For thirty years, John Weller managed the career of his son Paul, through the salad days and success of The Jam in the Seventies and early Eighties, the ups and downs of The Style Council and Paul’s re-emergence as a solo artist in the Nineties. Theirs was a unique father-son relationship in the music industry, built on John’s unwavering belief in Paul’s talent and shared values like hard work and pragmatism.
John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite.
John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly we…
John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite.
John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly we…
Get your hands on two tickets to see Paul Weller at Wembly Arena on December 10th.
ReplyDeleteNot only will you get to see one of the biggest legends of this century perform, but you will also bag a brand spanking new Gibson guitar signed by the man himself!
Listen to the one and only 'Modfather' as he performs his greatest tracks such as 'Broken Studios', 'You Do Something To Me' and 'Wild Wood' along with new material from his latest album ‘Wake Up The Nation'.
So if you fancy winning possibly the coolest prize around, now is your chance!
Event details: Wembly Arena London, December 10th
Click here to enter: http://bit.ly/hTbFKR
Or visit http://www.misswinit.com for more info and entry!
Get your hands on two tickets to see Paul Weller at Wembly Arena on December 10th.
ReplyDeleteNot only will you get to see one of the biggest legends of this century perform, but you will also bag a brand spanking new Gibson guitar signed by the man himself!
Listen to the one and only 'Modfather' as he performs his greatest tracks such as 'Broken Studios', 'You Do Something To Me' and 'Wild Wood' along with new material from his latest album ‘Wake Up The Nation'.
So if you fancy winning possibly the coolest prize around, now is your chance!
Event details: Wembly Arena London, December 10th
Click here to enter: http://bit.ly/hTbFKR
Or visit http://www.misswinit.com for more info and entry!
Unfortunately, you can barely hear Paul speak, as Pinfield's team was a bunch of pinheads mixing the interview.
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