The Fantasticks
A source page for quotes linked to Tom Jones.
“People never talked about my music. They just counted how many knickers were on stage.”
“You can't lose the essence of a song. I try to enhance it more than anything else.”
“I realize that singing is saving my life, once I started again.”
“I was full of fire when I was young. I wanted to attack anything.”
“You are only a young talent, but we don't know how old your soul is.”
“It is widely held that too much wine will dull a man's desire. Indeed it will...in a dull man.”
“I love listening to new stuff, at home in LA I always have the radio on to hear what is happening.”
“Love is in the air everywhere I look around. Love is in the air every sight and every sound.”
“Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your pussy cat nose.”
“First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.”
“I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.”
“I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet.”
“I have a weakness for watches. I have to stop myself buying more.”
“I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs.”
“My real name was Thomas Jones Woodward, so I dropped the Woodward.”