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Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of the band Stereophonics. Influenced by classic rock bands such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols, Jones is noted for his raspy voice, which has been described as "whiskey" and has drawn criticism as well as acclaim.As a lyricist, Jones is influenced by Neil Young, Bob Catley, Steve Perry, Bob Dylan and Otis Redding.
Jones lived in the village of Cwmaman, near Aberdare, where he became friends with neighbours, Stuart Cable and Richard Jones and they formed a covers band together. Showing a talent for writing in his youth, he considered being a scriptwriter before being a musician and studied film at college.The BBC showed an interest in some of his early work but, as the band progressed from a cover band to writing their original material, he decided to use his narrative side more towards writing lyrics. Jones also flirted with the idea of boxing as a career and was a successful boxer at youth level.
Kelly Jones was born to Arwyn and Beryl Jones in the small Welsh ex-mining village of Cwmaman, spending his childhood with them and his two older brothers, Kevin and Lee. Both of his parents worked in factories, however his father also found time to coach youth football and pursue his own singing career. The name of Arwyn's backing band, Oscar and the Kingfishers, earned him the nickname 'Oscar' among friends and family. He went on to secure a record deal with Polydor, who renamed him 'Arwyn Davidson' due to the sheer number of Joneses in the music business at the time. Despite making multiple recordings, sharing The Hollies' manager and supporting slots with the likes of Roy Orbison, Arwyn had minimal mainstream success and only released one single: a cover of the Graham Nash song "Simple Man". During Jones' youth his uncle, a boxing referee, got him interested in the sport, and he later competed at a high level in South Wales. Following this Jones moved onto football, where he played for his county. Jones is known for his preference of wearing vintage clothing, and owns at least twenty leather jackets.
Jones met his first girlfriend, Emma Dunn, a hairdresser, at the age of 15. They stayed together for almost 12 years and just before they split up, they had become engaged. In 2002 Jones went to (his friend and band photographer) Julian Castaldi's home, kicked down his front door, smashed his window with a brick and then vandalised his two cars with a scaffolding pole, whilst under the influence of alcohol. This was because Jones had recently discovered that Castaldi was courting Dunn, four weeks after they had ended their long-term relationship. Castaldi called the police and consequently Jones was arrested. However Castaldi did not press charges, leaving Kelly Jones with a £2000 fine for damages. Jones commented that "What I did was completely out of character - but what he did was wrong", later writing the song "Rainbows and Pots of Gold" in response to the event. After splitting from Dunn, Jones dated an interior designer, Rebecca Walters (Becka). In January 2005 Rebecca and Kelly had their first child together, Lolita Bootsy Jones. In 2007, they had another daughter called Misty Jones. Rebecca and Kelly split shortly after the birth of Misty. He is now dating the MTV journalist Jakki Healy. They have been together since 2008.
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