Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Born Thomas Woodward, Jones gained fame for hits such as "It's Not Unusual" and "What's New Pussycat?" He won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966.
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth7 June 1940
CityTreforest, Wales
play voice rugby
I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice.
thinking coal-miners tuberculosis
Oh yeah, I would have been a coal miner, I would think, if I hadn't had tuberculosis when I was 12.
fashion stupid band
I've always worn jewellery but for a time it went out of fashion. Like grungy and punk bands didn't wear jewellery because it was stupid.
eye night thinking
I have had some pretty wild nights! I think the media keeps a very close eye on what people are up to these days. I was out with George Clooney a few nights ago and we had a great time.
love-you cat animal
Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your pussy cat nose.
thinking firsts towns
I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.
father class coal-miners
I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.
song trying
You can't lose the essence of a song. I try to enhance it more than anything else.
mean singing firsts
First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.
winning ideas awards
Winning the Outstanding Contribution award is great, because you know you have won in advance. Previously, I have been really nervous during the ceremony because you have no idea if you are going to get called up on stage. This time I could relax and enjoy myself.
singing choir my-own
I didn't like to be restricted, because when you're in a choir, you have a part to sing and you sing it. I always liked singing on my own.
country together kind
When I started off in Wales, I sang and accompanied myself with guitar in the '50s. And then I got a band together, which is a rhythm section, really. I used to do a lot of blues, and rhythm and blues, and '50s rock 'n' roll and country, and all kinds of stuff.
thinking hands looks
I've tried wearing more than one ring on one hand and it doesn't look good. It's overkill, I think. So I think a ring on either hand. Nine times out of ten I'll go for pinky rings, but not always.
suits location drink
I like to drink to suit my location.