and subsequent tour in March 2022. [citation needed], In 2007, Jones released his first solo album, Only the Names Have Been Changed, as a limited edition, which managed to reach number 1 on the iTunes download chart. userID: purchase.granted_by_corporate_account.user_id, Resides in Wichita, KS. script.async = true; Jones rediscovered the . 10M; 0:24. Insisting he is completely behind Colbys decision, Kelly said: I am at acceptance with it and we are fully supporting it.. 2012, he was bought-out by the Maple Leafs from his final season of his contract. bodyAvailable = true; if (isGrantedBy('whitelist_rule')) { window.showSubscriberElements = true; The Welsh rocker told the Daily Star: "As a family, its all our job to help him realise hell eventually get to where he wants to be, and Im proud of how weve coped.". 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. childList: true, Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics. 'You actually go through a grieving process because you feel like you've lost your daughter and you've gained a son and then you get responsible for the siblings and how they're going to deal with it and the grandparents.'. The track features on the Welsh rock band's new album Oochya! But we were very close.\u0026amp;rdquo;In 2013, Kelly married girlfriend Jakki in St Senan\u0026amp;rsquo;s Church, Kilrush, Co\u00a0Clare. \u0026amp;quot;We started this whole thing together when I was very young. You feel like youve lost your daughter and youve gained a son and then you get responsible for the siblings and how theyre going to deal with it, and the grandparents, Kelly said. } 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. "Shes cool and shes happy. Lived In Michigan Center MI, Valley Center CA. There was a lot of that going on, abuse.\u0026amp;quot;My father\u0026amp;rsquo;s father was a miner, and Thatcher was terrible for the miners. 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. It means asking God to offer you insight, protection, forgiveness, strength, love, and hope. The name of Arwyn's backing band, Oscar and the Kingfishers, earned him the nickname 'Oscar' among friends and family. Contents 1 Early life and debut 2 Career 2.1 Other projects 3 Influences and musical style 4 Controversy 5 Personal life 6 Discography 6.1 Studio albums 6.2 Live albums 7 References 8 External links 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.'. !gigyaID ? All they want to know is, Whats for f**king dinner? They had a laugh when our last album, came out and it went to Number 1 and Kanye West was Number 2,because they know Kanye West., Whatever about laughs, the release of the new Stereophonics album. The Stereophonics frontman has spoken candidly about Bootsy - who previously came out as gay - and his transition to Colby. Born Lolita Bootsy, the frontman's 15-year-old came out as gay in 2016 - inspiring the Stereophonics track 'Fly Like An Eagle' - before this year transitioning to a boy named Colby. } He said that at Christmas this year, normally nervous Colby felt so confident he came downstairs and performed a song to around 20 guests. ", READ MORE: The TRUE story of Stereophonics' Local Boy In The Photograph. It was a brilliant weekend.\u0026amp;rdquo; The weekend earlier this month, when Wales were beaten by Ireland 29-7 in the Six Nations rugby, was not so brilliant. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. ", "One Minute With Kelly Jones, Stereophonics", "Stereophonics @ The Forum, Melbourne (04/05/08)", "Stereophonics: The critics hate us so what? Colby, who initially came out as a lesbian before saying he felt like a boy, has remained at an all girls' school. Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans advice at Support U. There is a strong autobiographical thread to Jones' writing on Stereophonics' 1997 debut album, Word Gets Around, including an account of his teenage years working on a market stall, "More Life in a Tramps Vest". It was a brilliant weekend.. } vars.category.regionals = selectedRegional || ''; His father Arwyn, a singer in Oscar and the Kingfishers, was a major influence. Kelly added: 'It was almost like you take off one jacket and you feel a lot more confident about who you are yourself. 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The Stereophonics main man, 47, on Tom Jones, how a health scare made him a better singer and being dad to a trans kid. meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, We talk a lot.". Stereophonics' last album Kind featured song Fly Like An Eagle, which was inspired by Colby's story. I've just been walking around a park with my 13 year old because she's going through stuff as well.". His name wasPaul David Boggis. Kelly Jones was born youngest of three boys for Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the small Welsh former mining village of Cwmaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf, spending his childhood with them and his two older brothers, Kevin and Lee. {"gigya.api.key":"4_CO8231Ix1RbYi2EmMbsrlw","gigya.screenset":"Default-RegistrationLogin","gigya.mobile.screenset":"Default-RegistrationLogin","gigya.authFlow.redirect":"true","gigya.check.enabled":"true","gigya.check.host":"gigya-check.independent.ie","competitions.submit.endpoint":"https://competitions-api.independent.ie/entries","competitions.api.key":"0b15feaa-62b2-45a2-8244-723a9e80748e","subscriptionwall.cookie-domain":".independent.ie","subscriptionwall.metered.missing.fields":"data.occupation,data.phone,data.salutation,data.yearofbirth,profile.firstName,profile.lastName","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.home-delivery":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/home-delivery/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium-plus":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/","kaching.enabled":"true","outbrain.kaching.enabled":"true","quantcast.enabled":"false","didomi.enabled":"true","newsletter.subscribe_url":"https://www.independent.ie/newsletters/entertainment-newsletter-39278684.html","social-embed-consent-wall.enabled":"true","homepage.regional.sections.mapping":"Cork:regionals/corkman/:corkman,Dublin:regionals/dublin/:dublin,Kerry:regionals/kerryman/:kerryman,Louth:regionals/louth/:louth,Sligo:regionals/sligochampion/:sligochampion,Wexford:regionals/wexford/:wexford,Wicklow:regionals/wicklow/:wicklow","active_cmp":"didomi"} {"url":"https://shared.mediahuis.be/ka-ching/independent/ka-ching.umd.js?20210830","adunit":"m.independent.ie/Entertainment/Music/Home","targeting":{"art_id":"41360528","article_id":"41360528","kw":["Kelly","Jones","of","Stereophonics","Im","just","so","proud","of","my","trans","son","Colby"],"gs_channels":["gs_entertain","gv_safe_adult","gv_safe_arms","gv_safe_crime","gv_safe_death_injury","gv_safe_download","gv_safe_drugs","gv_safe_hatespeech","gv_safe_military","gv_safe_obscenity","gv_safe_terrorism","gv_safe_tobacco","pos_facebook","pos_fb_list_2","pos_halloween","pos_natural_disasters","gs_entertain_music","gs_predicts_musicfestivalsaward","gs_predicts_balletoperasymph","gs_predicts_mothersday","gs_predicts_performingarts","gs_predicts_parentsofyoungkids","gs_predicts_parentsteachers","gs_predicts_latin_grammys","shadow9hu7_pos_diageo_safe2","gs_predicts_millennialmoms","shadow9hu7_pos_fb_list_1","gs_predicts_petlovers","gs_predicts_singlesday_travel","gs_predicts_stylefashion","gs_predicts_youngwomensinterest","gs_food","gs_predicts_teens","gs_predicts_nightlife","gs_predicts_rugby","inm_main_shopper","gs_predicts_singlesdayshopper","gs_predicts_newyearseve","gt_mixed","gs_predicts_rugby_world_cup","shadow9hu7_pos_diageo_safe","gs_predicts_gettingmarried","gs_predicts_outdoorsinautumn","gs_predicts_compassion","gs_predicts_supersilvers","gs_predicts_supersilvers_srinterests","gs_predicts_weddings_brides","gs_predicts_oscarsemmysglobes","gs_politics","gs_predicts_moviesandentertainment","gs_predicts_musicindustry","gs_predicts_travel_by_rail","gv_safe","gv_processed"],"article_type":"standard"},"platform":"MOB","pageType":"Article","lazyload":true} {"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Kelly Jones of Stereophonics\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b: \u0026amp;lsquo;I\u0026amp;rsquo;m just so proud of my trans son, Colby\u0026amp;rsquo;","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Independent.ie","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://m.independent.ie/theme/_base/"},"@id":"independent.ie"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/88c56/41360525.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/Stereophonics%20from%20left%20Richard%20Jones%20Jamie%20Morrison%20Kelly%20Jones%20and%20Adam%20Zindani","height":"700","width":"1240"},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.independent.ie/"},"dateCreated":"2022-02-18T15:45:41.000Z","dateModified":"2022-02-20T02:40:34.000Z","datePublished":"2022-02-20T02:30:00Z","keywords":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/88c56/41360525.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/Stereophonics%20from%20left%20Richard%20Jones%20Jamie%20Morrison%20Kelly%20Jones%20and%20Adam%20Zindani","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Barry Egan","email":"began@independent.ie","image":"https://www.independent.ie/incoming/bd937/38920991.ece/AUTOCROP/w100square/barry-egan.jpg","url":"https://www.independent.ie/opinion/independent-journalists/barry-egan/"},"description":"Three years ago, Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones wrote \u0026amp;lsquo;Fly Like an Eagle\u0026amp;rsquo; about what he believed was his teenage daughter Bootsy Lolita\u0026amp;rsquo;s coming-out as a lesbian. 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