His fourteenth solo album and twenty third studio album, True Meanings was sitting at №2 in the UK Album Charts as this issue went to press (October 2018). Paul Weller features in the October 2018 issue of Hey Mag I don’t think it’s particularly nostalgic, but it’s definitely reflective.” “It certainly informed some of the themes on the record. Weller acknowledges reaching the milestone did impact upon his latest album, the recently released True Meanings, a collection of intimate, acoustic songs. Having become a sexagenarian this year, ‘The Modfather’ has entered a period of his life where, for once, he is momentarily looking back. But it’s certainly a time when you have to take stock of that.” But I can’t help but think about how f****** quick it has all gone, more than anything. Without being morbid, which I don’t feel it is. I think it’s also quite distressing, I suppose, the thought of my mortality. “If there was ever a time in life that I might be reflective, it would be around turning 60. Following the recent release of his True Meanings album, Hey Mag discovers what’s on his mind. With The Jam, The Style Council and as a solo artist, Paul Weller is regarded as one of the most influential British musicians of his generation.
And here I am nearly 64 and I’m still doing it.Paul Weller: Is He Mellowing With Age? (Don’t Bank It) I remember saying – either to Pete Townshend or John Entwistle – at the Speakeasy Club in London many moons ago when we were young whippersnappers and they were in their forties: ‘You’re too old, you should give up you lot’ (laughs). So you recorded the album mostly ‘as live’?Īs much as we could, yeah, we did them live and then obviously in those days it was a two inch tape machine and Vic Smith in 40 years’ time you’re still going to playing Jam songs I’d have just laughed in their face and said don’t be ridiculous. Little Boy Soldiers – Setting Sons’ cover featuring Benjamin Clemens’ bronze The St John’s Ambulance Bearers
PAUL WELLER TOUR DATES 2016 CRACK
So that the following day when Paul came in we could crack on and record. Normally we would have had a week or two pre-production in a rehearsal room, chucking around all the ideas of the songs, But Setting Sons was different in that Paul was recording the basic idea during the day and then Rick and myself were working out our parts through the night. When we were recording I was just concentrating on my part, but all these years later, listening to them again, it’s just incredible what Paul was singing about at such a young age. So I’m really excited and amazed at the quality and standard of the writing. We had a band rehearsal yesterday and it’s a just buzz to play them again – Wasteland’s a lovely song and Burning Sky.
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Yeah, well it’s like all of them, we finished All Mod Cons earlier in the year and I’m really looking forward to this one. You’re tackling Setting Sons to mark the 40 th anniversary on your Autumn tour – what are your favourite tracks from that record All classics, no rubbish – Weller, Buckler and Foxton Here Foxton tells Matt Catchpole of his heartache at hearing Weller wanted to split the band, his joy at rebuilding his relationship with The Modfather and flying the flag for the band’s music with From The Jam. Hit followed hit and the band seemed unstoppable until Weller, to the bewilderment and consternation of his bandmates, pulled the plug in 1982. With Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler providing the engine to drive his songs, Weller would rapidly emerge as the voice of a generation. Blessed with a righteous anger, raw musicality and the astonishingly mature songwriting talent of Paul Weller, The Jam would go on to have 18 consecutive top 40 singles and release one live and six studio albums.īlending Mod style with punk aggression, the band smashed their way into the mainstream, while cocking a snook at the establishment. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the best part of half a century, you’ll know Bruce Foxton as one-third of one of the best bands Britain has ever produced.
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