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
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.
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.
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.
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.
thinking giving people
People who go out and do hits year after year after year, I think the fans deserve more than that. The audiences deserve more than just that. You need to give them something new, or things you really love to sing. And they love it.
thinking long people
I think the people who really love the way somebody sings, they like to hear it. As long as you don't change your style completely or do something that has nothing to do with what you're known for, which I don't agree with.
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.
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.
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.
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.
song thinking performing
I think when you've lived a bit, you read more into the songs. I do, anyway. And you're sort of living the songs rather than performing them.
large properties sure
I'm sure you can find non-compliance, but most of the large properties are in compliance.
knew lead threw
I knew that lead wasn't safe. Erin threw well, but she wasn't at her best.
bigger help quality reading stronger
The big quality he has that will help him is reading defenses and making decision. There are quarterbacks out there that are bigger than he is and have stronger arms.