Bernard Butler

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Bernard Butler
Butler performing live with The Tears at the Roskilde Festival 2005
Background information
Birth name	Bernard Joseph Butler
Born	(1970-05-01) 1 May 1970 (age 54) Stamford Hill, London, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Britpop, glam rock, folk music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano, vocals, bass, violin
Years active	1989–present
Member of	McAlmont & Butler
Formerly of	Suede, The Tears

Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation;^[1] BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists".^[2] He was voted the 24th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll^[3] and is often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.