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Paul Weller Biography

John William "Paul" Weller, Jr. (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, 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 (1983–89), before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991.

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Life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young. . .

Drink, Drunk, Life, Life Is

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.

Accept, Carry, Games, People, Sometimes, Things

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.

Life, Nice, Plenty, Territory, Thing, Uncharted

The first thing I bought that was really stylish was in 1969 when I was eleven. I saved up for a black, grey and white tie-dye grandad vest. It was too big - they weren't catering for kids my age - and hung off me, but I loved it.

Bought, Grandad, Kids, Ties, White

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.

Jam, Know, People, Style, Things

I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.

Chance, Love, Playing, Playing Music, Wanted

It's important to know all those things, but part of our jobs is to move people along and to make people excited to buy music or buy clothes, and give them enjoyment, I think, too.

Jobs, Move, Moving, Part, People, Thinking

I don't feel old or young, I just am

Young, Feels, Old

Pop music was supposed to be a flash in the pan, but here we are 50 years later and it means something to us, and it always will do. It's incredibly important.

Important, Incredibly, Mean, Music, Years

Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.

Aggressive, Frustration, Guitar, Music, Sooner, Take

When I'm dead I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.

Body, Dead, Leave, Painter, Painters, Work

I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.

Song, Write, Writing, Years

There's this British elegance that we, at times, have really missed in the States. We've always been more of a sportswear culture.

British, Culture, Elegance, Sportswear, States

I really enjoy playing America. I like the audiences there. It's the home of a lot of music I grew up with.

America, Grew, Grew Up, Home, Like, Playing

The Beatles changed the world. They certainly changed my world, and many, many other individuals as well.

Beatles, Changed, Individual, World

I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.

Civil Service, Establishment, Family, Royal, Service

People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git.

Grumpy, Man, Men, People, Say, Young

Why not go down the pub? A guy once came up to me at a gig and asked me if I had MySpace. I said, 'This is my space, and you're invading it. '

Asked, Guy, Invading, Said, Space, Why Not

For me, my entry point, when I was old enough, was the skinhead
suedehead thing, sort of like '70
'71. People didn't have much money - they would save up, or whatever - but everyone always dressed up. You'd go to a dance at the football club on a Thursday night and all of us kids - all of us from maybe like 12 to 16 - were all dressed up.

Enough, Football, Kids, Like, Night, Point

I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough.

Clever, Enough, Politics, Talk, Wanna

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