Paul Weller – The Changing Man
Claimed to be 'the frankest and most honest portrait of Paul Weller ever written', The Changing Man is a new biography of Paul Weller by Paolo Hewitt - and it's set for release by Bantam Press on 24th September 2007 in hardback for around £18.99.
It's said to be a twist on the typical biography (thankfully - there's plenty of those around about PW), mixing Hewitt's knowledge of Weller and his music making with an examination of Weller's lyrics - selecting the key songs as a tool to explore the man's character, as well as a few personal anecdotes to add a bit more depth and uniqueness to the book.
Note that this isn't to be confused with Suburban 100, the Weller lyrics book that is also due out in September with a Peter Blake sleeve. Although it could well cover similar ground.
Paul Weller - Britain's finest songwriter?
That's like saying Paulo Hewitt - Britain's finest rock critic.
A better strapline would have been 'two sycophants lick each others bums clean in the name of mod'.
Posted by: mof gimmers | 07/30/2007 at 11:32 AM
Weller's problem is that essentially, he's not that interesting and he's not had that interesting a career. Certainly not past 1984.
But for some reason, there's an endless number of books about him!
Paolo Hewitt is the worst kind of hanger-on. But at least it keeps him off the telly and out of magazines.
Posted by: David Walker | 07/31/2007 at 08:28 PM