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| name              = Paul Weller
| image             = Paul Weller at the No Cactus Festival in Belgium.jpg
| caption           = Weller performing at the Cactus Festival, [[Bruges]], Belgium, 2009
|alt = Weller playing guitar
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = John William Weller
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1958|05|25|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Woking]], England
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| {{marriage|Hannah Andrews|2010}}
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| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| years_active      = {{start date|1972}}–present
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'''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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hepworth |first=David |author-link=David Hepworth |date=6 September 1979 |title=Talking 'Bout My Generation: The Jam |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/talking-bout-my-generation-the-jam |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |access-date=15 January 2019 |via=[[Rock's Backpages]] |url-access=subscription |quote=It's common knowledge these days that the current mod mania grew from a hardcore of The Jam's keenest fans who... discovered a shared enthusiasm for all things mid-'60s. }}</ref> 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 (album)|Paul Weller]]'' (1992), ''[[Wild Wood]]'' (1993), ''[[Stanley Road]]'' (1995) and ''[[Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)|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.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2018/09/14/news/paul-weller-divided-britain-is-just-another-tool-of-this-hopeless-tory-government-1431078/ | title= Paul Weller: 'Divided Britain' is just another tool of this hopeless Tory government | work=[[The Irish News]] | first=Andrew | last=Arthur | date=14 September 2018 | access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref> He was the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, often referred to as '''the Modfather''',<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandall |first=Robert |date=2 September 2007 |title=The modfather returns |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-modfather-returns-mlq2k7mrz8k |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120031525/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2347958.ece |archive-date=20 November 2008 |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Davet |first=Stéphane |date=14 July 2010 |title=Paul Weller, héros distingué et toujours en colère du rock britannique |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/07/14/paul-weller-heros-distingue-et-toujours-en-colere-du-rock-britannique_1387837_3246.html |newspaper=[[Le Monde]] |location=Paris |trans-title=Paul Weller, elder statesman of British rock – but still angry |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714212948/https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/07/14/paul-weller-heros-distingue-et-toujours-en-colere-du-rock-britannique_1387837_3246.html |archive-date=14 July 2010 |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> and an influence on many subsequent British [[alternative rock]] and [[Britpop]] artists, such as [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7387641&t=1598698211008 | title= Paul Weller: A Britpop Titan Lives On | work=[[NPR]] | first=David | last=Dye | date=13 February 2007 | access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref> He has received four [[Brit Awards]], including Best British Male three times, and the [[Brit Awards 2006|2006 Brit Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

== Early life (1958–1975) ==
Weller was born on 25 May 1958 in [[Woking]], [[Surrey]], to John and Ann Weller (née Craddock). Although born John William Weller, he became known as Paul by his parents.<ref name=Perrone>{{Cite news |first=Pierre |last=Perrone |title=John Weller: Father of Paul Weller who managed his son for 30 years |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-weller-father-of-paul-weller-who-managed-his-son-for-30-years-1674817.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430141158/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-weller-father-of-paul-weller-who-managed-his-son-for-30-years-1674817.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 April 2009 |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=27 April 2009 }}
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Weller's father worked as a taxi driver and a builder and his mother was a part-time cleaner.<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=My Ever Changing Moods: Fully Revised and Updated|year=2002 |page=24 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-8866-8}}</ref> He started his education at Maybury County First School.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |date=5 May 2024 |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |isbn=978-1844494910 |edition=4th |pages=9–15 |language=en}}</ref> His love of music began with [[the Beatles]], then [[the Who]] and the [[Small Faces]].<ref name=":4" />  When Weller was eleven he moved up to [[Bishop David Brown School|Sheerwater County Secondary]] school and had started playing the guitar.<ref name=":4" />

Weller's musical vocation was confirmed after seeing [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] in concert in 1972.<ref name=quo>
{{cite news |first=Jonathan|last=Owen|title=50 years of Quo&nbsp;– and still no fourth chord |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/50-years-of-quo--and-still-no-fourth-chord-8210472.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/50-years-of-quo--and-still-no-fourth-chord-8210472.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent |date=14 October 2012|access-date=13 March 2015}}
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He formed the first incarnation of the Jam, playing bass guitar with his school friends Steve Brookes (lead guitar), Dave Waller (rhythm guitar) and Neil Harris (drums), playing sets at school and their local [[Youth center|youth club]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=14-18, 23-30}}</ref> When Harris and then Waller<!--i.e. Dave Waller--> left the band, two more school friends replaced them: [[Rick Buckler]] on drums and [[Bruce Foxton]] on rhythm guitar.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Buckler |first=Rick |title=That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-1783057948 |pages=32–33 |language=en}}</ref> Weller's father, acting as their [[Talent manager|manager]], began booking the four-piece into local [[working men's club]]s,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buckler |first=Rick |title=That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-1783057948 |pages=30–31 |language=en}}</ref> and the band began to forge a local reputation, playing a mixture of [[Cover version|covers]] and songs written by Weller and Brookes.<ref name=":11" /> After Brookes left the band in 1976, Weller and Foxton decided to swap guitar roles, with Weller now the guitarist.<ref name=":1" />

Weller became interested in 1960s [[Mod (subculture)|mod subculture]] in late 1974, particularly after hearing "[[My Generation]]" by the Who. As a result, he began riding a [[Lambretta]] scooter, styling his hair like [[Steve Marriott]] and immersing himself in 1960s [[Soul music|soul]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] music. At his instigation, [[the Jam]] began wearing mohair suits onstage and he and Foxton began playing [[Rickenbacker]] guitars (as favoured by the Who and the Beatles in the mid-1960s). He has been a committed mod ever since, declaring in a 1991 interview that, "I'll always be a mod. You can bury me a mod".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXFzcy4fUeo&t=2m36s|title=Paul Weller Interview - Tonight with Jonathan Ross (1991)|date=28 June 2017 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== The Jam (1976–1982) ==
{{Main|The Jam}}
The Jam emerged at the same time as [[punk rock]] bands such as [[the Clash]], [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]], and the [[Sex Pistols]]. The Clash were early advocates of the band, and added them as the support on their White Riot tour in May 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-01 |title=Remembering The Clash's 'White Riot' tour with The Jam and The Buzzcocks - Far Out Magazine |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-clash-the-jam-buzzcocks-white-riot-tour/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Far Out |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Thejam.gif|thumb|left|Weller (left) performing with the Jam in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], April 1982]]
The Jam's first single, "[[In the City (The Jam song)|In the City]]", took them into the [[UK singles chart|UK Top 40]] in May 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In the City by The Jam |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/jam-in-the-city/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> In 1979, the group released "[[The Eton Rifles]]" and first broke into the [[Top 40|Top 10]], hitting the No.&nbsp;3 spot in November.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eton Rifles by Jam |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/jam-the-eton-rifles/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The increasing popularity of their blend of Weller's barbed lyrics with pop melodies eventually led to their first [[Record chart#Chart hit|number one]] single, "[[Going Underground]]", in March 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Going Underground/Dreams of Children by Jam |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/jam-going-undergrounddreams-of-children/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref>

The Jam became the first band since the Beatles to perform both sides of the same single ("[[Town Called Malice]]" and "[[Precious (The Jam song)|Precious]]") on one edition of ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-10 |title=Retro Chart: Writing on wall for Jam as Town Called Malice hits top |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/lifestyle/retro-chart-writing-on-wall-for-jam-as-town-called-malice-hits-top/40072671.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> They also had two singles, "[[That's Entertainment (The Jam song)|That's Entertainment]]" (1981) and "[[Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?]]" (1982), reach No.&nbsp;21 and No.&nbsp;8 respectively in the [[UK singles chart]]<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Jam |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14105/the-jam/ |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> despite not being released as singles in the UK—on the strength of import sales of the German single releases.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=100, 125, 268-269 |language=en}}</ref> At that time, "That's Entertainment" was the best-selling import-only single to date in the UK charts.<ref name=":3" />

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Having already told Buckler and Foxton that he was leaving the band,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Buckler |first=Rick |title=That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-1783057948 |pages=ix-xiv}}</ref> in October 1982 Weller announced that the Jam would disband at the end of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sexton |first=Paul |date=30 October 2023 |title=The Bitterest Pill: The Breakup Announcement The Jam Fans Dreaded |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-jam-announce-split/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Universal Music Group|uDiscover Music]] |language=en-UK}}</ref> Although Weller was determined to end the band and move on, the action came as a surprise to Foxton and Buckler<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taysom |first=Joe |date=2 December 2021 |title=The moment Paul Weller realised he wanted to end The Jam |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-weller-realised-he-wanted-to-end-the-jam/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> who both felt that the band had scope to develop further professionally.<ref name=":2" /> Their final single, "[[Beat Surrender]]", became their fourth UK chart topper, going to No.&nbsp;1 in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beat Surrender by Jam |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/jam-beat-surrender/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Official Charts}}</ref> Their farewell concerts at [[Wembley Arena]] were multiple sell-outs; their final concert took place at the [[Brighton Centre]] on 11 December 1982.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.modculture.co.uk/the-jam-december-11th-1982-by-simon-wells/|title=The Jam: December 11th 1982 by Simon Wells|date=6 September 2011|work=Modculture|access-date=21 November 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

== The Style Council (1983–1989) ==
{{Main|The Style Council}}
In 1983, Weller purchased [[PolyGram Studios|PolyGram's London recording studio]] where The Jam had previously recorded, and renamed it Solid Bond Studios.<ref name="MasseyH">{{cite book |last1=Massey |first1=Howard |title=The Great British Recording Studios |date=2015 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Lanham, Maryland, US |isbn=978-1-4584-2197-5 |pages=69–74}}</ref><ref name="PhilsBook">{{cite web|last1=Burns|first1=Phil|last2=Harris|first2=Tony|title=Philips Studios, Phonogram Studios, Solid Bond Studios|url=https://www.philsbook.com/genetic-copy-1|website=philsbook.com|access-date=25 July 2025}}</ref> The same year, he teamed up with keyboardist [[Mick Talbot]] to form a new group called [[the Style Council]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd |year=1993 |isbn=0851127215 |edition=Concise |pages=1076 |language=en}}</ref> Initially a core duo, augmented by various guest musicians and singers, over time the core grew to also include drummer [[Steve White (drummer)|Steve White]] and singer [[Dee C. Lee]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Catchpole |first=Chris |date=31 October 2020 |title=Paul Weller: "The Style Council Taught Me To Not Be a Cunt" |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a34534880/paul-weller-style-council-documentary/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103234940/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a34534880/paul-weller-style-council-documentary/ |archive-date=3 November 2020 |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Previously a backing vocalist with [[Wham!]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=http://www.deeclee.com/biography/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=Dee C Lee - Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref> Lee eventually became Weller's girlfriend and then wife.

Free of the limited musical styles he felt imposed by the Jam, under the collective of the Style Council, Weller was able to experiment with a wide range of music, including [[jazz]], [[blue-eyed soul]], and [[House music|house]]; he also brought in musicians and vocalists to produce a different sound on each track.<ref name=":10" /> The Style Council also used synthesizers and drum machines to create their musical style, which would later be labelled as [[sophisti-pop]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Jake |date=2021-07-30 |title=Sophisti-pop: The '80s' Most Elegant Genre |url=https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/sophisti-pop-the-most-elegant-genre/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730181927/https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/sophisti-pop-the-most-elegant-genre/ |archive-date=30 July 2021 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=inSync |language=en}}</ref>

Many of the Style Council's early singles performed well in the UK charts,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Style Council |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20231/style-council/ |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Official Charts}}</ref> and Weller would also experience his first success in North America, when "[[My Ever Changing Moods]]" and "[[You're the Best Thing]]" entered the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Style Council {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-style-council/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Weller appeared on 1984's [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] record "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]", and the Style Council appeared in the British half of [[Live Aid]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curley |first=John |date=30 May 2022 |title=Check out Paul Weller's 5 most noteworthy collaborations |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/check-out-paul-weller-5-most-noteworthy-collaborations |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]]}}</ref>

In December 1984, Weller formed his own charity ensemble called the Council Collective to make a record, "Soul Deep", to raise money for [[1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike|striking miners]], and the family of [[Killing of David Wilkie|David Wilkie]], a Welsh taxi driver who was killed during said strike. The record featured the Style Council and a number of other performers, including [[Jimmy Ruffin]] and [[Junior Giscombe]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=166–167 |language=en}}</ref> and peaked at No.&nbsp;24 on the UK singles chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 1984 |title=Council Collective |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22190/council-collective/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref>

As the 1980s wore on, the Style Council's popularity in the UK began to decline, with the band achieving only one top ten single after 1985.<ref name=":5" /> The Style Council's death knell was sounded in 1989 when its record company refused to release its fifth and final studio album, the house-influenced ''[[Modernism: A New Decade]]''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=197–205 |language=en}}</ref> With the rejection of this effort, Weller announced that the Style Council had split.<ref name=":6" /> It was not until the 1998 retrospective CD box set ''[[The Complete Adventures of The Style Council|The Complete Adventures of the Style Council]]'' that the album would be widely available.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Catchpole |first=Chris |date=2023-06-06 |title=The Style Council: All The Albums Ranked! |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/the-mojo-list/the-style-council-all-the-albums-ranked/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Solo career (1990–present) ==
=== Early solo career (1990–1995) ===
By the end of 1989, Weller found himself without a band and without a [[recording contract]] for the first time since he was 17.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|pages=1243/4}}</ref> After taking time off for most of 1990, he returned to the road late in the year, touring as "The Paul Weller Movement" with long-term drummer and friend Steve White and Paul Francis (session bassist from the [[James Taylor Quartet]]).<ref name="Larkin"/> After a slow start playing small clubs with a mixture of Jam and Style Council classics, as well as showcasing new material, he released his debut solo single, "Into Tomorrow", which peaked at No.&nbsp;36 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Pinnock |first=Tom |date=2016-09-23 |title=Paul Weller: "It's almost like a curse – music is all I can do in life" (Originally published in NME's 4 September 1993 issue) |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/paul-weller-almost-like-curse-music-can-life-95781/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His next single, "Uh Huh Oh Yeh", reached No.&nbsp;18 in the UK Chart in August 1992, followed by his debut solo studio album, ''[[Paul Weller (album)|Paul Weller]]'', peaking at No.&nbsp;8 on the UK Chart in September that year.<ref name=":0" />

Buoyed by the positive commercial and critical success of his debut solo studio album, Weller returned to the studio in 1993 with a renewed confidence,<ref name="Larkin"/> recording most of the tracks on his next album in one take.<ref name=":7" /> Accompanied by Steve White, guitarist [[Steve Cradock]] and bassist Marco Nelson, the result of these sessions was the [[Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize]]-nominated ''[[Wild Wood]]'', which included the singles "[[Sunflower (Paul Weller song)|Sunflower]]" and "[[Wild Wood (Paul Weller song)|Wild Wood]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/75781-Paul-Weller-heads-up-Mercury-prize-nominations|title=Paul Weller heads up Mercury Prize nominations|website=Manchesterwired.co.uk|access-date=30 January 2011|date=20 July 2010}}</ref> Weller's first solo live album, ''[[Live Wood]]'', was released in 1994, peaking at No.&nbsp;13 in the UK Albums Chart.<ref name=":0" /> 

Weller's third solo studio album ''[[Stanley Road]]'' (1995) took him back to the top of the British charts for the first time in a decade,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Paul Weller |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11609/paul-weller/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> and went on to become the best-selling album of his career.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=14 May 2020 |title=Paul Weller |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/paul-weller-4 |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=[[Record Collector]] |language=en}}</ref> The album, named after the street in Woking where he had grown up, marked a return to the more guitar-based style of his earlier days.<ref name="Larkin"/> The album's major single, "[[The Changingman]]", was also a big hit, taking Weller to No.&nbsp;7 in the UK Singles Chart. Another single, the ballad "You Do Something to Me", was his second consecutive Top 10 single and reached No.&nbsp;9 in the UK.<ref name=":0" />

Weller found himself heavily associated with the emerging [[Britpop]] movement.<ref name=":9" /> [[Noel Gallagher]] of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] is credited as guest guitarist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Paul-Weller-Stanley-Road/release/876015 |title=Paul Weller&nbsp;– Stanley Road (CD, Album) at Discogs |date=15 May 1995 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref> on the ''Stanley Road'' album track "[[I Walk on Guilded Splinters|I Walk on Gilded Splinters]]". Weller also returned the favour, appearing as a guest guitarist on Oasis' hit song "[[Champagne Supernova]]" from their second studio album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Lois |date=27 May 2005 |title=Paul Weller: How I became hip again |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/paul-weller-how-i-became-hip-again-5345505.html |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref>

=== The Modfather (1996–2007) ===
[[File:Paulweller1.jpg|thumb|200px|Weller performing in the early 2000s]]
''[[Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)|Heavy Soul]]'', the follow-up to the million-selling ''Stanley Road'', was a '[[Roots rock|rootsy]]', 'stripped-down' change in Weller's musical style, compared to its predecessor.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2014-08-26 |title=Paul Weller 'Classic Album Selection: Vol. 1' Digital Box Set |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140826005507/en/Paul-Weller-%E2%80%98Classic-Album-Selection-Vol.-1%E2%80%99-Digital-Box-Set |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321145212/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140826005507/en/Paul-Weller-%E2%80%98Classic-Album-Selection-Vol.-1%E2%80%99-Digital-Box-Set |archive-date=21 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Business Wire]] |language=en}}</ref> The first single "[[Peacock Suit]]" reached No.&nbsp;5 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], in 1996 and the album reached No.&nbsp;2 in 1997.<ref name=":0" /> Success in the UK charts also came from compilations: "Best Of" albums by the Jam and the Style Council charted,<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":5" /> and in 1998 his own solo collection, ''[[Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits|Modern Classics]],'' peaked at No.&nbsp;7.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000 he released his fifth solo studio album, ''[[Heliocentric (Paul Weller album)|Heliocentric]]'', which debuted and peaked at No.&nbsp;2 in the UK Albums Chart.<ref name=":0" /> On his worldwide ''[[Days of Speed]]'' acoustic tour, Weller performed songs from the back catalogue of his solo career and from his Jam and Style Council days, giving rise to a second successful live album of the same name;<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=12 September 2005 |title=Paul Weller : Days of Speed |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5737-339082 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> containing live solo acoustic recordings from the European leg of the tour, the album reached No.&nbsp;3 in the UK Albums Chart in October 2001.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 February 2012 |title=Classic interview: Paul Weller talks acoustic guitar, 2002 |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/classic-interview-paul-weller-talks-acoustic-guitar-2002-528012 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=25 August 2021 |title=Paul Weller to reissue 'Days Of Speed' and 'Illumination' on vinyl for first time |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-to-reissue-days-of-speed-and-illumination-albums-on-vinyl-for-first-time-3028724 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Weller released the No.&nbsp;1 hit album ''[[Illumination (Paul Weller album)|Illumination]]'' in September 2002. Co-produced by [[Noonday Underground]]'s Simon Dine, it was preceded by top 10 hit single "It's Written in the Stars".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=260–261 |language=en}}</ref> Weller also appears on Noonday Underground's second studio album called ''Surface Noise'' (2002), singing on the track "I'll Walk Right On".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walshe |first=John |date=20 September 2002 |title=Surface Noise |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/surface-noise-2614524 |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref>

In 2002, Weller collaborated with [[Terry Callier]] on the single "Brother to Brother", which featured on Callier's ninth studio album ''Speak Your Peace''.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=3 May 2002 |title=Sigue Sigue sputter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/may/03/shopping.artsfeatures6 |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> That same year, he teamed up with [[electronic rock]] duo [[Death in Vegas]] on a cover of [[Gene Clark]]'s "So You Say You Lost Your Baby", which featured on their third studio album ''[[Scorpio Rising (Death in Vegas album)|Scorpio Rising]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |date=12 September 2005 |title=Death In Vegas : Scorpio Rising |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6712-318815 |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Weller's album of covers entitled ''[[Studio 150]]'', debuted at No.&nbsp;2 in the UK charts in 2004, and included [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[All Along the Watchtower]]" as well as covers of songs by [[Gil Scott-Heron]] and [[Rose Royce]], amongst others.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodcraft |first=Molloy |date=15 August 2004 |title=Paul Weller: Studio 150 {{!}} OMM {{!}} The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1280990,00.html |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

Weller's eighth solo studio album ''[[As Is Now]]'' (2005) featured the singles "From the Floorboards Up", "Come On/Let's Go" and "Here's the Good News". The album was well-received, reaching No.&nbsp;4 in the UK charts, though critics noted that he was not moving his music forward stylistically.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |date=16 December 2005 |title=Paul Weller&nbsp;– As Is Now Review |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/paul-weller/as-is-now.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112143410/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/paul-weller/as-is-now.htm |archive-date=12 November 2006 |access-date=30 January 2011 |website=[[Stylus Magazine]]}}</ref>

At the [[Brit Awards]] on 14 February 2006 at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earl's Court]] in London, he was the latest recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRIT Awards 2006 |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2006 |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=BRIT Awards |language=en |archive-date=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917140829/https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 February 2006 |title=Brit Awards 2006: The winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4600150.stm |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>  Despite a tendency to shun such occasions, Weller accepted the award in person, and performed four songs at the ceremony, including the Jam's classic "Town Called Malice".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hewitt |first=Paolo |title=Paul Weller - The Changing Man |publisher=Bantam Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0593058756 |edition=1st |location=Great Britain |pages=113 |language=en}}</ref> Double live album ''[[Catch-Flame!]]'' was released in June that year, featuring songs from his solo work and his career with the Jam and the Style Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=12 April 2006 |title=Paul Weller unleashes double live album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-199-1362273 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Compilation album ''[[Hit Parade (Paul Weller album)|Hit Parade]]'', released in late 2006, collected singles from the Jam, the Style Council and Weller's solo career.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |date=15 December 2006 |title=Paul Weller, Hit Parade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/dec/15/popandrock.paulweller |access-date=11 April 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref> Weller was offered appointment as a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the 2006 birthday honours, but rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/paul-weller/25851|title=Paul Weller rejected a CBE|website=[[NME]] |access-date=7 February 2011|date=16 January 2007}}</ref>

In 2007, Weller was a guest vocalist on the song "[[John Barleycorn]]" by the folk music project [[the Imagined Village]], with [[Martin Carthy]] and [[Eliza Carthy]] also being credited as main artists. It was released on the band's eponymous debut studio album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Releases |url=http://imaginedvillage.com/releases/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320011410/http://imaginedvillage.com/releases/The_Imagined_Village_with_free_EP |archive-date=20 March 2008 |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=[[The Imagined Village]]}}</ref>

=== Critical success (2008–present) ===
[[File:Paul Weller-2008.jpg|thumb|left|Weller and band line-up in [[Cardiff]], 2008]]
The double studio album ''[[22 Dreams]]'' was released on 2 June 2008, with "Echoes Round the Sun" as the lead single. Weller had parted company with his existing band before the recording this album, replacing everyone except guitarist [[Steve Cradock]] with Andy Lewis on bass, Andy Crofts of [[the Moons]] on keyboards and [[Steve Pilgrim (musician)|Steve Pilgrim]] of the Stands on drums. This album saw Weller move in a more experimental direction, taking in a wide variety of influences including jazz, folk and tango as well as the pop-soul more associated with his [[The Style Council|Style Council]] days. Weller also featured on two songs from the Moons' debut studio album ''Life on Earth'' (2010), playing piano on "Wondering" and lead guitar on "Last Night on Earth".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Moons |url=https://www.musicalternatives.com/roster/the-moons |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Music Alternatives |language=en-US}}</ref>

Weller was the surprise recipient of the [[Brit Awards 2009#Winners and nominees|2009 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist]], which resulted in controversy when it was discovered that a suspiciously high number of bets had been placed for Weller to win the award, for which [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]] was [[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]]'s favourite. It was reported that the bookmakers had lost £100,000 in the event, and that as a result would not be taking bets for the awards in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-112-1307221 |title=Bookies lose £100,000 after Paul Weller BRIT Awards win 2 February 2009 |work=NME |location=UK  |date=20 February 2009 |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2009, Weller guested on [[Dot Allison]]'s fourth studio album, ''Room 7½'' (2009), co-writing "Love's Got Me Crazy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/dot-allison/47109|title=Dot Allison streams Pete Doherty, Paul Weller-featuring album online|website=[[NME]] |access-date=30 January 2011|date=3 September 2009}}</ref> November and December also saw him on tour, playing shows across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/92560/paul_weller|title=Paul Weller Confirms UK Tour|access-date=15 July 2009|date=10 July 2009|work=[[idiomag]]}}</ref>

On 24 February 2010, Weller received the Godlike Genius Award at the [[NME Awards|''NME'' Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nme-godlike-genius-award-for-modfather-paul-weller-1893969.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nme-godlike-genius-award-for-modfather-paul-weller-1893969.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=NME Godlike Genius award for Modfather Paul Weller|access-date=9 February 2010|date=3 September 2009|location=London |work=The Independent }}</ref> His tenth studio album, ''[[Wake Up the Nation]]'',  was released in April to critical acclaim, and was subsequently nominated for the [[Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10696387|title=Dizzee Rascal heads up Mercury prize nominations|access-date=30 January 2011|date=20 July 2010|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> The album also marked his first collaboration with Jam bassist [[Bruce Foxton]] in 28 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/20/paul-weller-bruce-foxton-jam|title=Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton reunite for a Jam|work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=30 January 2011|date=20 January 2010|first=Sean|last=Michaels}}</ref> In May 2010, Weller was presented with the [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement]] award, saying "I've enjoyed the last 33 years I've been writing songs and hopefully, with God's good grace, I'll do some more."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10132614|title=Lily Allen wins three Ivor Novello songwriting awards|access-date=30 January 2011|date=20 May 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref>

On 19 March 2012 Weller released his eleventh studio album ''[[Sonik Kicks]]''. The album entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20120325/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 25 March 2012-31 March 2012 |publisher=Official Charts }}</ref> On 17 December 2012 Weller released the ''Dragonfly'' EP, a limited edition vinyl run of 3000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |title=JPaul Weller 'Dragonfly' Special Limited Edition Vinyl EP Comes Out December 17th 2012 |url=http://nymn.com/paul-weller-dragonfly-special-limited-edition-vinyl-ep-comes-out-december-17th-2012-new-york-music-news/|publisher= New York Music News |date= 7 November 2012 |access-date= 7 November 2012}}</ref> Weller provided vocals on [[the Moons]]' 2012 single "Something Soon". In December 2012, Weller headlined the [[Crisis (charity)|Crisis]] charity gig at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]], where he performed with [[Emeli Sandé]], [[Miles Kane]] and [[Bradley Wiggins]]. On 23 March 2013, Weller played drums on stage with [[Damon Albarn]], [[Noel Gallagher]] and [[Graham Coxon]], playing the [[Blur (band)|Blur]] track "Tender". This was played as part of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] concerts curated by Noel Gallagher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Matt |date=2013-03-25 |title=Teenage Cancer Trust – Day 5: Curator Noel Gallagher headlines an unforgettable night |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2013/march/teenage-cancer-trust-day-5-curator-noel-gallagher-headlines-an-unforgettable-night/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.royalalberthall.com}}</ref>

In 2014, Weller wrote "Let Me In" with [[Olly Murs]] for Murs's fourth studio album ''[[Never Been Better]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=2014-11-20 |title=Olly Murs: Never Been Better review – fleeting moments of raw humanity |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/20/olly-murs-never-been-better-review |access-date=2024-02-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

[[File:Paul Weller at First Direct Arena, Leeds (29th November 2015) 009.JPG|thumb|right|Weller performing at the [[Leeds Arena]] in 2015]]
In 2015, Weller made a West Coast tour of the US to promote his ''[[Saturns Pattern]]'' studio album. The tour ran from 9 June to 9 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://concerttournewshub.com/Rock-Music/Paul-Weller-Concert-Tour-Schedule.php |title=Paul Weller 2015 West Coast Tour Schedule |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2015/05/paul-weller-announces-west-coast-tour-in-support-of-new-album/ |title=Paul Weller announces West Coast tour in support of new album |work=Live4ever Media |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref> In January 2017 he made a [[cameo appearance]] in "[[The Final Problem (Sherlock)|The Final Problem]]", the final episode of series four of the BBC TV series ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/sherlock/news/a818966/sherlock-season-4-finale-spoilers-celebrity-cameo-viking/|title=Did you spot the celebrity cameo in Sherlock's finale?|date=15 January 2017|website=Digitalspy.com|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> On 8 March 2019, audio and video versions of ''Other Aspects, Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' was released. It is the second of two shows and was recorded in October 2018 at London's [[Royal Festival Hall]] with an orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2019/01/paul-weller-to-release-other-aspects-live-at-the-royal-festival-hall.html|title=Paul Weller to Release "Other Aspects, Live at the Royal Festival Hall"|website=Music News Net}}</ref>

Weller's fifteenth solo studio album, ''[[On Sunset]]'', was released 3 July 2020 and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, giving Weller UK number-one albums spanning five consecutive decades. He joins the Beatles' [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] in having the distinction. His number-one albums: ''[[The Gift (The Jam album)|The Gift]]'', as part of the Jam (1982). ''[[Our Favourite Shop]]'', as part of the Style Council (1985), and solo studio albums ''Stanley Road'' (1995), ''Illumination'' (2002), ''22 Dreams'' (2008), ''Sonik Kicks'' (2012), and ''On Sunset'' (2020). Weller's sixteenth solo studio album, ''[[Fat Pop (Volume 1)]]'', was released to critical acclaim on 14 May 2021, and entered the charts at number 1. On 15 May 2021, Weller recorded live symphonic renditions of songs from his catalogue at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London with [[Jules Buckley]] and the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]. A live album of the recording session, ''An Orchestrated Songbook'', was released in December 2021.

On 28 October 2022, Weller released a [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] and rarities album ''Will of the People''. He collaborated on the songs with [[Richard Fearless]], [[Young Fathers]], Straightface and Stone Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/paul-weller-rarities-will-people/|title=Paul Weller Announces B-Sides & Rarities Collection, 'Will Of The People'|date=29 September 2022|work= mnrp magazine|access-date=19 December 2022|language=en-UK}}</ref>

In early 2024, Weller announced that his next studio album, ''[[66 (album)|66]]'', would be released in May, the day before his 66th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=Paul Weller Announces New Album '66', Shares New Song "Soul Wandering": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2253105/paul-weller-soul-wandering/music/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=Paul Weller / 66 – SuperDeluxeEdition |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/paul-weller-66/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |title=Paul Weller announces new album '66': listen to "Soul Wandering" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/paul-weller-announces-new-album-66-listen-to-soul-wandering/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Recording took three years in Weller's Surrey studio, Black Barn. The album includes collaborations with Dr. Robert of [[the Blow Monkeys]], [[Richard Hawley]], [[Erland Cooper]], [[Max Beesley]], [[Suggs]] of [[Madness (band)|Madness]], [[Noel Gallagher]] of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]], and [[Bobby Gillespie]] of [[Primal Scream]], with string arrangements by [[Hannah Peel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/paul-weller-announces-new-album-66/|title=Paul Weller Announces New Album '66'|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=23 February 2024|access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> The album's first single, "Soul Wandering", was released on 23 February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/53bH4NaXpyhRfqjIocmOxZ?si=ZanqZr19SrueMdHFXR-0qg|title=Paul Weller - Soul Wandering|website=[[Spotify]]|date=23 February 2024|access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-announces-details-of-new-album-66-with-introspective-single-soul-wandering-3591860|title=Paul Weller announces new album '66' with introspective single 'Soul Wandering'|website=NME|last=Dunworth|first=Liberty|date=23 February 2024|access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>

He made his feature film debut in [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s historical war drama ''[[Blitz (2024 film)|Blitz]]'', released in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/paul-weller/first-photos-in-his-acting-role-blitz-film-revealed/|title=See Paul Weller in his first acting role|author=Mensah, Jenny|website=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]]|date=27 January 2023|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>

On 25 July 2025, he released ''Find El Dorado'', a covers album featuring contributions from [[Noel Gallagher]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Hannah Peel]], [[Declan O'Rourke]], [[Seckou Keita]], and Amelia Coburn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2309059/paul-weller-announces-new-covers-album-find-el-dorado-feat-robert-plant-noel-gallagher-more-hear-two-tracks/music/|title=Paul Weller Announces New Covers Album Find El Dorado Feat. Robert Plant, Noel Gallagher, & More: Hear Two Tracks|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|website=Stereogum.com|date=21 May 2025|access-date=23 May 2025|language=en}}</ref>

== Influences ==
Weller's formative influences that have remained relatively constant include [[the Beatles]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} Anniversary {{!}} 40 Years On: The Jam's Sound Affects Revisited |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/05249-the-jam-sound-affects-review |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[The Quietus]] |date=8 November 2010 |language=en-us}}</ref> [[the Who]], the [[Small Faces]] and [[the Kinks]], as well as the mid-late 1960s soul and R&B records released by [[Tamla Motown]] and [[Stax Records|Stax]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hewitt |first=Paolo |title=Paul Weller - The Changing Man |publisher=[[Bantam Press]] |year=2007 |isbn=9780593058756 |edition=1st |location=Great Britain |pages=7, 35 |language=en}}</ref>

During the Jam years, Weller was influenced by early punk bands, including the [[Sex Pistols]] and [[the Clash]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=Paul Weller on the punk movement: "A lot of it was a con" |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-paul-weller-on-the-punk-movement-a-lot-of-it-was-a-big-business-con/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> and later post-punk acts such as [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]] and [[Joy Division]].<ref name=":13" /> During the final part of the Jam's career, he introduced more contemporary soul and funk into the band's music, with [[Spandau Ballet]]'s "[[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)]]" and [[Pigbag]]'s "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" inspiring Jam tracks, including "[[Absolute Beginners (The Jam song)|Absolute Beginners]]" and "[[Precious (The Jam song)|Precious]]".<ref name=":14">{{Cite book |last=Willmott |first=Graham |title=The Jam: Sounds from the Street. |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn |year=2003 |isbn=1903111668 |edition=1st |pages=172, 177–178, 202–204 |language=en}}</ref> Weller's inspiration also came from 1970s soul and funk artists—most notably [[Curtis Mayfield]].<ref name=":14" />

Weller has worked various literary influences into his work, such as [[George Orwell]]'s work together with a short story written by Weller's friend Dave Waller, providing inspiration for the Jam's fourth studio album ''[[Setting Sons]]'' (1979).<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=John |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1844494918 |edition=4th |pages=90-91, 96, 98-99 |language=en}}</ref> Weller has also cited [[Geoffrey Ashe]]'s ''Camelot and the Vision of Albion'' (1971), Orwell and [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] as sources of inspiration for the Jam's fifth studio album ''[[Sound Affects]]'' (1980).<ref name=":12" />

Jazz influenced Weller's work during the early Style Council years, and he has cited [[John Coltrane]] as one of his favourites, saying "I love all of his stuff from ''[[A Love Supreme]]'' onwards."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colegate |first=Mat |date=7 May 2015 |title=At His Modjesty's Request: Paul Weller's Favourite Albums |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/17816-paul-weller-favourite-albums-interview |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=The Quietus |language=en-us}}</ref> His tastes became increasingly eclectic during his Style Council period, with releases influenced by music as diverse as [[Claude Debussy]], [[Philadelphia soul]] and [[Erik Satie]],<ref name=":13" /> culminating in the band's American [[house music]]-inspired album ''[[Modernism: A New Decade]]''.<ref name=":6" />

During the 1990s, Weller's work began being influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s artists such as [[Neil Young]], [[Nick Drake]], and [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]].<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |date=11 May 2017 |title=The Changing Man: How Paul Weller's Solo Music Kept Evolving Long After the Jam |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/05/paul-weller-solo-best-of/ |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Snow |first=Mat |date=2014-04-16 |title=Paul Weller: 'Most people dislike me anyway … it can only get better' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/16/paul-weller-style-council-more-modern-classics-rocks-backpages |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He has also embraced the influence of [[David Bowie]], despite having once said that all but three of his records were "pish".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taysom |first=Joe |date=3 December 2023 |title=Why did Paul Weller apologise to David Bowie? |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-paul-weller-apologise-to-david-bowie/ |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=faroutmagazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

Despite telling ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine in 2000 that he did not "make music with fuzzy radios or electric spoons",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wellerworld.co.uk/PW-Mojo.htm|title=The Don|work=Mojo|access-date=23 February 2022|date=1 April 2000}}</ref> since then, he has incorporated experimental influences into his music, citing [[Pierre Schaeffer]] and [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] as major influences for ''[[On Sunset]]''{{'}}s experimental tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=23 June 2020 |title=Paul Weller: "I'm trying different things as much as I can – time is of the essence, man" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/paul-weller-interview-2020-new-album-on-sunset-liam-noel-gallager-tyler-the-creator-2693329 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Additionally, ''Mojo'' has noted [[Neu!]]'s influence on ''[[Sonik Kicks]]''' "Green" and "Around the Lake".<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=June 2015 |title=Beyond Saturn |url=http://archive.org/details/mojo-june-2015 |access-date=17 April 2024 |magazine=Mojo |publisher= |location= |page=7}}</ref> 

Among the many albums that Weller has cited as all-time favourites are ''[[Odessey and Oracle]]'' (1968), ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967), ''[[What's Going On (album)|What's Going On]]'' (1971) , ''[[Innervisions]]'' (1973), ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]'' (1977), ''[[Journey in Satchidananda]]'' (1971), ''[[The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society]]'' (1968), the [[Small Faces]] eponymous 1967 album, [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]]'s eponymous 1968 album, ''[[McCartney (album)|McCartney]]'' (1970), ''[[Down by the Jetty]]'' (1975), and ''[[My Generation (album)|My Generation]]'' (1965).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://paulwellernews.com/2010/08/02/classic-article-paul-wellers-12-must-have-albums/ |title=Classic Article – 'Paul Weller's 12 MUST HAVE albums!' |work=Paul Weller News! |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> Other songs he has nominated as favourites include the Beatles' "[[Tomorrow Never Knows]]" and "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]", the Small Faces' "[[Tin Soldier (song)|Tin Soldier]]", [[James Brown]]'s "[[Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine]]", [[Declan O'Rourke]]'s "[[Since Kyabram|Galileo (Someone Like You)]]", the Kinks' "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" and "[[Days (The Kinks song)|Days]]", and [[Pharrell Williams]]' "[[Happy (Pharrell Williams song)|Happy]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a646988/paul-weller-thinks-noel-gallagher-is-better-without-oasis-now/ |title=Paul Weller thinks Noel Gallagher is better without Oasis now |last=Rigby |first=Sam |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2012, Weller invaded a live radio interview with singer-songwriter [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]] to praise his songs "[[Alone Again (Naturally)]]" and "[[Nothing Rhymed]]" as "two of my favourite songs, great lyrics, great tunes".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Kernan|title=I can still compete with anyone despite being around so long|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/96322/i-can-still-compete-with-anyone-despite-being-around-so-long|website=[[Galway Advertiser]]|accessdate=28 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Elms|first1=Robert|title=Paul Weller Meets Gilbert O'Sullivan - BBC Radio London March 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67AkKcCpfsI|website=YouTube|accessdate=28 March 2018}}</ref>

Weller's favourite film is [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Issue 19 |url= |magazine=Uncut |location=UK |date=December 1988}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Between the summer of 1977 and around August 1985, Weller was in a relationship with Gill Price, a fashion designer from [[Bromley]].<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=My Ever Changing Moods |year=1996 |page=79 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-8866-8}}</ref> She, and Weller’s relationship with her, inspired several Jam songs, including "I Need You (For Someone)", "Aunties & Uncles", "English Rose", "Fly", and "Happy Together".<ref name='Hand'>{{Cite book |first=Shaun |last=Hand |title=Pop Art Poems: The Music of the Jam|year=2016 |page=70 |publisher=Sheep Publishing |isbn=978-1526205254}}</ref> She worked in the Jam's offices, contributed to Weller's fanzines,<ref name='Hand'/> and frequently toured with them—she can be seen in various behind-the-scenes photos.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Twink |title=The Jam: Unseen|year=2007 |publisher=Cyan Books |isbn=978-1905736836}}</ref> She appeared on the sleeve of the final Jam single, "[[Beat Surrender]]",<ref name='Reed'>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods|year=1997 |page=185 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711963795}}</ref> and along with Weller's sister Nicky, she also had a cameo in the music video for the Style Council's "[[My Ever Changing Moods]]".

At the height of the Style Council's success, Weller and [[Dee C. Lee]], the Style Council's backing vocalist, began a romantic relationship.<ref name="Larkin"/> The couple married in 1987 and divorced in 1998. They have a son and a daughter.

Weller has another daughter with make-up artist Lucy Halperin.<ref>Off the Record by David Smith, ''[[Evening Standard]]'', 31 August 2007</ref>

Weller became involved with Samantha Stock whilst he was recording at the Manor studio; they had two children together.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/10/paul-weller-miss-the-chaos-and-madness |title=Paul Weller: 'I miss the chaos and madness' |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=13 March 2014 |access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref>

In October 2008, Stock and Weller broke up and Weller moved in with Hannah Andrews, a backing vocalist on his ''22 Dreams'' studio album, who has also toured with his band. They first met in [[New York City|New York]] in 2005 and married in September 2010 on the Italian island of [[Capri]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul Weller marries in 'intimate' ceremony|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/paul-weller-marries-in-intimate-ceremony-6520565.html|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=4 October 2010}}</ref> The couple have twin boys who were born in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.paulweller.com/news.php?item=440|title=Weller & Wife Expecting Twins|access-date=8 November 2011|date=7 November 2011|location=London|work=PaulWeller.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206222319/http://www.paulweller.com/news.php?item=440|archive-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> and a daughter, born in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/paul-weller-welcomes-daughter-nova-as-he-becomes-father-for-eighth-time-a3585736.html|title=Paul Weller welcomes daughter Nova as he becomes father for eighth time|last=Ruby|first=Jennifer|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|date=12 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2017|url-access=subscription|location=London}}</ref>

In April 2014, Weller won £10,000 in damages from [[DMG Media|Associated Newspapers]] after "plainly voyeuristic" photographs of his family out shopping were published on [[MailOnline]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27049435 | title= Paul Weller children win damages from the Mail Online |publisher=BBC News | date=16 April 2014 | access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>

On 24 April 2009, John Weller, his father and long-time manager since the days of the Jam, died from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-weller-father-of-paul-weller-who-managed-his-son-for-30-years-1674817.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430141158/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-weller-father-of-paul-weller-who-managed-his-son-for-30-years-1674817.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2009|title=John Weller: Father of Paul Weller who managed his son for 30 years|access-date=30 January 2011|date=27 April 2009|location=London |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> His mother Ann Weller died on 15 July 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Holly |title=Paul Weller's mum has died as fans rush to support the music star |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/paul-wellers-mum-died-fans-32067984 |website=[[Liverpool Echo]] |access-date=16 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716114559/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/paul-wellers-mum-died-fans-32067984 |archive-date=16 July 2025 |date=15 July 2025}}</ref>

Weller has been sober since 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-on-his-sobriety-i-get-more-from-music-2931722|title=Paul Weller on his sobriety: "I get more from music"|last=Richards|first=Will|work=NME|date=2 May 2021|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>

=== Political views and activism ===
Weller has a long association with British politics. In the Jam's first ''NME'' interview in May 1977, he famously announced that the band would vote for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] at the next election, something he has long since stated was a joke.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Paolo |last=Hewitt |title=A Beat Concerto: Revised Edition |year=1996 |page=40 |publisher=Boxtree |isbn=0-7522-0269-3}}</ref>

From late 1980, he became increasingly interested in [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] (CND), often being pictured wearing a CND badge (as in the music video for "[[Town Called Malice]]") and playing rallies with both the Jam and the Style Council.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Shaun |last=Hand |title=Pop Art Poems: The Music of the Jam|year=2016 |page=210 |publisher=Sheep Publishing |isbn=978-1526205254}}</ref> In tandem, he became more vocally [[Socialism|socialist]] in interviews, and between around 1982 and 1987, his songwriting also became increasingly politicised, most notably on "Trans-Global Express",<ref>{{Cite book |first=Shaun |last=Hand |title=Pop Art Poems: The Music of the Jam|year=2016 |page=237 |publisher=Sheep Publishing |isbn=978-1526205254}}</ref> "Money-Go-Round", "The Big Boss Groove", "Soul Deep" and the majority of ''[[Our Favourite Shop]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods|year=1997 |page=181 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711963795}}</ref>

In late 1984, Weller took part in [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] and then put together his own benefit record for the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|UK miners' strike]], which was called "Soul Deep" and credited to the Council Collective. The 12" of the single featured interviews with striking miners, although half of the money raised went to the widow of [[Killing of David Wilkie|David Wilkie]], a taxi driver who was killed whilst driving strike-breaking miners to their shift.<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods|year=1997 |page=174 |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |isbn=978-0711963795}}</ref> During the 1980s, Weller was also [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and concerned with [[animal rights]]. As a result, he wrote the song "Bloodsports", which was included on the B-side of the Style Council's 1985 single, "[[Walls Come Tumbling Down!]]". Royalties from the track were donated to a defence fund for two hunt saboteurs then on remand in [[HM Prison Bristol]].<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods|year=1997 |page=178 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711963795}}</ref>

From the latter half of 1985, Weller was highly involved in the formation of [[Red Wedge]], a [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] collective of musicians and actors etc. who aimed to "bring left-wing ideas to other people".<ref>{{Cite book |first=John |last=Reed |title=Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods|year=1997 |page=188 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711963795}}</ref> From around 1988 onwards, he became less politically vocal, ultimately stating during the 1990s that he no longer particularly believed in any politics.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Mick |last=St Michaels |title=Paul Weller: In His Own Words| year=1997 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711960978}}</ref>

In 2008, after then-Conservative leader and former [[Eton College|Eton]] pupil [[David Cameron]] chose the Jam's "[[The Eton Rifles]]" as one of his ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', Weller expressed disgust, saying, "It wasn't intended as a fucking jolly drinking song for the [[Cadet Corps|cadet corps]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2008/05/paul-weller-jam-album-song|title=Chasing the blues away|last=Wilson|first=John|date=15 May 2008|work=[[New Statesman]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531153245/http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2008/05/paul-weller-jam-album-song|archive-date=31 May 2008|accessdate=6 January 2022}}</ref> When asked about it again in 2015, he told [[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'']] magazine: "The whole thing with Cameron saying it was one of his favourite songs ... I just think, 'Which bit didn't you get?"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a643949/paul-weller-shoots-down-david-cameron-again-over-the-eton-rifles/|title=Paul Weller shoots down David Cameron|first=Mayer|last=Nissim|date=24 April 2015|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=6 January 2022}}</ref> Weller also began playing the song live again for the first time since 1982.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-12-1211374 | title= Paul Weller on David Cameron's love for The Jam's 'Eton Rifles': 'Which bit didn't you get?' | work=[[NME]]| date=25 April 2015 | access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref>

In a 2008 interview, Weller said he had declined a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] because of his dislike of the [[British royal family|royal family]], [[the Establishment]] and the [[Civil Service (United Kingdom)|Civil Service]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7398646.stm | title= Talking Shop: Paul Weller | work=[[BBC News]] | date=23 May 2008 | access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

During the mid-2010s, Weller made a brief return to the political arena, being vocally supportive of then-Labour Party leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] and playing a 'Concert for Corbyn' in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-weller-257-1189852 | title= Paul Weller to play gig celebrating Jeremy Corbyn | work=[[NME]]| date=25 October 2016 | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

In a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' interview in the run-up to the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Weller commented on the British political landscape: "You can either vote for [[Rishi Sunak|Rishi Sunak's]] Tory party, or you can vote for [[Keir Starmer|Keir Starmer's]] Tory party." Weller also labelled Sunak, Starmer and [[Nigel Farage]] "[m]ugs" and criticised the actions of [[Israel]] in the same interview, stating: "Am I against genocides and ethnic cleansing? Yes, I am, funnily enough, I can't understand why more people aren't up in arms about what's going on. We should be ashamed of ourselves, I think. One minute you're supplying bullets and bombs and guns, and then you're sending over food. How does that work?"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |date=2024-05-26 |title='Politicians? They're mugs, all of them': Paul Weller on music, style and the state of the nation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/26/politicians-theyre-mugs-all-of-them-paul-weller-on-music-style-and-the-state-of-the-nation |access-date=2024-09-24 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Weller performed at a fundraising concert for Gaza later in the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/14/paloma-faith-paul-weller-kneecap-gaza-israel-hamas/|title=Watch: Stars at Gaza aid concert accuse Israel of genocide|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=December 14, 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, Weller signed an open letter in support of the hip-hop trio [[Kneecap (band)|Kneecap]] which opposed a "clear, concerted attempt to censor and ultimately deplatform" the group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.sky.com/story/kneecap-row-paul-weller-and-primal-scream-lead-musicians-in-signing-open-letter-in-support-of-rap-trio-13358969 | title=Kneecap row: Paul Weller and Primal Scream lead musicians in signing open letter in support of rap trio | work=Sky News | date=1 May 2025 | access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>

== Recognition and influence ==
In 2007, the [[BBC]] described Weller as "one of the most revered music writers and performers of the past 30 years".<ref name="DIDiscs PW">{{Cite episode|title=Desert Island Discs with Paul Weller|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20071216.shtml|series=Desert Island Discs|series-link=Desert Island Discs|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]|airdate=16 December 2007}}</ref> In 2015, Pete Naughton of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote, "Apart from [[David Bowie]], it's hard to think of any British solo artist who's had as varied, long-lasting and determinedly forward-looking a career."<ref>{{cite news|last=Naughton|first=Pete|date=5 December 2015|title=Paul Weller, Eventim Apollo: 'the modfather remains a dynamic force'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/paul-weller-eventim-apollo-review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/paul-weller-eventim-apollo-review/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=6 February 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2012, he was among the [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British notables]] selected by the artist [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' album cover—to celebrate the British social figures of his life.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Caroline|date=1 April 2012|title=New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/02/peter-blake-sgt-pepper-cover-revisited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214082534/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/02/peter-blake-sgt-pepper-cover-revisited|archive-date=14 December 2013|access-date=3 April 2020|website=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Paul Weller discography}}
{{See also|The Jam discography|l2=The Style Council discography|The Style Council discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Paul Weller (album)|Paul Weller]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Wild Wood]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Stanley Road]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)|Heavy Soul]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Heliocentric (Paul Weller album)|Heliocentric]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Illumination (Paul Weller album)|Illumination]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Studio 150]]'' (2004)
* ''[[As Is Now]]'' (2005)
* ''[[22 Dreams]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Wake Up the Nation]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Sonik Kicks]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Saturns Pattern]]'' (2015)
* ''[[A Kind Revolution]]'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paulweller.com/article/uncut-on-a-kind-revolution/|title=Paul Weller&nbsp;– Uncut on 'A Kind Revolution'|work=paulweller.com|access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[True Meanings]]'' (2018)
* ''[[On Sunset]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Fat Pop (Volume 1)]]'' (2021)
* ''[[66 (album)|66]]'' (2024)
* ''Find El Dorado'' (2025)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading {{anchor|Books}} ==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book
|last=Hewitt
|first=Paolo
|year=1983
|title= The Jam: A Beat Concerto – The Authorised Biography
|publisher= [[Omnibus Press]]
|isbn=9780711903937
}}

* {{cite book
|last=Weller / Hellier
|first=Paul / John
|year=2020
|title=Here Come the Nice – A Small Faces Song Book
|publisher=Wapping Wharf
|isbn=978-0-9956-5334-4
}}
* {{cite book
|last=Reed
|first=John
|year=2002
|title=My Ever Changing Moods: Fully Revised and Updated
|publisher=Omnibus Press
|isbn=978-0-7119-8866-8
}}
* {{cite book
|last=Munn
|first=Iain
|year=2008
|title=Mr Cool's Dream: The Complete History of the Style Council
|publisher=Wholepoint Publications
|isbn=978-0-9551443-1-8
}}
{{Refend}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000029791}}
* {{Discogs artist|Paul Weller}}
* {{IMDb name|0919883}}

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