Fresh back from a short tour of the US and Japan, Paul Weller talks about the 30th anniversary of The Jam's sixth and final studio album, The Gift, and where he's at right now. Repost From The Huffington Post By: Jason Holmes Paul Weller bounds into his chair, an electronic cigarette gripped in his hand. We're in the BBC's Studio Three in Maida Vale. Visibly calm owing to post-tour exhaustion and a morning trip to the gym, Weller is here to be interviewed by John Wilson for BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes series. "Back in those days, bands put out an album a year, you toured with it for a year, then you went back in the studio and repeated the process. Looking back, I was glad I experienced that pressure. It helped me refine my craft and find myself as a writer. It kept me on my toes," says Weller, Gibson acoustic on knee. "It wasn't a treadmill, it was just what bands did back then. I never questioned it." Lest the passing decades dim...
Un believable./ My dad is traveling from Sweden JUST to see him with his son (IE me) Disappointment doesn't even cover the feeling. I turned him on to Stanley road, and it has been a favorite of ours ever since. Why the *** was it canceled. We have been looking forwards to this for months.
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ReplyDeleteso bummed! does this mean no late night tv appearance as well?
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be correct. I received the email and Ticketmasters site also lists the concert as cancelled. Bummer - we have booked flights from Buffalo especially to see Paul. Does anyone know the reason?
ReplyDeleteThe reason for the cancellation is listed as "personal" and we wouldn't want to speculate what that means.
ReplyDeleteThe Letterman appearance has been canceled as well.
I am coming from Kingston Ont and am disappointed to say the least but my heart bleeds for you sweden. I went to see him in London last May and Toronto in Sept both were a blast this crushes me but who knows he might come back, did he preform in the desert?
ReplyDeleteTimpa- I can relate. Not that it compares with the cost of traveling from Sweden. But I bought concert tickets, plane tickets and booked a hotel, too. I hope you will still have a lovely time in NYC.
ReplyDeleteI heard his father is ill and may have taken a turn for the worse, which is why the gig was canceled.
ReplyDeleteLiz..you may be right.
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