There were aspects of stardom I didn’t like, which were of no consequence, really, but the positive things far outweighed the negative. By the time I came to write ‘Setting Sons,’ I felt my writing was more like prose, set to music. Paul Weller Read Quote
Playing live is what it’s all about for me. It’s cathartic, it’s emotional, it’s about communing with people. The way you feel after a gig is a such a powerful thing. Paul Weller Read Quote
Getting to No. 1 makes everyone feel better; of course it does. But it’s swings and roundabouts with these things. Sometimes you make a great record, and it clicks with people. And other times it passes them by; there’s nothing you can do. It’s still the same record. Paul Weller Read Quote
I didn’t imagine getting to 50, let alone still be playing music. When I was 18, I thought it’d all be over by the time I was 21. Paul Weller Read Quote
I’m sure there’s a subconscious ‘go for it’ thing with turning 50. You want to do as much as possible and there are thoughts of how little time we have on the planet. For a lot of musicians in their 50s, the best days are behind them. I’d like to try and show that there is a future. Paul Weller Read Quote
No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That’s fair enough, isn’t it? Unless you’re a cowboy, of course. Paul Weller Read Quote
I’ve bought clothes based on record covers. Particularly from the formative music that turned me onto it in the first place when I was a kid, with the Beatles and the Small Faces. A lot of those Sixties soul artists were in really sharp sharkskin or mohair suits, and Motown artists looked amazing. Paul Weller Read Quote
I am aware of the words ‘national treasure’ being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old. Paul Weller Read Quote
I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there’s lots of layers to what I do. It’s just lazy journalism, but people start to accept it. If people spent an hour in my car driving around London and listening to the stuff I listen to, they’d hear some interesting stuff. Paul Weller Read Quote
I’m not big on rap, to be honest. I just don’t get it. It’s angry people shouting. I like a song, melodies, people singing. Paul Weller Read Quote
