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Paul Weller, born on May 25, 1958, is a renowned British musician. He was a member of the iconic bands The Style Council and The Jam, known for his unique musical style and significant influence on British popular music.

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“It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.”

People Records Nice Encouraging

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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.”

Want Age Artist Comfortable Sticks Groove

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

Body Painter

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“Coming from a little suburban town, I wasn't a hip city kid. I was quite the opposite, really. Songs like 'Saturday's Kids' rang a bell for kids all over the country. That song was about the kids I grew up with.”

Littles Country Kids Song Cities Grew Grew Up Opposites Towns Hips Bells Saturday

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“I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven; I was just obsessed with music and clothes. Just like a lot of people in England from my generation.”

People Firsts I Can Sometimes Age Remember Generations Ten Clothes First Time England Obsessed Shirts Jeans T Shirt Eleven My Generation

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“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.”

Years Mean Important Pops Supposed To Be Flash Pop Music

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“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.”

People Knows Feels Style Band Disagree Council Jam Misinterpreted Good Bands

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“The Zombies were really unique - they had elements of jazz and classical music in their songs and songwriting. They had a very, very different sound compared to a lot of their contemporaries at the time.”

Different Song Sound Elements Unique Jazz Songwriting Zombie Classical Music

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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.”

Whole Voice Records Pieces Arrangements Bass Ensemble

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“People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from.”

People Thinking Writing Despair Songwriting Best Work Good Place

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“I'm still a mod, I'll always be a mod, you can bury me a mod.”

Stills Mods

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“When I lived in a little flat in Pimlico in 1981, I'd write in the hallway. As you walked in, there was a tiny little recess type thing, hardly a hallway, really, and I'd sit there writing songs with my guitar.”

Writing Littles Song Type Guitar Tiny Flats Writing Songs Hallways Recess

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

Young Life Is Drink Drunk

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“I'd like to think I've left something in the world. Without in any way trying to be morbid, but life is very short, and I'd like to think I'd leave some body of work that would inspire other musicians long after I've gone.”

Thinking World Way Trying Long Body Life Is Left Gone Inspire Musician Morbid Inspire Others

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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.”

Men Should Enough Courses Fairs Should Have Boots Cowboy Wardrobe Cowboy Boot

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“I've always liked my clothes, even before I could properly afford them. Clothes for me were never a cloak, a cover. They were how I chose to express myself.”

Clothes Cloaks

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

Establishment Royal Royal Family Civil Service

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“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.”

People Bigs Song Honest Singing Angry Rap Being Honest Melody Shouting

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“In all honesty, I don't know what one song can change.”

Knows Song Honesty

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“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.”

Firsts Bigs Kids Age Black White Saved Ties Hung Grey Eleven Stylish Vests Catering Tie Dye

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“There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.”

People Has Beens Felt Records Havens Connected

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“When I got into the Beatles, I must have only been about six or seven but old enough to take notice. We used to have an old radiogram which, for readers of a certain age, was like a big cabinet thing with a record player inside it.”

Enough Bigs Age Used Certain Records Player Reader Six Seven Cabinets Record Players

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Born: May 25, 1958
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 122

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