Paul Weller
Paul Weller
John William "Paul" Weller, Jr.is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of The Style Council, before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth25 May 1958
council further jam less obviously pick playing
In the '90s, I think I rediscovered my guitar. The Jam was obviously very guitar-based, but in the Style Council I just got really disillusioned with playing the guitar. The further it went on, the less and less I played, to a point where I couldn't pick it up any more.
evaporates facet side
There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.
attached
I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.
playing-music chance wanted
I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.
internet runway shows
You do your runway show, and it's all over the Internet before I see anything on there.
cowboy men should-have
No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course.
looking-forward always-looking-forward
I'm always looking forward to what I'm doing now, and what's ahead.
royal establishment civil-service
I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.
pops
Nothing wrong with pop!
botox
I've not had Botox, no.
style belief action
I had a total belief in The Style Council. I meant every word and felt every action.
jeans clothes people
I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven; I was just obsessed with music and clothes. Just like a lot of people in England from my generation.
nice territory uncharted
There are areas of music that I've never been to before, so that's always nice thing to have in life. That there are other areas you haven't been to. You haven't covered all the ground, and there's plenty more uncharted territory to cover as well.
records want ifs
If you're in music, you're in music, and if you're in music you just want to keep making records and playing. That's what it's about, isn't it? At least, that's what I always thought it was about, anyway.