Paul Webb

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Paul Webb
Background information
Also known as Rustin Man
Born 16 January 1962
Origin Essex, England
Instrument(s) Bass Guitar
Years active 1981-
Associated acts Talk Talk, .O.rang, Beth Gibbons, James Yorkston

Paul Douglas Webb (born 16 January 1962, Essex, England) is an English musician.

Webb attended secondary school with Lee Harris, and the two became good friends. They played in the reggae band Eskalator before being recruited to form Talk Talk in 1981. Webb played bass for Talk Talk until 1988.

In the early 1990s he and Harris formed .O.rang. In the early 2000s he adopted the name "Rustin Man" and collaborated with Beth Gibbons on Out of Season (2002).

More recently in 2006 he produced the James Yorkston album, The Year of the Leopard.