Paul Weller

Known for ActingBorn 1958-05-25 (age 68)Woking, Surrey, England

John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. The band gained significant critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom, and were the most influential band of the mod revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Following the dissolution of the Jam at the end of 1982, Weller formed the Style Council with Mick Talbot, where he explored a wide variety of other musical styles, including pop, jazz, soul, hip hop, folk and classical. Although initially successful, the band's popularity declined in the late 1980s, leading them to break up in 1989. Weller began a solo career in the early 1990s, slowly re-establishing his commercial standing across his first four solo albums, Paul Weller (1992), Wild Wood (1993), Stanley Road (1995) and Heavy Soul (1997). Although Weller has received international critical recognition as a singer, lyricist and guitarist, he is most famous in his native country, as his songwriting is rooted in English society. Many of his songs with the Jam had lyrics about working class life. He was the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, often referred to as the Modfather, and an influence on many subsequent British alternative rock and Britpop artists, such as Oasis. He has received four Brit Awards, including Best British Male three times, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Weller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

The Jam: 1977

Paul Weller: Find the Torch, Burn the Plans

The Style Council: Live at Full House Rock Show

The Complete Jam

Days Like These

JerUSAlem

Rockpalast

Sherlock

Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

The Kinks - Echoes of a World

The Jam: About The Young Idea

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style

Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions

Ideal

One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert

Paul Weller: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

The Jam: Live at Rockpalast

Live Aid

Punk Britannia

Where Are They Now?

Playing 'In the Company of Men'

James Blunt: One Brit Wonder

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

The Jam - Live At Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England 1982

Punk and Its Aftershocks

Hard Rock Calling 2013

The Culture Show

Three of a Kind

Punk in London

Business as Usual

Jawbone

Blitz

Last Shop Standing

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Paul Weller: Two Classic Performances

Soul Boys of the Western World

Celebrating Jon Lord

Together for Palestine

Madness: The Get up!

Fridays

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

De Wereld Draait Door

The Jam: The Making of All Mod Cons

Recomposing Earth