236 Quotes by Paul Weller

"I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me."

"It's a global fashion thing; because of the Internet it has gotten really small. It's cluttered, but it's gotten small."

"In the past we used to come over to see what was going on in London or Paris or Milan or wherever - it's pretty much the same stuff everywhere [now], and people are wearing the same things, because it's all instantaneous with the Internet."

"In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all reflects in my work."

"It's always good to play New York. The Apollo is a great gig. I loved that."

"No man should have cowboys boots in his wardrobe. That's fair enough, isn't it? Unless you're a cowboy, of course."

"No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different?"

"I suppose it's nice to have some surprise in life and to surprise yourself in life and see what else you can do."

"There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that."

"I love soul music, that's my real love in life and in whatever shape or form it is."