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Paul John Weller 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.

Despite widespread critical recognition as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national, rather than international, star and much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, and is often referred to as "The Modfather".The Daily Telegraph said of Weller: "Apart from David Bowie, it's hard to think of any British solo artist who's had as varied, long-lasting and determinedly forward-looking a career." The BBC described Weller in 2007 as "one of the most revered music writers and performers of the past 30 years". In 2012, he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. He has received four Brit Awards, winning the award for Best British Male twice, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. May 1958
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Famous Paul Weller (singer) Quotes

“When you're knocked on your back and you life's a flop,
When you're down on the bottom and there's nothing else but to shout to the top!”

Paul Weller (singer)

Shout To The Top! (1984)

“Two lovers kissing amongst the screams of midnight,
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude.”

Paul Weller (singer)

That's Entertainment
Sound Affects (1980)

“You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns -
And the public wants what the public gets - but I don't get what this society wants.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Going Underground (1980)

“I am out of season all years round - watch machinery roar to my empty sound.
Touch my heart and feel winter, hold my hand and be doomed forever.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Carnation
The Gift (1982)

“I play out my role, I've even been out walking -
They tell me that it helps, but I know when I'm beaten…”

Paul Weller (singer)

Long Hot Summer, from Introducing The Style Council (1983)

“If you gave me a fresh carnation, I would only crush its tender petals…”

Paul Weller (singer)

Carnation
The Gift (1982)

Paul Weller (singer) Quotes

“The lords and ladies pass a ruling
That sons and girls go hand in land
From good stock and the best breeding
Paid for by the servile class.”

Paul Weller (singer)

The Whole Point Of No Return, from Café Bleu (1984)

“Some people might say my life is in a rut, but I'm quite happy with what I've got.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Going Underground (1980)

“The morning slips away in a Valium haze and catalogues,
And numerous cups of coffee,
In the afternoon the weekly food is put in bags - as you float off down the high street.
The shop windows reflect, play a nameless host to a closet ghost -
A picture of your fantasy, a victim of your misery…”

Paul Weller (singer)

Private Hell, from Setting Sons (1979)

“Is happiness real?
Or am I so jaded
I can't see or feel - like a man been tainted.
Numbed by the effect - aware of the muse
Too in touch with myself - I light the fuse.”

Paul Weller (singer)

The Changingman, from Stanley Road (1995)

“The more I see - the more I know,
The more I know, the less I understand.”

Paul Weller (singer)

The Changingman, from Stanley Road (1995)

“A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef gets dashed against the Co-op,
To either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear, it's a big decision in a town called malice.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Town Called Malice
The Gift (1982)

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

Paul Weller (singer)

When You're Young (1979)

“The fingers feel the lines, they prod the space - your ageing face,
The face that was once so beautiful, is still there but unrecognisable…”

Paul Weller (singer)

Private Hell, from Setting Sons (1979)

“Those braying sheep on my TV screen -
Make this boy shout! Make this boy scream!”

Paul Weller (singer)

Going Underground (1980)

“It's so hard to understand why the world is your oyster but your future's a clam.”

Paul Weller (singer)

When You're Young (1979)

“If you're wondering by now who I am, look no further than the mirror,
Because I am the greed and fear - and every ounce of hate in you.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Carnation
The Gift (1982)

“If we get through for two minutes only it will be a start!”

Paul Weller (singer)

Start! (1980)

“Days of speed and slow time Mondays -
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday…”

Paul Weller (singer)

That's Entertainment
Sound Affects (1980)

“I first felt a fist - and then a kick, I could now smell their breath,
They smelt of pubs - and Wormwood Scrubs - and too many right-wing meetings.”

Paul Weller (singer)

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
All Mod Cons (1978)

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