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
mistakes rescue weather works
And it works the other way, too. You can make mistakes, and the weather may rescue you.
church gone process within
The church is in the process of removing the pews. They'll be gone within two weeks.
large properties sure
I'm sure you can find non-compliance, but most of the large properties are in compliance.
thinking play actors
Whenever I've been asked to be in a film, directors only want me to play myself... I'm fascinated by the thought of being an actor, but it's too hard. And I think Shakespeare-which has been suggested to me-might be a bit of a stretch.
country records able
When I started recording, I thought I'd be able to do all kinds of records: jazz, country, dance - and I've always wanted to do a gospel album.
thinking singing enemy
Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.
real names
My real name was Thomas Jones Woodward, so I dropped the Woodward.
natural rhythm
I've always liked to dance - I've got a natural rhythm.
serious singers felt
I've always felt myself as being a serious singer.
meaningful song men
I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs.
love-is thinking age-love
I think teen-age love is a great thing. There's nothing quite like it and never will be for the rest of your life.
married ends
I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.
character thinking voice
I don't think you can sing about certain things when you're a teen-ager or in your early 20s, because you haven't lived long enough. So I think living gives you character and that comes out in your voice.
people culture stage
People never talked about my music. They just counted how many knickers were on stage.