Paul Weller says getting older has made him more “experimental” and “open-minded”
nme.comPaul Weller has said that age has made him more “experimental” and “open-minded”, ahead of the release of his new album. Weller’s new record ‘66’, announced back in February, is set to be released on Friday (May 24), the day before the Modfather’s 66th birthday.
It is the former frontman of The Jam’s 17th solo album and his 28th LP in total since launching his career back in 1977. Pre-order it here.
In a new interview with Record Collector (via Yahoo! News), he reflected on reaching this stage of his life. “I don’t want to keep going on about my age but one thing that is very nice about getting older is that you can experiment,” he said. “The older I get, the more open-minded I get.” Weller discussed how he recorded the album as a series of individual tracks over the course of the last three years, without a clear vision of the record’s eventual direction. “I wasn’t conscious of what mood it is or what mood I’m in because it was written over the course of three years at different times with different people,” he added.
He has released the singles ‘Soul Wandering’ and ‘Rise Up Singing’ ahead of the album’s release, which will reportedly see the musician delve into topics including “faith, changing circumstances and the fractured realities of life in this turbulent age”.
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