Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones
Kelly Jonesis a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and director and the lead singer of the band Stereophonics. Influenced by classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Sex Pistols, Jones is noted for his raspy voice, which has been described as "whiskey" and has drawn criticism as well as acclaim. As a lyricist, Jones is influenced by Neil Young, Bob Catley, Steve Perry, Bob Dylan and Otis Redding...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth3 June 1974
CityCwmamman, Wales
He's a real threat and this is very upsetting to our family and it's very upsetting to Joscelyne. It's been very difficult.
We come here often. It's fun and a good place just to let the kids burn off some energy.
We're not sure what the (staff) numbers would be.
The story behind every song is individual to itself.
It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.
I heard the Bloc Party record Japan before it came out in the UK as they are on the V2 record label. I think it has a great vibe and has great songs. I also think the Kings of Leon are right up my street.
The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2.
Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered. When a band gets to their third of fourth album, the story of the band has already been told.
The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick.
Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while you are changing stuff. It is a lot easier to edit a song.
When you are on tour in the UK it takes a few hours to get anywhere. A lot of the time you can have a beer, close your eyes for two minutes, and then you are there. In the U.S. it is much more like a road trip as all the cities are so spread apart.
We didn't really want to be an overnight success as that brings with it its own problems.
I don't have a special place or ritual for writing songs, basically I write songs whenever an idea hits me, in my hotel room, on the road, in the plane.
Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs.