also brett asking bernard to join tears instead of aking him is weird, and also matt and neil joining brett for his solo gigs and not richard is strange too.

[commonpeople]

I think their relationship was always based on business rather than friendship, since Richard was auditioned and hired; the other members were friends, or friends of friends, which is different. Perhaps in Brett's mind, Richard was never anything more than a session musician.

[suede]

Yes you are right probably, but its all so sad. Richard was only 17 when he joined, brett should have been nicer to him!

[commonpeople]

But Brett was going through his heavy drug use; he was in no condition, I imagine, to be best friends with anyone.

[suede]

Maybe but he was friends with Neil. And after the heavy drug use phase Richard was still around and things werent better I guess. Maybe Richard didnt knew him enough (as the others were friends from before) to deal with his behaviour.