The Cure’s UK and Ireland tour is set to kick off in Dublin on December 1 – you can see the full list of dates below, and find any remaining tickets here. Handpicked by Paul himself, Will of The People is a. “It’s got artwork, it’s got a running order, it’s almost done!” he explained. Paul Weller has announced the October 28 release of his eagerly-awaited forthcoming B-sides and rarities album Will Of The People. Speaking at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in March, Robert Smith exclusively told NME that The Cure’s long-awaited 14th album – the follow-up to 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’ – will be called ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. The Cure are currently out on a European headline tour, where they’ve debuted a range of new tracks: ‘And Nothing Is Forever’, ‘Alone’, ‘Endsong’, ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’. Smith has not yet responded to Weller’s comments. CREDIT: Sergione Infuso:Corbis via Getty Images Magic presents 130 of Weller’s finest lyrics to date, accompanied by an illuminating commentary which sees him give unprecedented insight into his life and lyrics, as told to GQ editor and author, Dylan Jones OBE, in their first collaboration.“You’d have to be particularly stupid to believe someone like me.”īoth The Jam and The Cure were discovered by the same A&R scout, Chris Parry, who went on to sign The Jam to Polydor in 1977 and The Cure to his own label, Fiction Records, in 1978. We follow Weller through his upbringing on Stanley Road and founding the Jam in his teenage years, creating the Style Council alongside keyboardist Mick Talbot, and later into his 16-album solo career, including stories behind iconic albums such as Stanley Road and Wild Wood, as well as his latest album, Fat Pop Vol. The book chronicles a lifetime worth of lyrics with impressive clarity. Alongside Lennon and McCartney, Weller is one of few artists that has attained a UK number one album over five consecutive decades, and he’s also received career defining awards from the BRITs (Lifetime Achievement Award), NME Awards (Godlike Genius Award) and a GQ Award for Songwriter of the Year. In Magic: A Journal of Song, Paul Weller gives the first and definitive account of his illustrious songwriting career, recounting a lifetime of lyrics in Weller’s most candid and intimate commentary to date.Īs one of the most innovative and remarkable songwriters of the last fifty years, Paul Weller has proved to be the ultimate shapeshifter, moving from the Jam’s punk sensibilities to the genre-defying Style Council, and later through a remarkable 30-year solo career. ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT until the publication of Magic: A Journal of Song by Paul Weller, which combines a selection of over 100 lyrics from The Jam to the genre-defying Style Council, through to his remarkable 30-year solo career. All of a sudden, it turns into something beautiful or complete… it’s a fascinating thing. “Scratching around at home on an acoustic guitar, singing into my phone with these funny little rough ideas. The second print is numbered, stamped, and both are suitable for framing. Produced exclusively for the edition, Weller's handwritten lyrics to 'Aspects' are beautifully recreated over two sheets. Binding: The cover is an original, hand-drawn illustration containing over 25 references to Paul Weller's lyrics.Įxtras: Collector copies also include two 8"x10" (200mm x254mm) lyric prints of one of Weller's favourite songs, 'Aspects', from his 2018 solo album True Meanings.
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