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
want impossible mortals
I want to hear as much music as I possibly can before I leave this mortal coil but it's impossible to hear it all because there's so much of it.
thinking sneakers sweat
Today, we're even into the whole sweat thing. They'll wear a [suit] jacket like this, but they'll wear it with sweat pants and sneakers. But I do think there is every generation - and it won't be as big as it was when you and I were those ages - but every generation all of a sudden experiences that they want to dress up.
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.
inspiration bored looks
I look for that stimulation constantly. I'm looking for inspiration and stimulation. Not bored with what we've done.
people style jam
The Jam were a good band, however I feel that the Style Council were better. A lot of people I know will disagree with me. Some things we did with The Style Council were misinterpreted or over their heads.
clothes stuff culture
There's such a wealth of great music, clothes or whatever. There is so much great stuff out there, that why would you not still be interested if you've grown up in that kind of culture?
thinking way-forward doubt
I think anybody goes through a crisis of confidence from time to time. You have to kind of doubt yourself, sometimes. It's the way forward.
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.
games people sometimes
Sometimes you're ahead of the game and sometimes people don't get it and that's just one of those things you have to accept and carry on.
fashion thinking world
I think the world is really small today, and fashion, from that end of it, it's instantaneous everywhere.
mods stills
I'm still a mod, I'll always be a mod, you can bury me a mod.
song writing successful
You have to keep challenging yourself. I've always tried to do that, and I'm not saying I've always been successful. Maybe I've rewritten the same song; it's inevitable, but I've always been mindful of taking the writing somewhere else. You can't stick in your little comfort zone.
guitar frustrated aggressive
Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.