Paul Weller first found fame as a member of The Jam, the mod-suited threesome that hurtled out of Woking and into the punk maelstrom in 1977. Over the next 20 years Weller would split The Jam, form The Style Council, actively campaign for the Labour Party and striking miners, lose both fights and rebuild his fan base and ultimately rediscover his mod roots to become the most important elder statesman (the self-professed Modfather) of the British pop industry.