Sterophonics has packed gig amid coronavirus panic Stereophonics hitmaker Kelly Jones is proud of his son Colby after the teenager, 15, decided to come out as transgender. const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); On Thursday 12 March 2020, Kelly Jones, his Stereophonics bandmates and their crew gathered in front of a television screen to watch the prime minister address the nation. People are changing now because politics is not what it was when we were younger. Youve had your first Number 1, texted the Oasis rock god. Thenhe added in capital letters: BUT YOU USED A F***ING SYNTHESIZER!. return { The weekend earlier this month, when Wales were beaten by Ireland 29-7 in the Six Nations rugby, was not so brilliant. But he was my best mate. 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And\u00a0of course\u00a0the first thing Stuart did after he had a few beers was bust the crust on Keith\u0026amp;rsquo;s pie. Kelly said: I remember getting upset one night. })(); Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookieValue); Writer singer admitted that he found it difficult at first. People are changing now because politics is not what it was when we were younger. The 45-year-old star sought advice from non-binary. The 45-year-old star sought advice from non-binary singer . Its almost like you take off one jacket and feel much more confident about who you are as yourself.". Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans advice at Support U. I am beyond grateful for Kellys honesty and willingness to talk about the trickier parts of life. But he was my best mate. [7] Jones has generated headlines several times by criticising fellow Britpop and post-Britpop musical artists, most notably Radiohead frontman and solo artist Thom Yorke. Three years ago, Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones wrote Fly Like an Eagle about what he believed was his teenage daughter Bootsy Lolitas coming-out as a lesbian. It transpired he was wrong. On June 7, 2010, Stuart was found dead on his kitchen floor by his girlfriend at home in Llwydcoed. Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has revealed his latest song was written about the "serious and scary" period where his first child was being treated for cancer. return grantedBy.indexOf(grant) > -1 Kelly, 46, explained to the hosts: "I went to watch a carol service at the school last summer, and people are going, 'Its just a phase, hell grow out of it.'. "Not knowing how I was going to deal with it and trying to protect the person who was going through it. I didn\u0026amp;rsquo;t know that anyone would ever hear them.\u0026amp;rdquo;Many people heard them. document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "= ; path=/;domain=" + domain + ";expires = Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"; Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has revealed his latest song was written about the "serious and scary" period where his first child was being treated for cancer. , updated He said: "We can all relate to that video y'know, having to do a hundred fucking idents for radio stations but that doesn't mean you've got to walk around and be a miserable twat to everybody. vars.user.subscriptionStatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || ''; So\u00a0I\u0026amp;rsquo;m sure when he gets to 18 or 19 the story will evolve even more. }; Elsewhere on what is the bands 12th studio album, the song All I Have is You concerns itself with serendipity and destiny. vars.article.userWall = 'none'; They were in earnest about what they did. Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones says he is "proud" how his family have coped with his daughter transitioning into a boy. if (vars.article.wallType === 'registration') { !subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus ? In January 2005, Kelly Jones performed a solo set at the Tsunami Relief Cardiff charity concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The Stereophonics frontman previously opened up about his daughter Bootsy coming out to him as gay, which inspired the band's Fly Like An Eagle single. The school have been amazing supporting the whole thing. Everyone knew my dad, he says, so I was allowed in the pub. From left, the late Stuart Cable, Kelly Jones and Richard Jones, We are not the type of family that goes around saying how great dad is, he laughs. Three or four tracks in, I realised that this could actually be something [] strange how it's always little things that makes big things happen." window.loadGTM = function () { 'Now it's got to the point I'm at the school and I'm talking to the school and her name is Colby and now it's a he and in an all girls school. It transpired he was wrong. "It became like wanting to escape, but you can't escape because you have to face whatever is going on.". return 'none'; item_group_code: "pfc_indo", This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor writing words into a book. He was f***ing crazy. There was a lot of that going on, abuse. observer.disconnect(); Speaking on Fearne Cotton's podcast, Kelly said: 'For a while it was becoming more and more intense and I remember getting upset one night and I felt like I sounded like an animal because I couldn't work out what was going on. return 'epaper-access'; 'Bootsy then worked out it wasn't just a sexuality thing it was a gender thing and it was more and more about transitioning really. I . I was very intense about songwriting and what I wanted to do.. 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 a few singles (including a cover of the Graham Nash song "Simple Man").[1]. Radio X Chilled with Elspeth Pierce Stereophonics current line-up of Adam Zindani, Richard Jones, Kelly Jones and Jamie Morrison. Im very proud of him. subscriptionStatus: '', "[8][9] He later expressed regret for this comment, since he was a fan of Yorke. meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. It is about realising stuff about life, and about hope, and chance encounters in life, says the rock star who is worth an estimated 21.8m and whose band have sold over 10 million albums. He and Kelly would later patch up their differences, but he never returned to the band he co-founded as a kid.In 2004, David Bowie asked Stereophonics\u00a0to open for him on his Reality tour in America. } \u0026amp;ldquo;Every kid in our house has got a different story. Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Career statistics 3.1 College 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links High school career [ edit] "My fathers father was a miner, and Thatcher was terrible for the miners. if (cookieValue) { Jones' talent for writing was apparent in his youth. He played full-back. I said to him,You sound like a bloody Englishman gloating today. Wales are in transition. Admitting he had struggled at first to accept Colby's transition, Jones said: "For me, I had no clue or understanding about any of that stuff, and as a family its been playing catch-up., Talking about the emotional experience in which he admits suffering a period of "mourning" for his daughter, the Dakota singer added: "For a while it was just becoming more intense and I remember getting upset one night, and I sounded like an animal, because I couldnt work out what was going on. There is a lot of drama.Elsewhere on what is the band\u0026amp;rsquo;s 12th studio album, the song \u0026amp;lsquo;All I Have is You\u0026amp;rsquo; concerns itself with serendipity and destiny. He came in the market one day and was asking about the trains. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_annual') > -1) { Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. } \u0026amp;ldquo;The rule was that Keith Richards is the only person allowed to bust the crust on Keith Richards\u0026amp;rsquo;s shepherd\u0026amp;rsquo;s pie in his dressing room. window.IMP = window.IMP || {}; document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { subscriptionStatus: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.sku_code, Stereophonics All In One Night , 296,395 Shazams, Stereophonics Essentials Apple Music playlist but emerged when his son Colby, who now attends the prestigious Brit School in south London, was . }; The film tastes of Kelly\u0026amp;rsquo;s three older brothers had a big effect on him, too. It was written when his now-teenage son Colby was about 18 months old. 'You know that either takes a lot of bottle and you are rebelling against something, or there is something else going on.'. [14], "Arwyn Davidson Discography All Countries", "Kelly Jones: I could have been a boxer or a jailbird! For Kelly Jones, singer with Welsh rockers Stereophonics, it would be: Don't be so intense. Kelly has bittersweet memories of the local boy he immortalised in song. Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has praised his teenage son's "incredible courage" in how he has handled coming out as transgender. \u0026amp;ldquo;He would read some of the ideas I had written for lyrics and stories and watch us rehearse. "Its very hard to put into words, but it was difficult to come to terms with it at the start," he revealed. In 1998, Stereophonics received a Brit Award for best new band. Kelly Jones has spoken out about his child's transition. After vocal cord surgery last year, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has vowed to continue using his voice to speak up for parents of trans kids. "I think he was having some trouble at home. Every kid in our house has got a different story. const cookieData = getSubscriptionStatus(purchase); Kelly has discussed. However, speaking on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast, the Welsh rocker revealed that Bootsy discovered he was struggling more with his gender rather than his sexuality, and he is now going by the name Colby. He came in the market one day and was asking about the trains. Its an ongoing story. j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'? Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has revealed his song Forever was originally written about the "serious and scary" period where his first child was being treated for cancer. In March 1997, they released their first single Local Boy in the Photograph. 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); Here is the link to pre-order! The Stereophonics frontman has opened up about his transgender 15 year old, who was born a girl and named Lolita Bootsy. The musician added that Colby is currently at an all-girls school and they have been amazing at supporting him. He would read some of the ideas I had written for lyrics and stories and watch us rehearse. Do you have a story to sell? Soher version of Thatcher is different, because Thatcher did all right for the nurses. "And he walked down with a short-cropped haircut, like David Bowie, wearing trousers and a shirt. FOX College Hoops. I've learned a lot from all my kids. And his family have supported him all the way. My wifes mother was a nurse. It. "Im pleased she told me about it first, as weve got an open relationship. He explained: "We were recording the sixth Stereophonics album last year and in-between takes I started doing these songs off the cuff. By It was not without incident. His father Arwyn, a singer in Oscar and the Kingfishers, was a major influence. It was a very hard thing for a family to deal with, because we didn\u0026amp;rsquo;t really know much about that, or what that was,\u0026amp;rdquo; says the singer.\u0026amp;ldquo;I\u0026amp;rsquo;m very proud of him. Stereophonics' last album Kind featured song Fly Like An Eagle, which was inspired by Colby's story. subscriptionStartDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', \u0026amp;ldquo;I met the kid first when I was playing under-14s for my county football side. but emerged when his son Colby - who now attends the prestigious Brit School in south London - was around 18-months-old. } "Its going to take along time for the country to find its feet again. 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All these little sweet things. It transpired he was wrong. In 2003they supported The Rolling Stones on their European tour. return 'premium'; but was originally written when Jones' child Colby was around 18 . It was a brilliant weekend.. observer.observe(document, { let flipPayConfig = { Colby, who initially came out as a lesbian before saying he felt like a boy, has remained at an all girls' school. 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But the seriousness paid off, and\u00a0in 1996, they signed to Richard Branson\u0026amp;rsquo;s V2 label, releasing their debut album a year later.In March 1997, they released their first single \u0026amp;lsquo;Local Boy in the Photograph\u0026amp;rsquo;.\u00a0Kelly has bittersweet memories of the local boy he immortalised in song. Jennifer Lopez was meant to be part of Madonna and Britney Spears iconic VMAs kiss, Lisa Marie Presley promised she had 'a lot to do' in life at son's grave days before death, Margot Robbie's childhood nickname revealed by school friends on red carpet. Hes 17. if (flipPayJsUrl) { Their debut EP Looks Like Chaplin was not pressed in enough numbers to qualify for the charts, and their next single Local Boy in the Photograph peaked one place shy of the UK Top 50. [11], Jones and his first girlfriend were together for almost 12 years and had become engaged but split up. vars.article.wallVisible = 'false'; }; We had all gas fires and I remember some guy on our street was referred to as a scab at the time. bit.ly/WGAgold. } return 'premium-plus'; Talk to people in Wales. Sterophonics has packed gig amid coronavirus distancing, Kelly Jones is proud of his son Colby after the teenager decided to come out as transgender, The Stereophonics hitmaker shared that he has 'learnt a lot' from his son, Kelly with with ex Rebecca Walters - who he shares Colby with. Colby was in an all-girls school. Then I found out what happened.\u0026amp;rdquo;Paul died when he was struck by a train travelling between Cwmbach and Aberdare. Download 'Retrograde' on iTunes, 21 April 2020, 11:21 | Updated: 21 April 2020, 12:58. Kelly Jones has candidly admitted that he struggled at first to come to terms with his teen daughter identifying as a male. He studied film at college and considered becoming a scriptwriter attracting interest from the BBC for his work before focusing on music. 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We talk a lot.". At seven, hed be sent down to the local pub in his PJs (by his brothers who were supposed to be babysitting him) to pick up pirate video copies of movies like The Deer Hunter and The French Connection. It was a very hard thing for a family to deal with, because we didnt really know much about that, or what that was, says the singer. The track features on the Welsh rock band's new album Oochya! Our new album 'Oochya!' is out now! window.IMP.config = flipPayConfig; In 1991, they formed Tragic Love Company with Richard Jones (no relation) on bass. In 1998, Stereophonics received a Brit Award for best new band. We have a 17-year-old, a 15-year-old, a six-year-old, and another child whos almost two. But it turned out to be a gender thing. Bootsy was transitioning into Colby. 'It's the resistance to everything and your own prejudices and whatever films you've seen, whatever it is or your upbringing or derogatory terminology you've used as a kid, all that comes straight into your head the minute you hear the word trans or transgender.'. I. }; In 2004, David Bowie asked Stereophonicsto open for him on his Reality tour in America. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? vars.user.subscriptionStartDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStartDate || ''; The owner, Cliff Chips, would let me go in the back to pick a film. Today\u0026amp;rsquo;s politicians aren\u0026amp;rsquo;t like that. I thought it was a sexuality thing at first, he says. He was f***ing crazy. } ", Kelly - who is also parent to 12-year-old Misty with Rebecca and three-year-old Riley with wife Jakki Healy - continued: "I've learned a lot from him [Colby]. Jones first revealed in April that his 16-year-old son. Jones, who shot 62.5 percent (10-16) from the field for the week, scored a . 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