“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.” IfsWantKidsTaught Author:Paul Weller
“Young people can listen to music at any moment in the day or night. Which is great, but I think it kind of devalues it as well. They don't feel the need to own it. They certainly don't feel the need to pay for it. I'd have to save up for weeks to buy an album when I was a kid, and that made it even more great for me when I finally got that thing in my hand.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsWellsKindMadeMomentsHandsKidsYoungNightPayWeekAlbumsMade ItListening To MusicDevalue Author:Paul Weller
“There's more to distract people, isn't there? When I was a kid there was music and football and clothes. And that was kind of it, really. Those three things defined you as a person.” PeopleKindPersonsKidsThreeFootballClothesDefinedThree Things Author:Paul Weller
“I saw an interview with Keith Richards. He said, 'How else could a kid in Dartford suddenly connect with and understand what Muddy Waters is singing?' There's a cultural difference, but there's just something in that music that subconsciously or internally you just understand; it just makes sense.” SaidKidsWaterDifferencesSawsSingingMake SenseInterviewsMuddyKeithCultural Differences Author:Paul Weller
“For me, my entry point, when I was old enough, was the skinhead/suedehead thing, sort of like '70/'71. People didn't have much money - they would save up, or whatever - but everyone always dressed up. You'd go to a dance at the football club on a Thursday night and all of us kids - all of us from maybe like 12 to 16 - were all dressed up.” PeopleEnoughKidsNightFootballClubsEntryDressed UpThursdayFootball ClubsThursday Night Author:Paul Weller
“Music's totally eclectic now. I saw a DJ the other day, he was on Virgin radio over here, and he said he played "Going Underground", the Jam song, on his breakfast show. Then he got a text from some young kid asking if was a new band. I think a lot of people these days, younger people as well, are aware of all sorts of music, really. If you're into the Libertines you probably also have to be aware of the Beatles, or the Kinks. I think there's a better, possibly greater appreciation for all music, of all eras, I think.” PeopleThinkingKidsSongAppreciationEclecticLibertine Author:Paul Weller
“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. But also, for me, from the time I was like 10 years old, all I ever wanted to do was be in a band and make music. So to get the chance to do that, to live your dreams or wishes, I just seize it and try and run with it. I never sort of think, oh, the pressure, or it's too much. You're lucky to be doing it. It's a great gift to have, and I appreciate it.” ThinkingTryingDreamRunningKidsWishChanceLuckyAppreciate Author:Paul Weller
“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.” LittlesCountryKidsSongCitiesGrewGrew UpOppositesTownsHipsBellsSaturday Author:Paul Weller
“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.” FirstsBigsKidsAgeBlackWhiteSavedTiesHungGreyElevenStylishVestsCateringTie Dye Author:Paul Weller
