- Born
- Birth nameJohn William Weller
- Nickname
- The Modfather
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Has 5 children: Daughters Leah, Dylan, and Jesamine, and sons Nathaniel and Stevie. His mother named him John after contracting polio of the throat right after his birth. She was bordering on delirium and blurted out the first name she thought of. She later renamed him Paul, but his name has never been legally changed.
He started his musical career as the guitarist and lead singer of the Jam in 1976, then in 1983 formed the Style Council with Mick Talbot. The band broke up after their record label refused to release their final album, and he embarked on a solo career in 1990.- IMDb Mini Biography By: LadyCole - Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the new wave, punk rock mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of The Style Council (1983-1989), before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991.
Despite widespread critical recognition as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national, rather than international, star and much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, and is often referred to as "The Modfather".
The Daily Telegraph said of Weller: "Apart from David Bowie, it's hard to think of any British solo artist who's had as varied, long-lasting and determinedly forward-looking a career." The BBC described Weller as "one of the most revered music writers and performers of the past 30 years". In 2012, he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork - the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. Paul Weller has received four Brit Awards, winning the award for Best British Male twice, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesHannah Andrews(September 2010 - present) (3 children)Dee C. Lee(1988 - 1994) (2 children)
- Singer/songwriter/guitarist for The Jam from 1975 until its demise in 1982, releasing six studio albums from 1977 to 1982. He then led The Style Council from 1983 until 1990, releasing six more studio albums. He has been a solo artist ever since, releasing the studio albums "Paul Weller" (1992), "Wild Wood" (1994), "Stanley Road" (1995), "Heavy Soul" (1997), "Heliocentric" (2000), "Illumination" (2002) and "As is Now" (2005). In addition to his studio albums, he has released a live album, a greatest hits album and a collection of odds and ends (2004's "Fly on the Wall").
- Weller publicly opposed Paul Simon's decision to record his album Graceland in apartheid South Africa in the 1980s. When Simon played the first of six nights at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 7 1987, Weller joined Jerry Dammers and Billy Bragg in protesting outside and delivered a letter demanding that Simon give a "complete and heartfelt apology to the UN General Assembly".
- A fan of soul music. "Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul" is one of his favorite albums.
- He allegedly declined a C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2007 for his services to music.
- A member of Red Wedge, an association of left-wing celebrities who campaigned for the Labour Party in the 1987 British general election.
- Unfortunately these days, if you don't get a hit single and your first album doesn't sell one point whatever million you don't get a chance to make your second one. Pop Idol (2001), Popstars (2001), Fame Academy (2002), the rest of them - I don't think they are causing any problems whatsoever - they are coming up with acts that people do like and they are going out and buying a lot of their product.
- [speaking in 2006] There are more important things in my life now to write about than politics.
- [on Sting] Horrible man. Not my cup of tea at all. Rubbish. No edge, no attitude, no nothing.
- [on David Bowie] I like about three records of his. The rest of it's pish.
- We can't stop a baby in Africa from starving to death... but we can afford enough technology and weaponry to blow the world up a million times over.
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