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Exclusive: Paul Weller Documentary Pt.1
In the first episode of a major five-part interview, The Modfather himself Paul Weller has spoken exclusively to Xfm of the need to push himself artistically for his new release, the epic double album '22 Dreams'.
Huge in scope, only an artist like Paul Weller would even consider putting out such a massive piece of information at this point his career. Incorporating a variety of styles including folk, soul, psychedelia, electronica and - yes, really - krautrock, '22 Dreams' is without a doubt Weller's most ambitious work to date.
Was it, we wondered, Weller's intention to create such an epic, experimental piece together?
"I don't know if there was any grand plan but a lot of things developed as we went along really," he revealed, "but I think I wanted to do something really a bit different but I didn't know what that 'different' was going to be."
He continued: "I was aware of trying to push myself somewhere different; I didn't want to make an 'As Is Now' Part Two so that involved taking myself outside of what I'm used to and people I'm used to working with."
Watch the rest of the interview where Paul Weller reveals the influences and themes behind the new album and so much more.
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