Paul Weller

Rock Singer

Paul Weller was born in Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom on May 25th, 1958 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 66, Paul Weller biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
John William Weller, Paul, The Modfather
Date of Birth
May 25, 1958
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Age
66 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$10 Million
Profession
Drummer, Guitarist, Recording Artist, Singer, Singer-songwriter
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Paul Weller Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 66 years old, Paul Weller has this physical status:

Height
180cm
Weight
70kg
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Paul Weller Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Maybury County First School, Sheerwater County Secondary School
Paul Weller Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Hannah Andrews
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Dee C. Lee (1983, Mary McCartney, Lucy Halperin, Samantha Stock, Hannah Andrews (2008
Parents
John Weller, Ann Weller
Siblings
Nicky Weller (Sister)
Paul Weller Life

Paul John Weller (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and singer.

Weller, a punk rock/new wave/mod revival band, The Jam, became well-known.

He had more success with the style Council's blue-eyed soul music (1983-1989) before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991. Despite widespread praise for him as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national rather than international celebrity, and a large part of his songwriting is rooted in British history.

"Apart from David Bowie, it's difficult to imagine any British solo artist with as diverse, long-lived, and forward-looking a career," Weller wrote. Weller was dubbed "one of the most respected music writers and performers of the last 30 years" by the BBC in 2007.

He was one of artist Sir Peter Blake's most influential works in 2012 – the Beatles' Sgt.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover is a tribute to Britain's cultural figures from his time.

He has received four British Awards, including Best British Male twice and Best Contribution to Music in 2006.

Early life (1958–1975)

Weller was born in Woking, Surrey, England, on May 25, 1958, to John and Ann Weller (née Craddock). Despite being born John William Weller, he was nicknamed Paul by his parents.

His father worked as a taxi driver and a builder, and his mother was a part-time cleaner. Weller began his education at Maybury County First School in 1963. His obsession with music began with the Beatles, later the Who and Small Faces. Music was the most important part of Weller's life and he had started playing the guitar by the time he was eleven and moving up to Sheerwater County Secondary School.

Weller's musical career was announced after seeing Status Quo in concert in 1972. He performed bass guitar with his closest friends Steve Brookes (lead guitar) and Dave Waller (rhythm guitar). Weller's father, who was acting as their boss, started booking the band into local working men's clubs. Rick Buckler on drums and Bruce Foxton on rhythm guitar soon replaced Waller on rhythm guitar, the four-piece band began to develop a local following, based on a mix of Beatles covers and a number of Weller and Brookes' compositions. Brookes left the band in 1976, and Weller and Foxton announced that they would trade guitar roles with Weller, who now plays guitar.

Weller became interested in 1960s mod culture, especially after hearing the Who's 'My Generation.' He began riding a Lambretta scooter, styling his hair like Steve Marriott and immersing himself in 1960s soul and R&B music. The Jam started wearing mohair suits onstage, and Foxton and Foxton began playing Rickenbacker guitars (assisted by the Who and the Beatles in the mid-1960s). He has been a committed mod ever since, announcing in a 1991 interview that "I'll always be a mod." You should bury me a mod."

Personal life

Weller was involved in a friendship with Gill Price, a Bromley fashion designer, from 1977 to 1985. Several Jam songs, including "I Need You (For Someone), "Aunties & Uncles," "English Rose," "Fly," and "Happy Together," were inspired by her and their families' relationship. She worked in the Jam's offices, contributed to Weller's fanzines, and often visited them on tour — she can be seen in a variety of behind-the-scenes photographs. She appeared on the sleeve of the final Jam single, 'Beat Surrender,' and, with Weller's sister Nicky, she also appeared in the Style Council's 'My Ever-Changing Moods' video.

Weller and Dee C. Lee, the Style Council's backer, began a romantic relationship at the time when the Style Council began to function. The couple married in 1987 and divorced in 1998. Leah and Nathaniel (Natt), who is also a working musician and once appeared on stage with his father at Hammersmith Apollo at age 12, have two children.

Dylan, Weller's second daughter, is the make-up artist Lucy Halperin.

When Weller was recording at the Manor studio, he met Samantha Stock, eventually having two children together, Jesamine (Jessie) and Stevie Mac (Mac).

Stock and Weller broke up in October 2008, and Weller, a backing singer on his 22 Dreams album, has also toured with his band. They first met in New York in 2005 and married on the Italian island of Capri in September 2010. John Paul and Bowie, who were born in 2012 and Nova, a daughter born in 2017.

Weller obtained £10,000 in damages from Associated Newspapers after "plainly voyeuristic" photos of his family out shopping were released on MailOnline in 2014.

At the age of 77, John Weller, Paul Weller's father and long-served as a Jam member, died of pneumonia on April 24, 2009.

Weller has been teetotal since 2010.

Weller has long been involved in British politics. He in the Jam's first NME interview in May 1977, he formally announced that the group would vote Conservative at the next election, something he has long denied.

From late 1980, he became involved with CND, often sporting a CND badge (as in the film "Town Called Malice") and attending rallies with both the Jam and the Style Council. He became more vocally socialist in interviews, and between 1982 and 1987, his songwriting became more partisan, most prominently on "Trans-Global Express," "The Big Boss Groove," "The Big Boss Groove," "Soul Deep" and the majority of Our Favorite Shop's.

Weller participated in Band Aid and later assembled his own benefit record for the UK miners' strike, which was dubbed "Soul Deep" and credited to the Council Collective in late 1984. The 12" in the single featured interviews with striking miners, although half of the funds was donated to the widow of David Wilkie, a taxi driver who was killed whilst driving strike-breaking miners to their jobs. Weller was also a vegetarian and concerned about animal rights in the 1980s. "Bloodsports," the Style Council's 1985 hit, "All Come Tumbling Down," was written as a result. The royalties from the track were donated to a defence fund for John Curtin and Terry Helsby, two hunt saboteurs who were later remand in Bristol Prison.

Weller was instrumental in the establishment of Red Wedge, a left-wing group of musicians and actors, as well as other musicians and actors. Who was intended to "bring left-wing ideas to others." However, from 1988 to 1990, he became less vocal, eventually claiming that he no longer believed in any politics.

Weller expressed disdain in 2008, after then-Conservative Party leader and former Eton pupil David Cameron chose "The Eton Rifles" as one of his Desert Island Discs, saying, "which bit didn't [Cameron] get?" For the first time since 1982, he performed the song live again.

Weller returned to politics in the mid-2010s, being vocally supportive of then-Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and even playing a 'Concert for Corbyn' in December 2016.

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Paul Weller Career

Solo career

For the first time since he was 17, Weller was homeless and without a recording contract in 1989. After being off for the majority of 1990, he returned to the road late in the year, playing as "The Paul Weller Movement" with long-time drummer and friend Steve White and Paul Francis (session bassist from the James Taylor Quartet). After a slow start to playing small clubs with a mixture of Jam/Style Council classics as well as showcasing new music like "Into Tomorrow," by the time of his 1992 LP's release, Paul Weller had started to re-establish himself as a leading British singer-songwriter. This self-titled album saw a return to a more jazz-guitar-focused sound, with samples and a funk influence with shades of the Style Council sound. Brendan Lynch, a new designer, appeared on the album as a new artist. "Here's a New Thing" and "That Spiritual Feeling" were among the new acid jazz songs on sale.

Weller returned to the studio in 1993 with a renewed sense of direction, having been buoyed by the positive commercial and critical success of his first solo album. The result of these sessions, which included the singles "Sunflower" and "Wild Wood," and was accompanied by Steve White, guitarist Steve Cradock, and bassist Marco Nelson, was the triumphant Mercury Music Prize-nominated Wild Wood.

Stanley Road, his 1995 album, brought him back to the top of the British charts for the first time in a decade, and his career went on to become the best-selling album of his career. The album, which was released on the street in Woking, where he had grew up, marks a return to his earlier days' more guitar-based style. "The Changingman," the album's main single, was also a big hit, propelling Weller to No. 1 in 2013. In the UK Singles Chart, 7 is the highest singles chart in the country. The ballad "You Do Something To Me" was his second straight Top 10 single and reached No. 10. In the United Kingdom, 9 people are on the 9th floor.

Weller was immediately identified with the burgeoning British pop movement, which gave rise to bands like Oasis, Pulp, and Blur. Noel Gallagher (of Oasis) has been named as a guest guitarist on Stanley Road's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" as a guest guitarist. Weller returned the favour by appearing as a guest guitarist and backing vocalist on Oasis' hit song "Champagne Supernova."

Weller's sound was changed again in Heavy Soul, the sequel to the million-selling Stanley Road. The album was more raw than its predecessor; Weller was now performing live in the studio in as few takes as possible. The first single "Peacock Suit" debuted at No. 1. The album debuted at number five in the UK Singles Chart, and it debuted at No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart, with the album debuting at No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. 2. Complements: The success in the charts came from compilations: "Best Of" albums by the Jam and the Style Council charted, and David Wright's own collection Modern Classics was also a huge success, and he introduced Modern Classics in 1998.

Heliocentric, his fifth solo studio album released in 2000 while living in Send, Surrey, was released in 2000. Weller's Days of Speed worldwide tour gave him the opportunity to view his collections as part of his back catalogue, a second best-selling live album in 2001. Days of Speed featured acoustic interpretations from his world tour of the same name, as well as some of his best-known songs from his solo career and his Jam and Style Council back catalogues.

At the time, Heliocentric was speculated that it would be Weller's last studio attempt, but these were unfounded when he launched the No. 457. In September 2002, 1 hit album Illumination. It was co-produced by Noonday Underground's Simon Dine and it was followed by another top-ten hit song "It's Written in the Stars." Weller also appears on the Noonday Underground album Surface Noise in 2002, singing on the track "I'll Walk Right On."

Weller collaborated with Terry Callier on the single "Brother to Brother," which appeared on Callier's album Speak Your Peace. Weller co-founded Electronic rock band Death in Vegas on a back cover of Gene Clark's "So You Say You Forgotten Your Baby," which appeared on their Scorpio Rising album in 2003.

Weller's Studio 150, an album of covers, was released in 2004. It debuted at No. 1 in the United States. Among others, Bob Dylan's "All Around the Watchtower" was included in the UK charts, as well as reviews of songs by Gil Scott-Heron, Rose Royce, and Gordon Lightfoot.

"From the Floorboards Up," "Come On/Let's Go," and "Here's the Good News" were among Weller's 2005 albums "From the Floorboards Up." The album was well-received, but critics said he was not pushing his music forward stylistically, and that it became his lowest-charting album since his 1992 debut.

Weller was selected as the next recipient of the BRIT Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2006. Despite a tendency to avoid such occasions, Weller accepted the award in person and performed four songs at the function, including the Jam's signature "Town Called Malice." Catch-Flame!, another double live album titled Catch-Flame!, starring songs from both his solo and his time with the Jam and the Style Council, was released in June 2006. The album Hit Parade, which contained all the singles released by the Jam, the Style Council, and Weller during his solo career, was unveiled in late 2006. Two versions of this album were released: a single disc with a selection from each stage of his career's release, and a four-disc limited edition that included every single single released and came with a 64-page booklet. In the 2006 birthday honors, Weller was accepted as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but declined.

Weller, a fellow vocalist on the album issue of the folk musical group Imagined Village, in 2007.

On June 2, 2008, the double album 22 Dreams was released with "Echoes Round the Sun" as the lead single. Weller had left the company with his current band before releasing this album, with Andy Lewis on bass, Andy Crofts of the Moons on keys, and Steve Pilgrim of the Stands on drums. Weller took a more experimental route with this album, including jazz, folk, and tango, as well as the pop-soul more associated with his Style Council days. Weller appeared on two songs from the Moon's album "Life on Earth" as a pianist on "Wondering" and lead guitar on "Last Night on Earth," as well as on two songs from "Life on Earth."

Weller was the surprise winner of the 2009 BRIT award for "Best Male Solo Artist," which resulted in controversy when it was discovered that a surprising number of bets had been placed for Weller to win the award, which included James Morrison, T4's favorite. The bookmakers had lost £100,000 in the case, and that meant that they would not be taking bets on the awards in the future.

Dot Allison's 2009 album, Room 712, was co-written "Love's Got Me Crazy" by Weller in 2009. He appeared on tour in November and December, as well as in New England, where he appeared in hundreds of venues around the country.

Weller received the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards on February 24, 2010. Wake Up the Country, his 2010 album, was released in April to critical acclaim and was later nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Bruce Foxton, a guitarist from Jam, appeared on the album for the first time in 28 years. "I've enjoyed the last 33 years I've been writing songs, and I hope to do more," Weller said in May 2010.

Weller's eleventh studio album, Sonik Kicks, was released on March 19th. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, ranked at number one.

Weller's Dragonfly EP, a limited edition vinyl run of 3000 copies, was released on December 17, 2012.

On the Moons' 2012 album Something Soon, Weller performed vocals. Weller headlined the Crisis charity concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in December 2012, where he appeared with Emeli Sande, Miles Kane, and Bradley Wiggins. Paul Weller appeared on stage with Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher, and Graham Coxon on "Tender" on Blur on March 23, 2013. This was performed as part of Noel Gallagher's Teenage Cancer Trust concerts.

For Olly Murs' fourth album Never Been Better, Weller wrote "Let Me In" in 2014.

Weller's Pattern album was released in 2015 on the West Coast of the United States to promote the Saturn's Pattern album. The tour ran from 9 June to 9 October.

He made a cameo appearance in "The Final Problem," the last episode of BBC TV series Sherlock's series Four.

Other Aspects, Live at the Royal Festival Hall, was released on March 8, 2019. It's the second of two shows and it was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London in October 2018. With an orchestra, it was the second of two performances.

Weller's 15th solo album On Sunset, released on July 3rd and debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart, putting Weller's Weller UK number one album spanning five decades. He joins John Lennon and Paul McCartney in being able to distinguish himself. As part of the Jam (1982), his number one album: The Gift. Our Favorite Shop as part of the Style Council (1985), and solo albums Stanley Road (1995), Illumination (2008), Sonik Kicks (2012), and On Sunset (2020).

Weller's 16th solo album, Fat Pop (Volume 1), was released on May 14th, 2021, with critical praise, and it debuted at number one in the charts. Weller's catalogue of songs from his catalogue appeared live at the Barbican Centre in London on May 15th, with Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In December 2021, An Orchestrated Songbook, a live album of the recording session, was released.

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Blitz review: Perilous trip into wartime underworld for the Blitz's Oliver Twist, writes BRIAN VINER

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 9, 2024
It felt downright eerie to leave the cinema on London's Southbank and see, across the Thames, the dome of St Paul's Cathedral - once the city's structural symbol of ­resistance against Hitler. Working-class Londoners, of course, have always been a human symbol of resistance in World War II, depicted over and over on screen as the epitome of doughty, selfless pluck. But in Blitz, writer-director Sir Steve McQueen is not afraid to blow up that time-honoured image. Some of the characters in this ­enjoyably absorbing film have distilled the cherished Blitz spirit into­ something sour. For instance, while everyone else is rolling out the barrel, there's a criminal gang at work, stripping the dead of their jewels. McQueen's focus is an East End family of three. Single mum Rita (Saoirse Ronan) shares a terraced house with her nine-year-old son George (impressive newcomer Elliott Heffernan), and her dad Gerald (played by musician Paul Weller in his screen-acting debut).

My quaint street has been ruined by a telecoms box: Artist's fury after grey cabinet is installed in front of his garden wall

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 20, 2024
A resident has been left enraged after a telecoms box was installed in front if his home, claiming it has wrecked his quaint street.  Artist Sean Alexander (inset) has been living on St Saviour's Road in Bath, Somerset, for the last nine years with his family. However, he was left disgruntled after finding a Virgin Media telecoms box in front of his property, branding it an 'eyesore'. 

The Jam's Bruce Foxton, 68, is forced to quit the band due to health reasons as he shares heartbreaking statement with his 'lifelong wonderful fans'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 20, 2024
The singer, 68, shared a heartbreaking statement to his 'lifelong wonderful fans' on the band's official Facebook account. Bruce announced that he has to undergo an 'immediate procedure' at the hospital and needs to step down from The Jam in order to make a 'full recovery'.