*I like to drink to suit my location.

*You can`t be a sexy person unless you have something sexy to offer. With me, it`s my voice: the way that I sing, the way I express myself when I sing.

*There`s plenty for me to do. There are more albums. I`ll record as long as I can and as long as my voice works as well as it does now and for as long as people want to hear me.

*I love listening to new stuff, at home in LA I always have the radio on to hear what is happening.

*I have had some pretty wild nights! I think the media keeps a very close eye on what people are up to these days. I was out with George Clooney a few nights ago and we had a great time.

*As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving.

*Winning the Outstanding Contribution award is great, because you know you have won in advance. Previously, I have been really nervous during the ceremony because you have no idea if you are going to get called up on stage. This time I could relax and enjoy myself.

*I haven`t become an American! Having a house in LA is just where the house is. It`s just a convenience thing living there. I carry Wales around inside me. I`d consider moving back there one day. I never really left.

*I`ve always worn jewellery but for a time it went out of fashion. Like grungy and punk bands didn`t wear jewellery because it was stupid.

*"Digital recordings today are good, but there is a warmth about vinyl that I think you don't get in digital." Pop legend TOM JONES prefers recording the old-fashioned way