Tom Jones Quotes & Sayings

There is nothing like the sound of a Welsh Male Choir and the Treorchy is the finest. They have represented the best of the Welsh voice for generations with honour and integrity. They are international ambassadors. — Tom Jones

So when I realised I could sing for a living - do what I loved and be paid for it - I thought, 'This is unbelievable. Unbelievable!' And that feeling has never left me. — Tom Jones

I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet. — Tom Jones

From time to time people who knew us both would try to get us to make up. "Life's too short, Tom." But I'd only get bullish about that. "Too right. Life's too short to be fucking about with Engelbert Humperdinck. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

Love is in the air everywhere I look around. Love is in the air every sight and every sound. — Tom Jones

I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice. — Tom Jones

As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving. — Tom Jones

First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it. — Tom Jones

People never talked about my music. They just counted how many knickers were on stage. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

I've always felt myself as being a serious singer. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

You can't be a sexy person unless you have something sexy to offer. With me, it's my voice: the way that I sing, the way I express myself when I sing. — Tom Jones

I have a weakness for watches. I have to stop myself buying more. — Tom Jones

I think it's good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction. — Tom Jones

Plant a radish, get a radish, never any doubt. That's why I love vegetables, you know what they're about! — Tom Jones

I love listening to new stuff, at home in LA I always have the radio on to hear what is happening. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

The Musto Skiff combines the thrill of skiff performance with smooth control and well ... it just blows your pants off! — Tom Jones

Dean Martin always dressed very well but then he was a good looking fella with a good physique so he could wear anything. — Tom Jones

I want to find out more about how the Backstreet Boys get their incredible sound. I've got both their albums and I would love to cover one of their songs — Tom Jones

I couldn't do the heavy rock thing anymore. Noddy Holder was around kicking every singer in the ***. I never wanted to be a pop singer. Christ, how I hated Noddy! — Tom Jones

There is a curious paradox that no one can explain. Who understands the secret of the reaping of the grain? Who understands why Spring is born out of Winter's laboring pain, or why we must all die a bit before we grow again? I do not know the answer; I merely know it's true. I hurt them for that reason, and myself a little bit too. — Tom Jones

My real name was Thomas Jones Woodward, so I dropped the Woodward. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner. — Tom Jones

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain so yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a young and a callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow-follow, oh-oh — Tom Jones

Deep in December
it's nice to remember
without a hurt
the heart is hollow. — Tom Jones

I like to drink to suit my location. — Tom Jones

It's not unusual to be loved by anyone, it's not unusual to have fun with anyone. But when I see you hanging about with anyone, it's not unusual to see me cry. I wanna' die. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

If you're going to be a star, you should look like one. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing. — Tom Jones

There's plenty for me to do. There are more albums. I'll record as long as I can and as long as my voice works as well as it does now and for as long as people want to hear me. — Tom Jones

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home — Tom Jones

Oh yeah, I would have been a coal miner, I would think, if I hadn't had tuberculosis when I was 12. — Tom Jones

I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs. — Tom Jones

You're...standing...in...my...KUMQUATS! — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones

I haven't become an American! Having a house in LA is just where the house is. It's just a convenience thing living there. I carry Wales around inside me. I'd consider moving back there one day. I never really left. — Tom Jones

Music is great; it all depends on what mood you're in, what you want to listen to. If it's party time, you listen to, you know, party music, if you want to dance with somebody. But then again, if it's a slow dance, you need something slow. — Tom Jones

I've always liked to dance - I've got a natural rhythm. — Tom Jones

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. — Tom Jones