Paul Weller - The Changing Man by Paolo Hewitt

Paul Weller - The Changing Man by Paolo Hewitt

Paolo Hewitt has known Paul Weller since they were both teenagers in the depths of Woking, through his ascent to fame with The Jam, the halcyon years of The Style Council and for all of his critically acclaimed solo career. Hewitt has even been the inspiration for some of Weller's songs - and he has extraordinary in-depth knowledge of the inspiration behind the rest. Once, when Hewitt interviewed Weller for a music magazine, he complained - 'I don't know why people ask me all these questions. All the answers are in my songs.' Largely unnoticed, Weller has used thirty-years of lyrics to explore his personal history and beliefs. Taking as his starting point these lyrics, alongside a lifetime's friendship, Paolo Hewitt shows us the real Paul Weller, the man inside the music.

Powerful and even emotional.. probably one of the best books about what it's like to be a Famous Person's Friend. And it's almost certainly the definitive Weller biography. * The Word *
Fascinating... Hewitt pries into the dark corners of a personality that has long been kept under lock and key. * Guardian *
A one-off... an intimate picture of a seemingly arrogant man * Metro *

Paolo Hewitt grew up in care in Woking in the 1960s and 70s, an experience he chronicled in his acclaimed memoir, The Looked After Kid. He moved to London in 1980 to become a music journalist and worked for Melody Maker and NME. In the early 1990s Paolo gave up full-time journalism to write his first novel, Heaven's Promise. He has since written biographies of The Jam, The Small Faces, Oasis and Steve Marriott. He lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780552156097
ISBN 10	0552156094
Title	Paul Weller - The Changing Man
Author	Paolo Hewitt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2008-06-16
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.