Paul Weller takes Uncut out on his American tour in the new issue, dated January 2016 and out now.
As he tours Saturns Pattern, the singer, songwriter and guitarist discusses his past, his relationship with America, his drinking and drugging, and the future.
“I think about that all the time,” he tells us, “when would be a good time to retire? But I love it so much, I don’t know what else I’d do. I’m not really after anything more than finding a way to prolong this, to keep playing and making music.
“I’m in control of this, and I like that. If I had to do a two- or three-month tour of the States – that’s hard work, especially at my age. I don’t know if I have the stamina. As it is, I can continue to express myself with something I love doing. I get freedom now, which isn’t something I ever really had before. The label ask me to press and TV, that’s fine, but they don’t tell me what to write or release. If you’re successful, you get left alone.”
Paul Weller plays London’s Eventim Apollo tonight and tomorrow (December 4, 5).
Uncut: the spiritual home of great rock music.
