- Is Welsh.
- Speaks Welsh as his first language.
- Has two older brothers, Kevin and Lee.
- Lead singer in the Stereophonics, but plays the guitar as well.
- His fellow Stereophonics members are Javier Weyler (drums) and Richard Jones (bass guitar and harmonica). Stuart Cable was sacked last year (2005) due to a lack of commitment in the band.
- Teamed up with Tom Jones with the Stereophonics to produce a remake of the song 'Mama Told Me Not to Come'.
- The original name of the Stereophonics was The Tragic Love Company, after the members' three favourite bands.
- Stuart Cable chose the name, the Stereophonics.
- The band have produced Five albums: Word Gets Around (1997), Performance and Cocktails (1999), Just Enough Education to Perform (2001), You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) and Language Sex Violence Other(2005)
- The band were prevented from nicknaming their third album JEEP by the car manufacturer.
- Jones has written all of the bands own material, some are co-written, but most are his own work.
- Some covers have been produced of classic songs; Handbags and Gladrags, Sunny afternoon, How and First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
- Daughter Lolita Bootsy Jones (with ex-girlfriend Becca), born in 2004.
- Not related to his fellow band member Richard Jones.
- His favorite songs are "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, "She Moves In Her Own Way" by The Kooks, "Watching The Detectives" by Elvis Costello, "Raspberry Beret" by Prince, "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield, "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones, "Life On Mars" by David Bowie, "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and "Teardrop" by Massive Attack. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
- Parents, Beryl and Arwyn.
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