"It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging." — Paul Weller

Going to college was never an option. I was passionate about music, but how much talent I actually had was another matter.

I suppose I was much more serious-minded in the '70s and '80s.

I think I come from a time when all the artists I grew up with and I loved always used to try and push the boundaries, and there doesn't seem so much of that, really.

There are so many artists who get to my age that get comfortable and just stick in a groove, and I really don't want to do that.