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 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
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
Oh yeah, I would have been a coal miner, I would think, if I hadn’t had tuberculosis when I was 12. – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 love listening to new stuff, at home in LA I always have the radio on to hear what is happening. – 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
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
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