The Jam won't reform

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Gav, Dublin
I agree with Peter. Love Weller, love The Style Council, but The Jam were, are just perfect. I don't think anyone should take things so seriously as Weller does when asked to refrom The Jam. He seems so set against it, and given the fact the he hasn't spoken to the others in God knows how many years, it leads people like us to believe there is another reason behind him being against it? think Weller should lighten up, in fact, I though he had lightened up. There is a new generation of Jam fans, and there will always be. I am 34. I was too young to see them at the time. What I wouldn't give to see them, or hear a new album. It's music, thats all. It is important in some ways but not in the way of 'I'm never doing that'. The Jam have never been beaten for me, and probably never will be. They were, are, brilliant and I'd love to see them.

Lise,Sydney,Australia
Yay! Gotta love the Weller! Who are these sad gits who keep flogging that dead horse? As the man himself would say,"ENUF!!!!"

Sanchez, Gener y Validor<1400 Pilipinas>
the Jam is already a history... Respect to the Modfather

Nick in Quorn (well in Jersey, at the moment!)
Never trust Paul "y'know" Weller... He'll say one thing but do something different. I saw The Jam 23 times, personally, I hope they do not reform, I'd be 'obliged' to go and see it and it would be really sad. If you see Paul Weller nowadays, if he plays a Jam or Style Council (now they were crap, NEVER saw them) he just thrashes it out with contempt and no feeling - so let's hope The Jam never reform - you cannot re-create that special moment they carved out!

Motor, Detroit
Right on Peter! I agree! Lighten up Paul and while your at it, lighten up noel...

Tone, Essex
Stick to your guns Paul. The Jam were great, they ment so much to us at that time, but time has changed, reforming and singing about youth when your in your forties should be best left alone. Put on the Jams cd's and listen to that youthfull voice, then wind down to Pauls solo stuff.

Justin - Hastings, East Sussex
I loved the Jam as a youngster, but being only 12 years old when they split meant that i never got to see them play live. I also loved the Undertones who i did get to see last year thanks to the reform of the band. I was just one of hundreds of fans, (quite a few similarly aged - by my reckoning!) jumping around, enjoying the performance that had all the energy and clout as the performances i remembered seeing on TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test

noel douglas, London
No Peter your wrong, the Jam were perfect in the sense that not only did they sum up our working class childhoods but they stopped at the top of the game, before they came old sad gits replying the same stuff, it's that kind of bravery and will to look for the new that makes me admire Paul Weller as one of the few musicians who walks it like he talks it I do not need the Jam to get back together as it wouldn't be better than when they were young the only two exceptions to this rule are Brian Wilson, playing pets sounds and smile and the La's reforming so they will hopefully make more records!

Peter Fitzpatrick, Dublin.
Paul. Lighten up man. It's only music :-) People liking the music of The Jam is about the music and has nothing to do with stopping at the right time. What the hell does that mean ? Your fans (and I'm not one of them) has stood with you through thick and thin. You don't owe them anything but it wouldn't hurt anybody. It certainly wouldn't damage your reputation - certainly wouldn't do any harm to the grumpy old git image you're portraying with statements like that.