Instead he furthers his reputation as one of Britain's very greatest living musicians by doing what he's always done: heading back into the studio and making a new album. Think how much his huge public - one of music's most partisan and loyal - would love him to now tour The Jam's "Sound Affects," or The Style Council's "Our Favourite Shop," or his landmark album from the 90s Britpop era, "Stanley Road?" He could write his own fee.īut for Paul Weller, it would be like writing a retirement plan and that's the very worst thing he can think of. Paul Weller could score a different open-goal on the nostalgia circuit every year for the next two decades by playing a different one of his classic albums again. Nor does he rack up on the mantelpiece the critical acclaim he still receives for the five albums he made subsequently with the diametrically opposed (but still undeniably Weller-like) soul-jazz-funk-anything-but-rock Style Council, and eleven albums as a multi-award-winning solo artist since 1990. His life's mission to keep producing new music is never obscured by the mountainous critical accolades he's racked up after six era-defining albums with The Jam during that golden era for British music just after punk until they split in 1982 (thus ending the golden era). He's not content just to soak up plaudits for the influence he continues to assert after four decades of constant, questing musical endeavour. No, Paul Weller does not rest on his enormous laurels. "And why would I stop if making music is what I always wanted to do?" "What would I do if I stopped?" he asks rhetorically with a shrug, as if it's the silliest thing he's ever heard. He never stops dropping landmark recordings, nor striking out for new turf. They deposited their great work in the memory bank decades ago and now simply reap the accumulated interest from the old faithful each passing year. “I’ve gone through many variations over the decades of course, but at my heart, it will always be Mod, in whatever form that takes,” says the man dubbed by fans as the “Modfather.” “It’s endured and gets added to by each generation and it shows no sign of ever stopping.There are, let's be honest, a few great English artists who enhance their living legend status by not actually doing very much. Weller’s style has always been as eclectic as his music, but the 64-year-old says there’s one genre of fashion that will forever be his favorite. When it came time to helping design his own collection, Weller says he chose items that he sees as “indispensable winter fundamentals,” including a cold weather tank-top made from cozy merino wool, a varsity-inspired sweatshirt and Weller’s rendition of “the ideal winter mac,” available in navy or a beige-like “stone” colorway. “Their pieces are always quality and whether its my taste or not, I could see how well made they were.” “I’d shopped in Sunspel before this, so I was well aware of the brand,” he tells Rolling Stone. The brand says Weller represents the epitome of British luxury, adding that his “impeccable sense of style is almost as legendary as his music.”įor Weller, whose latest album, Fat Pop, was released last May, the collaboration is a chance to work with one of his favorite UK brands. This is the second time the singer has teamed up with Sunspel, following a successful spring capsule unveiled in 2021.
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