Paul Weller
- Acting
- May 25, 1958 · Woking, Surrey, England
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Together for Palestine · Self
- The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? · Self
- Blitz · Gerald
- Dogs The Story
- Recomposing Earth · Self
- James Blunt: One Brit Wonder · Self
- Paul Weller & The BBC Symphony Orchestra: Live from the Barbican
- Madness: The Get up! · Self
- Paul Weller: Live at Sydney Opera House · Self
- Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council · Self
- The Black Barn Sessions · Self
- Paul Weller: Other Aspects - Live at the Royal Festival Hall · Self
- The Kinks - Echoes of a World
- The Jam: 1977
- Jawbone · Music
- Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers · Self
- The Jam: About The Young Idea · Self
- Amazon Presents Paul Weller LIVE, at The Great Escape · Self
- Soul Boys of the Western World
- Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall · Self
- Celebrating Jon Lord · Vocals
- Hard Rock Calling 2013 · Self
- Last Shop Standing · Self
- Punk Britannia
- Jools Holland: My Life in Music · Self
- Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse · Self
- Amy Winehouse Tribute
- Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless · Self
- Paul Weller: In the Crowd / Live in Japan
- Paul Weller: Find the Torch, Burn the Plans
- Sherlock · The Viking
- Paul Weller: Just a Dream
- Paul Weller: At The BBC
- Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions · Self
- Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi · Self
- Paul Weller: Hit Parade
- Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow · Self
- BBC Electric Proms · Self
- Paul Weller: As Is Now
- The Jam: The Making of All Mod Cons · Self
- The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave · Self
- The Style Council: Live at Full House Rock Show
- De Wereld Draait Door · Self
- Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today · Self
- Paul Weller: Stanley Road
- Ideal · Self
- The Culture Show · Self
- Paul Weller: Modern Classics on Film
- Paul Weller: Studio 150
- One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert · Self
- Live Eighties · Self
- The Complete Jam · Self
- The Jam: A Time and a Place
- Paul Weller: Live at Braehead
- Playing 'In the Company of Men' · Songs
- Paul Weller: Two Classic Performances · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross · Self
- Steve Marriott: Astoria Memorial Concert · Guitar and vocals
- Paul Weller: Live at the Royal Albert Hall · Self
- The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall · Self
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- Stereophonics: Word Got Around · Self
- TFI Friday
- Help! War Child · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- Business as Usual · Music
- Days Like These · Self
- JerUSAlem · Self
- Live Aid · Self
- Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style · Self
- The Tube
- The Jam - Live At Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England 1982
- Riverside · Self
- Three of a Kind · Self
- Punk and Its Aftershocks · Self
- Fridays · Self
- The Jam: Follies · Self