Kelly Jones Biography

Occup.Musician
FromWelsh
BornJune 3, 1974
Age49 years
Early Life as well as Background
Kelly Jones was born on June 3, 1974, in Cwmaman, Wales, to moms and dads Beryl and Arwyn Jones. He grew up in a musical household, with his papa being a guitar player as well as diva for the rock cover band, 'Oscar Chester's Bum Band'. Kelly's brother Richard as well as relative Stuart Cable likewise nurtured an eager rate of interest in music, which would eventually lead to their later collective jobs. From an early age, Kelly displayed all-natural aptitude and also interest for music, especially on the guitar.

The Formation of Stereophonics
In 1992, Kelly Jones, together with brother Richard Jones (bassist), as well as cousin Stuart Cable (drummer), and pal Adam Zindani (guitar player) developed their first unite, called 'Tragic Love Company.' The name was influenced by their favorite bands: The Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone, and Bad Company. They largely played cover tunes and also a few initial tracks in the local bars and clubs around their hometown.

In 1996, the band fulfilled their future manager, carried out a demonstration, as well as changed their name to Stereophonics. The name was influenced by an old gramophone given to them by Stuart's papa. Stereophonics signed with V2 Records in 1996, as well as thus started their expert job as artists.

Stereophonics Career and Success
In March 1997, Stereophonics released their launching cd, 'Word Gets Around,' which made essential recognition in the UK and also introduced the band to fame. Frontman Kelly Jones created the lyrics for all the tracks on the album, with track topics ranging from family members to regional gossip.

In 1999, Stereophonics launched their second album, 'Performance as well as Cocktails,' which solidified the band's area in British rock-and-roll. The album consisted of struck singles such as "The Bartender and also the Thief", "Just Looking", and also "Pick a Part That's New". Kelly Jones continued writing the lyrics for the songs, drawing inspiration from numerous resources, consisting of individual experiences and observations.

Stereophonics went on to launch numerous effective cds in the years that adhered to, such as 'Just Enough Education to Perform' (2001), 'You Got ta Go There to find Back' (2003), as well as 'Language. Sex. Violence. Other?' (2005). With Kelly's distinct scratchy vocals and also the band's extraordinary musicianship, they came to be a noticeable number in the UK rock scene throughout the very early 2000s.

Changes as well as Tragedy
In 2003, Stereophonics' drummer as well as starting member Stuart Cable left the band as a result of tensions as well as individual distinctions. He was replaced by Javier Weyler in later Stereophonics' recordings and live efficiencies. Kelly Jones continued to act as the band's main songwriter and also leader throughout these changes.

Unfortunately, in 2010, Stuart Cable was found dead at his residence in Wales. Kelly and the rest of Stereophonics commemorated their previous bandmate, committing the 2010 shows to Stuart. Kelly also composed "Been Caught Cheating" on their 2013 cd, 'Graffiti on the Train,' as a tribute to Stuart.

Solo Projects and also Recent Years
Along with his effective occupation with Stereophonics, Kelly Jones started a few solo jobs throughout the years. In 2007, he released the solo album 'Only the Names Have Been Changed,' including an extra intimate as well as stripped-down audio contrasted to atrioventricular bundle's documents.

Kelly has likewise sought passions in movie; he wrote and also directed a short movie titled 'Kelly's Heroes' in 1998 and also composed the movie script for the unabridged attribute movie 'Graffiti on the Train,' based on Stereophonics' album of the very same title.

Stereophonics remain to produce songs and also maintain a devoted follower base, with their more current cds such as 'Scream Above the Sounds' (2017) and also 'Kind' (2019) getting positive responses. Kelly Jones remains the band's frontman as well as driving innovative pressure, while likewise remaining real to his personal music ambitions and special imaginative vision.

Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Kelly.

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20 Famous quotes by Kelly Jones

Small: When you are on tour in the UK it takes a few hours to get anywhere. A lot of the time you can have a b
"When you are on tour in the UK it takes a few hours to get anywhere. A lot of the time you can have a beer, close your eyes for two minutes, and then you are there. In the U.S. it is much more like a road trip as all the cities are so spread apart"
Small: The story behind every song is individual to itself
"The story behind every song is individual to itself"
Small: A performance is only as good as the audience you are playing to. A lot of times you feed off of the au
"A performance is only as good as the audience you are playing to. A lot of times you feed off of the audience, and we always try to give them all we've got and sometimes you don't get a lot back, but we've never been dead whenever we've performed"
Small: To remain relevant though, I think making great records is the key
"To remain relevant though, I think making great records is the key"
Small: The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room
"The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick"
Small: The Millennium Stadium thing was for the Tsunami concert. It was a thing that I think every band in the
"The Millennium Stadium thing was for the Tsunami concert. It was a thing that I think every band in the country would have liked to be a part of at the time that it happened"
Small: Its better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music
"It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music"
Small: I dont have a special place or ritual for writing songs, basically I write songs whenever an idea hits
"I don't have a special place or ritual for writing songs, basically I write songs whenever an idea hits me, in my hotel room, on the road, in the plane"
Small: The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to
"The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2"
Small: Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered.
"Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered. When a band gets to their third of fourth album, the story of the band has already been told"
Small: I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting.
"I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. It reminds me of when we were just starting out because we would open for other bands in the beginning"
Small: Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through th
"Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while you are changing stuff. It is a lot easier to edit a song"
Small: Avril Lavigne sold a massive amount of albums and she has to top that with her next release. We have fo
"Avril Lavigne sold a massive amount of albums and she has to top that with her next release. We have four great albums behind us, and it's not going to be as hard to live up to that"
Small: Japan is quite weird because they wait for you to say something before they respond. You can literally
"Japan is quite weird because they wait for you to say something before they respond. You can literally hear a pin drop, they don't make a sound until you say something to the crowd"
Small: I heard the Bloc Party record Japan before it came out in the UK as they are on the V2 record label. I
"I heard the Bloc Party record Japan before it came out in the UK as they are on the V2 record label. I think it has a great vibe and has great songs. I also think the Kings of Leon are right up my street"
Small: Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman came to see our show, We all had a drink before they set off on their
"Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman came to see our show, We all had a drink before they set off on their travels, and we kept in touch"
Small: Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs
"Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs"
Small: We didnt really want to be an overnight success as that brings with it its own problems
"We didn't really want to be an overnight success as that brings with it its own problems"
Small: We changed every lead in our whole system, and to this day we still dont really know why it did it. We
"We changed every lead in our whole system, and to this day we still don't really know why it did it. We think wires were touching and faulting. That was it really, but it didn't make it any easier"
Small: Im not a betting man
"I'm not a betting man"