Interviews
Jones’ latest album is anything but usual for the 70-year-old Welsh singer known for hits like “She’s a Lady” and “Sex Bomb.” On Praise And Blame, Jones showcases his love of gospel and blues. Listen to Tom’s interview on NPR here.
As Sir Tom Jones receives the prestigious Music Industry Trust Award, Music Week talks to him about his past accomplishments and his plans to record a follow-up to Praise & Blame
Mike Ragogna, The Huffington Post – Posted: July 27, 2010 01:11 AM Mike Ragogna: Your new album Praise & Blame has a very stripped-down sound. What was your philosophy going into making this record? Tom Jones: Well, I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time, and some of the albums I’ve [...]
Q had the pleasure of meeting up with Wales’ greatest export Sir Tom Jones last week to discuss his rootsy new album Praise And Blame. Autographing an album for a fan, he pauses to spell ‘Happy Birthday’. “I’m dyslexic, you know?… I know ‘birthday’ is ‘ir’ but it should be ‘er’ – I mean, that’s [...]
With John Wilson, including an interview with Tom Jones who, at 70, speaks about not acting his age, growing up in Wales and the inspiration behind his new blues and gospel album Praise and Blame.
‘Who in the hell is Tom Jones?’ spat Charles Bukowski. It’s a good question. The Tom Jones he wrote about in Hollywood is a slick Vegas showman, “his shirt is open and the black hairs on his chest show. The hairs are sweating.” The Tom Jones I meet is a white-haired Welshman about to release [...]
Watch Tom Jones’ interview with Absolute Radio at Latitude Festival
A revitalised Tom Jones – now 70 – talks to Andrew Perry .
See pictures of Tom here in the 6music studio with Lauren Laverne! Click here to listen to the broadcast.
Julian Marszalek , May 13th, 2010 10:21 http://thequietus.com/articles/04253-tom-jones-interview-praise-and-blame-elvis-presley-johnny-cash-frank-sinatra-janis-joplin Living legend and Wales’ finest son talks exclusively to Julian Marszalek about his life, work and loves… and why a round of applause and a pint of decent ale are the only drugs he’ll ever need. Watching those vintage clips of Tom Jones on long-forgotten The Beat [...]
