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Rick says he tried to reconnect with frontman Paul Weller for years, but says Paul wants nothing to do with the band.
Rick, 61, says he's sent dozens of Christmas cards and made numerous phone calls but now accepts his old pal has cut him out for good.
And the same goes for bassist Bruce Foxton, who was also desperate to save their friendship after Paul quit the band 35 years ago.
"There's only so much you can do, I'm not holding my breath"
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Rick told me: "It's Paul's choice really.
"Myself and Bruce have tried very hard to stay in touch with Paul over the years but it's all fallen on stoney ground, so unfortunately you just give up.
"You just have to stop sending them Christmas cards in the end, there's only so much you can do, I'm not holding my breath."
The pair attempted to get the band together for one last gig when they opened The Jam's memorabilia exhibition About The Young Idea in London in 2015 - but they claim Paul made his feelings clear.
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Rick continued: "He seems absolutely dead set against there ever being any kind of reform, and every time he gets asked about it it's always a categorical no.
"I don't know why he's taken that view but that's up to him, and of course it takes three to tango in this case.
"I suppose Paul feels he doesn't need to, he certainly doesn't want to."
Paul recently welcomed his eighth child and when asked where Paul gets the energy from, Rick joked: "Well, that's another story."
Rick will be talking more about The Jam when he hosts a series of lock-ins, as part of Bombardier's A Pint With a Unique Character pub event.
So if you fancy sharing a pint with the legend visit the Eventbrite website for ticket details.
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Ella on the up
Ella Eyre certainly had a lot to celebrate at her single launch party.
The pop princess' new single Ego, featuring Ty Dollar $ign, , has everyone talking about her long awaited return to the charts.
Even Professor Green attended the launch bash in London, and took to Instagram to show his support.
Ella will be performing the new hit this weekend at V Festival, in case you're still yet to hear it!
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Rover & pout
Pop star Halsey is fed up with being called the "Rover Girl".
The American singer was given the nickname as she sings the "backseat of your Rover" line in the Chainsmokers hit Closer, which propelled her to stardom.
Halsey told Playboy: "I have co-writing credits. Make no mistake, the poetry is mine."
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P!nk perky
She's battling it out for this week's No1 on the Official Singles Chart, and now P!nk has dropped the music video for What About Us.
The So What songstress dropped what is a politically-charged promo yesterday.
It comes after it was revealed she's set to receive the iconic Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2017 Video Music Awards.
The busy American also headlines this weekend's V Festival!
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Are you shaw?
Like most of the world John Mayer is eager for Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes to collaborate.
However, he may have to wait a while as JB was mercifully mocked on Instagram for getting the Canadian star's name wrong.
Biebs posted a snap of the Stitches singer on Instagram and wrote "What a LEGEND".
But fans were quick to pick up that he originally tagged a Shaw Mendes.…
Still, Mayer was one of the thousands to comment on the picture with "COLLAB", in the hope this is a huge hint.
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