Jon Eydmann, the former manager of Suede, died while on holiday in Italy last week aged 41. According to Music Week, a spokesman for the British Consulate in Milan told them: "Something happened when he dived into the water but as yet we don't know what".
Eydmann met Brett Anderson in 1991 while he was managing the band Spitfire. He subsequently managed Suede through the defining period of their career, securing their original record deal with Saul Galpern's indie label Nude Records. When Charlie Charlton took over Suede's management, Eydmann went on to work with The Auteurs, Mega City 4 and Spacemen 3, and most recently supported a number of new acts through his London-based company Messy Lives Music.
Paying tribute to Eydmann, the aforementioned Galpern told Music Week: "I was very saddened to hear of his passing. Jon was a sweet guy, a very likeable person who played his part in the first exciting phase of Suede's career, including their Brits and Mercury nominations and the release of the first album which was the biggest-selling British debut of all time at that point".