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...
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thanks for sharing!
class photos,of a brilliant gig,Paul's still got it in abundance,keep the faith.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gig! One of the best I've seen. Will be heading to the Dublin gig in November. Can't stop playing the new album
ReplyDeleteOh I was at this, was brilliant! Shadow of the sun was amazing,my favourite of the night.
ReplyDeletePity didn't hear those four songs that were originally on the set list, love brand new start.
totally enjoyed the gig , cant wait till i c u again in belfast in november , love u forever , belfast no.1 mod babe nevada x
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