Paul Weller, in The Jam, The Style Council and as a solo artist has been a big part of my life since 1977. Does his seemingly unpredictable, sometimes unduly taciturn personality (as far as I can gather, I may be wrong) appeal to me? No, not particularly. Does he as a songwriter, performer and musician gain my total admiration and respect? Absolutely 100%.
I have so much time for all his work, and that is what matters the most, as I'm sure he himself would agree. It's about the music. I like his innate sense of style too, along with his somewhat surprising sensitivity as expressed in some of his lyrics. He is a complex, driven man, nobody's lip servant, and that is what helps to make him a great artist.
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Paul Weller
| Wild Wood
| Stanley Road
| Heavy Soul
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Heliocentric
| Illumination
| Studio 150
| As Is Now
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22 Dreams
| Wake Up The Nation
| Sonik Kicks
| Saturn's Pattern
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A Kind Revolution
| True Meanings
| On Sunset
| Fat Pop
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