All my children inspire me in life, and that always comes out in the writing. — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old. — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I kept the first Rickenbacker I ever got, a little short-scale John Lennon-type model. And I've got a couple of 12-string models,… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
For me, the best thing I can do is play live. The best way for me to put over what I'm trying… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I take my hat off to people like the Stones, but it's not for me. I couldn't do that. Jagger is brilliant… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
People say you make your best work when you're in despair and all that, and at your lowest - but for me,… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I've bought clothes based on record covers. Particularly from the formative music that turned me onto it in the first place when… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I'd heard a lot of Motown and Stax when I was a kid, but the more well-known end of it. On Jam… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I come from a time when every kid dressed up. Everybody. If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to hang out. It… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I think, with age, you learn that it comes in bursts and you've got no control over it. I'm not one of… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
It's quite liberating to get to a certain age, 'cos you're not chasing number one hits or trying to be an international… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
Playing live is what it's all about for me. It's cathartic, it's emotional, it's about communing with people. The way you feel… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git. — Paul Weller Copy Share
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
Young people can listen to music at any moment in the day or night. Which is great, but I think it kind of devalues… — Paul Weller Copy Share
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course. — Paul Weller Copy Share
I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven;… — Paul Weller Copy Share
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… — Paul Weller Copy Share
I don't like to get pigeonholed. I don't like it when people think they have you sewn up. — Paul Weller Copy Share
I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service. — Paul Weller Copy Share
There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them. — Paul Weller Copy Share
