Paul Weller Quotes
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'Ageism,' or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don't get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about authors or poets or filmmakers. 'Oh, they're too old to make films or write books.'
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The lords and ladies pass a rulingThat sons and girls go hand in landFrom good stock and the best breedingPaid for by the servile class.
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It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.
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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.
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Two lovers kissing amongst the screams of midnight,Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude.
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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.
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I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as a songwriter and wrote for myself, which I still do, and I also wanted to communicate with my audience.
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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.
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I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.
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I think I come from a time when all the artists I grew up with and I loved always used to try and push the boundaries, and there doesn't seem so much of that, really.
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Music is the most natural thing in the world. When we go to a gig and we all like it and we share that experience, it's the same sense of communion as a sacred rite in Borneo or wherever it may be; it just gets dressed up different. Its good for the soul.
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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.
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I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want.
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I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.
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If we get through for two minutes only it will be a start!
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I want to see where and how far I can go as an artist. I look back and see what I've done, and I want to do as much as I can in my lifetime. I love doing it. If I didn't have that passion or love for it, I wouldn't do it.
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I'm so lucky, I'm just really grateful for what I've got around me - children and my wife and everything else.
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There are so many artists who get to my age that get comfortable and just stick in a groove, and I really don't want to do that.
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When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. I don't only listen to the guitar player.
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I suppose I was much more serious-minded in the '70s and '80s.
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Those braying sheep on my TV screen -Make this boy shout! Make this boy scream!
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Going to college was never an option. I was passionate about music, but how much talent I actually had was another matter.
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I never, ever wanted to be the Rolling Stones. Bless their hearts, but I don't necessarily want to go on doing the same old thing for the next 10, 20 years... I could see how easy it is to get into that rut, the whole touring mindset.
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No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course.