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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.

Performed at the anti-war "One Big No" concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. (March 15, 2003)

He was the winner of the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in two consecutive years, 1995 and 1996. He also won the 2005 Q magazine Outstanding Contribution to Music Award and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.

Winner of the 1995 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist.

Winner of the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.

He was a member of Band Aid in 1984 and when Bono didn't turn up for the performance of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on BBC television's "Top of the Pops", he mimed the U2 frontman's line.

Paul and his wife Hannah have 3 children: twin sons John Paul and Bowie (b. January 2012) and daughter Nova (b. July 2017). Paul has 5 other children from previous relationships: son Natt (b.1988) and daughter Leah (b. 1991), from his previous marriage to Dee C. Lee; daughter Dylan (b.1996), by a relationship with make-up artist Lucy Halperinand; daughter Jesamine (b. 2000), and son Stevie Mac (b. 2005), from his relationship with Samantha Stock.

Winner of the 2005 Q Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.