Paul Weller's furious 'classism' outburst: 'Why the f*** would you just read BBC?'
The former frontman of The Jam will be on BBC2 tonight with a set recorded back in May as part of the ‘Live from the Barbican’ series. Presented by Edith Bowman, it will see the 63-year-old take to the stage for the first live gig in two years. In 1979, Weller penned one of his most defining songs – ‘The Eton Rifles’ – in a bid to challenge centuries-old classism in Britain.
Four centuries on, and with Old Etonian Boris Johnson now in Number 10 today, he says he “can’t believe it’s still the same”.
He added: “Fundamentally, nothing seems to have changed.
“That song is from a long time ago. But it still holds true today. Not because I’m a prophet, but because the same sort of people are in power.”
But Weller, who has always been outspoken on politics, believes it is not just Mr Johnson who should get the blame.
