Paul Weller has slammed rumours that The Jam are reuniting for an anniversary celebration because he feels it would go against everything they stood for as a band.
Director Bob Smeaton interviewed the members of the band for the documentary, The Jam: About the Young Idea, and when he asked Weller about the chances of a reunion the musician ruled it out categorically.
"Absolutely, categorically, f***ing no! It would be against everything we ever stood for," he said. "We stopped at the right time; the music's gone on and the music's got legs and it's got longevity and the young kids get into it.
"Hopefully in years to come, after we're all brown bread, people will be rediscovering it, and [that's] good enough. That's a good place to leave it."
The Jam on stage in London in May 1977
Bassist Bruce Foxton, who is currently leading the tribute band, From The Jam, also thinks it's best to leave things in the past. He said, "I think we're all pretty happy with our lives now . . . There's too much time and too much water under the bridge, and it's best, probably, left there."
