Weller living on an Island

Published: December 16, 2007, 2:11 pm

Tags: paul weller, radio 4, desert island discs, oasis, blur

Paul Weller popped up on Desert Island Discs this week, choosing The Small Faces above all else, and - unsurprisingly - going with Absolute Beginners as his book. The Daily Mail has jumped on his claim that he enjoyed every minute of his lost drug years, although more notable is their description of his resurrection:The iconic lead singer of The Jam and The Style Council had been dropped by his record label in 1990, but his career revived soon after forging close links with notorious Britpop bands Oasis and Blur."Notorious"? For reasons which we've never had convincingly explained to us, despite the annoying inability of the programme to play any track in full, the show is still not even available on Listen Again, much less a podcast, but you can catch it on Radio 4 next Friday. Meanwhile, here's Weller's choices in full:1. Tin SoldierPerformer The Small FacesComposer Marriott, Lane CD Title 1967 THE SOUNDTRACKTrack CD2 trk 25Label CASTLE MUSICRec No CMEDD7072. September in the

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