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> [There were aspects of stardom I didn't like, which were of no consequence, really, but the positive things far outweighed the negative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-were-aspects-of-stardom-i-didn-t-like-which-were-of-no/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

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> [I didn't imagine getting to 50, let alone still be playing music. When I was 18, I thought it'd all be over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-didn-t-imagine-getting-to-50-let-alone-still-be-playing-music-when/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

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> [When I was a kid in Woking, every week you went to the football dance, and every week the top kids would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-was-a-kid-in-woking-every-week-you-went-to-the-football-dance/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

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## More by Paul Weller

> [When I discovered blues - I was 12-years-old - I didn't discover it in America where it was from; I discovered it from Fleetwood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-discovered-blues-i-was-12-years-old-i-didn-t-discover-it-in/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I'd like to think that what I've written over the years and what I'm doing now means something to people. People in the street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-d-like-to-think-that-what-i-ve-written-over-the-years-and-what-i-m/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/people-say-that-if-you-re-still-angry-at-52-you-re-not-an-angry-young/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/music-s-totally-eclectic-now-i-saw-a-dj-the-other-day-he-was-on/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-are-so-many-artists-who-get-to-my-age-that-get-comfortable-and/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/young-people-can-listen-to-music-at-any-moment-in-the-day-or-night/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there's lots of layers to what I do. It's just lazy journalism, but people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-get-labelled-as-just-being-about-one-thing-but-there-s-lots-of/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/no-man-should-have-cowboys-boots-in-his-wardrobe-that-s-fair-enough/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [In all honesty, I don't know what one song can change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/in-all-honesty-i-don-t-know-what-one-song-can-change/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-wear-jeans-and-a-t-shirt-sometimes-i-just-like-clothes-since-the/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I come from a time when every kid dressed up. Everybody. If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to hang out. It was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-come-from-a-time-when-every-kid-dressed-up-everybody-if-you-didn-t/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I don't like to get pigeonholed. I don't like it when people think they have you sewn up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-don-t-like-to-get-pigeonholed-i-don-t-like-it-when-people-think/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-like-the-establishment-i-don-t/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-have-been-records-i-ve-been-really-really-pleased-with-that/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

> [I'm still a mod, I'll always be a mod, you can bury me a mod.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-m-still-a-mod-i-ll-always-be-a-mod-you-can-bury-me-a-mod/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

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