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Life's Pleasures Quote by Tom Jones

"I like to drink to suit my location"

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A line like "I like to drink to suit my location" lands with Tom Jones's trademark wink: worldliness packaged as plain talk. As a musician whose career has been built on touring, hotels, afterparties, and the constant reinvention of persona, he frames drinking less as vice than as adaptation. The charm is in the understatement. He isn't confessing excess; he's presenting taste, mobility, and a kind of cosmopolitan competence. Wherever he is, he knows the local code.

The intent feels twofold. On the surface, it's a genial travel philosophy - order what the place does, belong for a night. Underneath, it's a subtle brand statement: Jones as the seasoned professional who can move between Vegas swagger, London polish, and anywhere the circuit demands without looking fazed. "To suit my location" turns a potentially messy subject into manners. It domesticates celebrity indulgence by making it sound like etiquette.

Context matters: Jones comes out of an era when male pop stardom was allowed (even expected) to be hedonistic, but only if it was performed with control and charm. The quote keeps the legend intact. It suggests appetite without chaos, pleasure with calibration. It's also a neat defense against judgment: if the drink is dictated by geography, responsibility is outsourced to culture. He isn't drinking too much; he's participating. In one sentence, he turns habit into hospitality - and keeps the story fun instead of bleak.

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Tom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Musician from Welsh.

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