Quotes from Tom Jones

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I like to drink to suit my location.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I realize that singing is saving my life, once I started again.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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