“My own personal theory is that all popular music, in whatever form it is, to me, it all comes from Africa. Whether it’s filtered through America or whatever – African-American. But I still think there’s something in that roots music that’s very, very African, and I think that’s what unites people.”

“My own personal theory is that all popular music, in whatever form it is, to me, it all comes from Africa. Whether it’s filtered through America or whatever – African-American. But I still think there’s something in that roots music that’s very, very African, and I think that’s what unites people.”

— Paul Weller