3 hit single, "My Favourite Waste of Time",[1] a cover version of a song that was originally written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw.

[2] As a youngster, Paul was taken on as an apprentice with the football club Celtic, but after hearing the Sex Pistols he decided to pursue a career in music.

The first was on the BBC live programme Pebble Mill, when introduced by Marian Foster, he was meant to mime to "My Favourite Waste of Time", but missed his cue due to a technician's mistake.

based on the chorus of "My Favourite Waste of Time" featuring Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Toyah, Carol Decker (T'pau), comedian Matt Lucas, Leee John (Imagination), Cheryl Baker (The Fizz), Celtic folk musicians Phil Cunningham and John McCusker, Mick MacNeil from Simple Minds, Ezio, Bruce Watson from Big Country, members of The Alarm, and many more.

A brand new version of "A Different Corner" was released in June 2022 to commemorate George Michael's birthday and reached number one in the Heritage Chart.