I Didn't Like To Be Restricted, Because

I Come From A Coal-mining, Working-class Background. My Father Was A Coal Miner.

When I Was Young, I Was Interested More In (singing The Songs). ... I Can't Say I'm Enjoying It More Now Than I Did Before, Because I Loved It When I First Sang In Wales, In A Pub Or A Club. I Loved It Then, Getting Up And Singing. Or As A Kid In School, I've Always Loved To Sing. But I Think When You've Been Around A Long Time, It's Even More Satisfying To Think That People Are Listening To Me Now, And I've Been In The Business For A Long Time.

My Real Name Was Thomas Jones Woodward, So I Dropped The Woodward.

When I Started Off In Wales, I Sang And Accompanied Myself With Guitar In The '50s. And Then I Got A Band Together, Which Is A Rhythm Section, Really. I Used To Do A Lot Of Blues, And Rhythm And Blues, And '50s Rock 'n' Roll And Country, And All Kinds Of Stuff.

You Can't Lose The Essence Of A Song. I Try To Enhance It More Than Anything Else.