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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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“If you're into a certain band, you're into the way they dress.”

Ifs Way Certain Band Dresses

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“If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or number 60.”

People Ifs Want Turns Numbers

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“If you're in music, you're in music, and if you're in music you just want to keep making records and playing. That's what it's about, isn't it? At least, that's what I always thought it was about, anyway.”

Ifs Want Records

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“I was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I guess that sort of stayed with me, really.”

Ifs Want Kids Taught

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

Ifs Two Minutes

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

Ifs Crush Petals Carnations

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“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.'”

Ifs Said Guy Space Why Not Gigs Pubs Invading My Space

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“I think if you're a creative person, then you're always kinda looking to move things along - 'Where else can I go? Where can I take this?' From painters to photographers - anything creative in the arts - if you're a true artist, I think you'll always look to do something else. 'Where else can I go with it?' Do you know what I mean?”

Ifs Thinking Knows Looks Mean Persons Art Moving Artist Creative Photographer Painter Do You Know Creative Person True Artists

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“There's such a wealth of great music, clothes or whatever. There is so much great stuff out there, that why would you not still be interested if you've grown up in that kind of culture?”

Ifs Kind Stills Culture Stuff Wealth Clothes Great Music

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“I have to do what I'm doing at the time. That's the most important thing. You might lose some people along the way, and you might gain other people on the way, that's just the way it is. But nevertheless, if you're driven by something, there is no argument about it; that's what you have to do.”

People Ifs Way Important Might Loses Gains Argument Important Things Driven Nevertheless

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“I try to have an open ear, but at the end, it would never change direction to where I think I should go. Because if I listened to everybody else, they're thinking about what's right now or what was the last thing - they're not thinking about what's next.”

Ifs Thinking Should Trying Ends Lasts Next Right Now Ears Never Change

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“I'm definitely obsessed about artists and the type of music and the playing and the tone and all that kind of thing - I'm not obsessed about what the best Beatles album is. I just think if The Beatles are great, they're great.”

Ifs Thinking Kind Artist Type Albums Obsessed Tone

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“If you take skinny jeans - skinny jeans didn't just happen in the US, they were happening in Japan, they were happening in the UK, they were happening everywhere. Some places a little faster than others. But, if we look at our best sellers in this store, they're the same best sellers that we have in the States.”

Ifs Looks Littles States Happens Happenings Stores Faster Japan Jeans Skinny Sellers Best Sellers Skinny Jeans

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“For me, there's always an early-'70s sense. There's always a sprinkle of it - if I do it exactly like that, sometimes it becomes too costume-y or too thought out. But the influences are there, without a doubt, always, because to me, that was the part that I also felt was the most defining of my own personality and my own style, and I also think that it's timeless. You never look wrong.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Sometimes Felt My Own Doubt Influence Style Personality Timeless Costumes Defining Sprinkles My Own Style My Own Personality

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

People Ifs Men Stills Young Angry Young Man Grumpy

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“I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me.”

Ifs I Can Player Fine Good Things Guitar Recognition Guitar Player

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

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