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Where else to meet the musician son of the agelessly groovy Modfather but at London’s trendy Met Bar? And there’s more than a hint of moody Mod style about the Japanese parka that Paul Weller’s eldest child Natt has slung over his Vivienne Westwood top.
Yet there all similarity ends, for singer-guitarist Natt has inherited the exotic beauty of his mother – former Wham! and Style Council backing singer Dee C Lee – rather than the famously angular features of his father.
‘Everybody always goes, “Luckily he took after his mum…”’ laughs Natt, whose mother is from France and St Lucia and whose great-great grandma was Japanese. Hence Natt’s fascination for Japan, where he moved in 2006 for a year to learn the language.
To pay for his studies, he modelled and deejayed, ‘I felt like an outsized monster,’ confides Natt, 21, a 6ft 1in beanpole. He returned a fan of Japan’s popular culture – from manga cartoons to punk-goth music – and with a different spelling to his name, which now features two ‘…
Yet there all similarity ends, for singer-guitarist Natt has inherited the exotic beauty of his mother – former Wham! and Style Council backing singer Dee C Lee – rather than the famously angular features of his father.
‘Everybody always goes, “Luckily he took after his mum…”’ laughs Natt, whose mother is from France and St Lucia and whose great-great grandma was Japanese. Hence Natt’s fascination for Japan, where he moved in 2006 for a year to learn the language.
To pay for his studies, he modelled and deejayed, ‘I felt like an outsized monster,’ confides Natt, 21, a 6ft 1in beanpole. He returned a fan of Japan’s popular culture – from manga cartoons to punk-goth music – and with a different spelling to his name, which now features two ‘…
Great pics..and thanks for the set list reminder.
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For me it was magic, loved it - if anyone heard a guy shouting for 'Running On The Spot', it was me haha, No one else made any noise, so i thought bugger it, i'm goin too, and Paul glanced my way and grinned, made my night.
The version of 'Eaton Rifles' was corking (bar the fluffed intro)
Full credit to the new/tempory Rhythm section? They swung, and for me, were pretty bloody good, given time they will groove even more.
Was great to hear lots of new tracks, this gig was clearly a paid rehearsal for the band, but hey ho, i'm not complaining.
All in all, a bloody good night, bar a lot of dead pan people in the audience, but that's another story.
Great pics..and thanks for the set list reminder.
ReplyDeleteI was there that night (first time i've caught Paul live)
For me it was magic, loved it - if anyone heard a guy shouting for 'Running On The Spot', it was me haha, No one else made any noise, so i thought bugger it, i'm goin too, and Paul glanced my way and grinned, made my night.
The version of 'Eaton Rifles' was corking (bar the fluffed intro)
Full credit to the new/tempory Rhythm section? They swung, and for me, were pretty bloody good, given time they will groove even more.
Was great to hear lots of new tracks, this gig was clearly a paid rehearsal for the band, but hey ho, i'm not complaining.
All in all, a bloody good night, bar a lot of dead pan people in the audience, but that's another story.
Saw Weller in Cork and it was amazing! The crowd, and Weller, were well up for the gig and it rocked! Would love to see the setlist for that night, trying to remember everything he played!
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