--- title: "15 Like Quotes By Paul Weller" description: "15 Like quotes by Paul Weller. Plus more from Paul Weller and more Like sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/paul-weller-2405_civil-service_i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-li_209097.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/paul-weller-2405_civil-service_i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-li_209097.png) > [When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-work-like-authors-or-great-2/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/paul-weller-2405_body_when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-wo_3121922.png) > [It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-like-it-and-it-s-encouraging/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/paul-weller-2405_encouraging_it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-l_2461030.png) > [The only time I ever really got into rap was back in the early '90s, and bands like A Tribe Called Quest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/the-only-time-i-ever-really-got-into-rap-was-back-in-the-early-90s/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/paul-weller-2405_acts_the-only-time-i-ever-really-got-into-rap_1766060.png) > [I take my hat off to people like the Stones, but it's not for me. I couldn't do that. Jagger is brilliant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-take-my-hat-off-to-people-like-the-stones-but-it-s-not-for-me-i/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/paul-weller-2405_brilliant_i-take-my-hat-off-to-people-like-the-sto_1828419.png) > [I was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-was-always-taught-as-a-kid-that-if-there-s-anything-you-want-in-3/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/paul-weller-2405_also_i-was-always-taught-as-a-kid-that-if-the_2061438.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/paul-weller-2405_aspects_there-were-aspects-of-stardom-i-didn-t-l_356894.png) > [There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-is-a-shy-side-to-me-that-evaporates-when-i-play-on-stage-and-i/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/paul-weller-2405_another_there-is-a-shy-side-to-me-that-evaporate_1444965.png) > [Music is the most natural thing in the world. When we go to a gig and we all like it and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/music-is-the-most-natural-thing-in-the-world-when-we-go-to-a-gig-and/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/paul-weller-2405_communion_music-is-the-most-natural-thing-in-the-w_1481106.png) > [I'm always looking for something. Not in an unhappy way. I just like to try different things. I don't want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-m-always-looking-for-something-not-in-an-unhappy-way-i-just-like-to/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/paul-weller-2405_always_i-m-always-looking-for-something-not-in_2913154.png) > [I'm sure there's a subconscious 'go for it' thing with turning 50. You want to do as much as possible and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-m-sure-there-s-a-subconscious-go-for-it-thing-with-turning-50-you/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/paul-weller-2405_behind_i-m-sure-there-s-a-subconscious-go-for-i_2030015.png) > [If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/if-you-re-making-music-you-must-want-to-turn-other-people-on-to-it/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/paul-weller-2405_bedroom_if-you-re-making-music-you-must-want-to_1376142.png) > [There was a time in my 40s where I thought, oh, it's all over - not just work, but I'm never going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-was-a-time-in-my-40s-where-i-thought-oh-it-s-all-over-not-just/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/paul-weller-2405_again_there-was-a-time-in-my-40s-where-i-thoug_2412940.jpg) > [Right from the start with music, I was like, 'I'm just going to do this, and I don't care about anything else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/right-from-the-start-with-music-i-was-like-i-m-just-going-to-do-this/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/paul-weller-2405_about_right-from-the-start-with-music-i-was-li_1749825.jpg) > [When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do. I don't wanna get ideas above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-work-like-authors-or-great/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/paul-weller-2405_above_when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-wo_1535154.png) ## Other authors on Like ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/paul-weller/#itemlist", "name": "15 Like Quotes By Paul Weller", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Weller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-like-the-establishment-i-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/paul-weller-2405_civil-service_i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-li_209097.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/paul-weller-2405_civil-service_i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-li_209097.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/paul-weller-2405_civil-service_i-don-t-like-the-royal-family-i-don-t-li_209097.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.” — Paul Weller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Weller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-work-like-authors-or-great-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/paul-weller-2405_body_when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-wo_3121922.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/paul-weller-2405_body_when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-wo_3121922.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/paul-weller-2405_body_when-i-m-dead-i-wanna-leave-a-body-of-wo_3121922.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.” — Paul Weller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Weller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-like-it-and-it-s-encouraging/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/paul-weller-2405_encouraging_it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-l_2461030.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/paul-weller-2405_encouraging_it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-l_2461030.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/paul-weller-2405_encouraging_it-is-nice-to-make-a-record-and-people-l_2461030.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.” — Paul Weller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only time I ever really got into rap was back in the early '90s, and bands like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Gang Starr. 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