John Paul, a father of five, has three daughters, Leah, Dylan, and Jesamine, and two sons, Nathaniel and Stevie. His birth was marked by a peculiar circumstance, as his mother, who was on the verge of delirium due to a polio infection that affected her throat, suddenly blurted out the name "John" as her first thought, thus naming him. Although she later changed his name to Paul, his legal name remains John to this day.
John Paul's musical journey began in 1976 as the guitarist and lead singer of the Jam, a prominent British rock band. He then co-founded the Style Council with Mick Talbot in 1983, but the partnership came to an end when their record label refused to release their final album. Undeterred, John Paul launched a successful solo career in 1990, cementing his status as a renowned musician.