He played in 79 games over the two years, registering 9 goals and 26 points. }; But it turned out to be a gender thing. Bootsy was transitioning into Colby. They just want to get to the top.. but emerged when his son Colby, who now attends the prestigious Brit School in south London, was around 18 months old. window.dataLayer.push(vars); That was for you papa ! vars.article.wallVisible = ! bodyAvailable = true; subscriptionFinishDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', Lived In Michigan Center MI, Valley Center CA. if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) {
'So now she has gone from Bootsy transitioning into Colby. Jones, who shot 62.5 percent (10-16) from the field for the week, scored a . "I think he was having some trouble at home. Jones said he never forgot about the previously unreleased song, and believed it "fit the feeling" of the new album. bundle: bundleValue, } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium-plus') > -1) { subscriptionFinishDate: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.finish_at, Many people heard them. 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. vars.user.subscriptionStartDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStartDate || ''; We talk a lot.". return cookieData; He looks like a cool little guy, too, with a messy haircut and Dr Martens - hes found his own little style. \u0026amp;ldquo;I was winding my brother-in-law up about the score, because he\u0026amp;rsquo;s Irish. if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_monthly') > -1) { userID: '', In March 2005, when it went to the top of the charts in the UK, Noel Gallagher contacted him. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Please to announce that the official store has managed to source more copies of the 'Word Gets Around' album on gold coloured vinyl (available on the 15th October!) The track features on the Welsh rock band's new album Oochya! It was OK once I picked from the bottom drawer, where all the cool films were and not from the top drawer. (function () { She wrote: Brand new@happyplaceofficialthe podcast with my old mate Kelly from@stereophonicsofficialwho chats about his life growing up in Wales, the highs and lows of his career and his family life. The Stereophonics frontman has opened up about his transgender 15 year old, who was born a girl and named Lolita Bootsy. } It's incredible. So\u00a0her version of Thatcher is different, because Thatcher did all right for the nurses.\u0026amp;ldquo;It was a clear argument down the middle. That\u0026amp;rsquo;s what made sense in Wales then. ", READ MORE: The TRUE story of Stereophonics' Local Boy In The Photograph. FOX College Hoops. Colby, his eldest, is transgender. So\u00a0we got married there. 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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. "It's about freedom and it's about escapism, but it's also about, I guess, you have to keep on keeping on through it, throughout whatever the tough times are. He said that at Christmas this year, normally nervous Colby felt so confident he came downstairs and performed a song to around 20 guests. \u0026amp;ldquo;Back in the day it was. STEREOPHONICS' Kelly Jones has revealed that his oldest child Lolita Bootsy has transitioned to Colby after previously coming out as gay. var p = purchase['granted_by_' + purchaseType]; Kelly Jones has candidly admitted that he struggled at first to come to terms with his teen daughter identifying as a male. It was not without incident. // Push initial dataLayer values into object. const cookieData = getSubscriptionStatus(purchase); All these little sweet things "On Christmas Eve, we had about 20 people round the house. Colby, who initially came out as a lesbian before saying he felt like a boy, has remained at an all girls' school. But we were very close., In 2013, Kelly married girlfriend Jakki in St Senans Church, Kilrush, CoClare. return 'premium'; It was written when his now-teenage son Colby was about 18 months old. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In 1986, they played together at the local working men\u0026amp;rsquo;s club. Love celebrity gossip? if (element.tagName === 'BODY' && ! The. 'You know if I go to a choir concert at the school and all the girls are there with long hair and look like typical teenage girls and your kid is walking down there with short hair and wearing trousers and jokes that she looks like a bartender. [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. }; "Not knowing how I was going to deal with it and trying to protect the person who was going through it. Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans advice at Support U. There is a lot of drama. Born Lolita Jones, the Welsh singer's child came out as gay in 2016 before transitioning into a boy named Colby. He shares Colby and daughter Misty, 12, with his ex Rebecca Walters. People noticed that. In 2003they supported The Rolling Stones on their European tour. In time, the name was changed to Stereophonics. 7pm - 10pm, Even Flow In January 2005, Kelly Jones performed a solo set at the Tsunami Relief Cardiff charity concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. "And he's like, 'I look like a bartender' and he couldn't look more different from the rest of the girls there. He would read some of the ideas I had written for lyrics and stories and watch us rehearse. // Stop listening for mutations once we know this listener has been registered. Sowe got married there. [4], Jones is influenced by musicians such as Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols. In 1991, they formed Tragic Love Company with Richard Jones (no relation) on bass. 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. 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]. However, discussing how his son is now doing so much better after he began to transition, he mused: "Now I dont feel like Ive lost anybody at all Colbys in the house, his sister Misty made him a painting for Christmas with the word Colby on it. and subsequent tour in March 2022. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. } "My fathers father was a miner, and Thatcher was terrible for the miners. In time, the name was changed to Stereophonics. const grantedBy = Object.keys(purchase).filter(function (key) { Soher version of Thatcher is different, because Thatcher did all right for the nurses. "Shes cool and shes happy. His eldest child LolitaBootsynow identifies as Colby and while Kelly says he fully supports his childs decision, he explained that he couldnt work out what was going on when Colby first told him he identifies as a boy. Todays politicians arent like that. 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. "And he walked down with a short-cropped haircut, like David Bowie, wearing trousers and a shirt. "I almost found myself going through a sort of grieving process, as though Id lost a daughter and hadnt had a chance to say goodbye properly, But then you realise theyre the same person, the same soul, and suddenly it hits you: Right, I need to get my head around this., I mean, how tough must it be to feel you were born inside the wrong body? \u0026amp;ldquo;You\u0026amp;rsquo;ve had your first Number 1,\u0026amp;rdquo; texted the Oasis rock god.\u00a0Then\u00a0he added in capital letters: \u0026amp;ldquo;BUT YOU USED A F***ING SYNTHESIZER!\u0026amp;rdquo;Two years later, Kelly released his solo album . window.GTMLoaded = false; Jones then married MTV journalist Jakki Healy, and they have two children, Riley and Marley. "And there's no way you would be doing that if it wasn't something for real, you know? His family is so tight-knit that his grandmother, aunt, and mother's cousin all live in Colby's neighborhood. \u0026amp;ldquo;He would read some of the ideas I had written for lyrics and stories and watch us rehearse. vars.article.wallVisible = ! Bootsy then worked out it wasnt just a sexuality thing it was a gender thing and it was more and more about transitioning really. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. 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[email protected] or call us direct 0207 29 33033. Kelly has bittersweet memories of the local boy he immortalised in song. Kelly Jones has candidly admitted that he struggled at first to come to terms with his teen daughter identifying as a male. People are changing now because politics is not what it was when we were younger. 10M; 0:17. However, Kelly Jones and is family soon realised that it was more about his son's gender than his sexuality and becoming that Colby has made him feel more whole. childList: true, Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. 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He came up to me and put his arm around me and said: \u0026amp;lsquo;If you extended a few of those songs you might be on to something!\u0026amp;rsquo;\u0026amp;rdquo; It was as a result of that advice that\u00a0he wrote \u0026amp;lsquo;Datoka\u0026amp;rsquo;. This created speculation that Jones would leave Stereophonics to pursue his solo career, however he denied this. meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, Kind is the eleventh studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics released on 25 October 2019 on Parlophone Records, nearly two years after their previous album, Scream Above the Sounds.Recorded over an eleven-day period between 29 June and 9 July 2019 at The Ramsbury Brewery & Distillery in Marlborough, Wiltshire, the album was produced by lead singer and guitarist Kelly Jones and George . \u0026amp;ldquo;I thought it was a sexuality thing at first,\u0026amp;rdquo; he says. Kelly said that Bootsy's coming out also inspired the video for Fly Like An Eagle in which a young girl similarly opens up to her own father. 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. \u0026amp;quot;He is getting on really well. The Stereophonics frontman has spoken candidly about Bootsy - who previously came out as gay - and his transition to Colby. He played full-back. He was nine when the miners strike began in March 1984. \u0026amp;quot;I think he was having some trouble at home. window.showSubscriberElements) { Nobody is saying anything different now. I remember itvery clearly. vars.user.userID = subscriberCookie.userID || ''; The name of Arwyn's backing band, Oscar and the Kingfishers, earned him the nickname 'Oscar' among friends and family. vars.category.regionals = selectedRegional || ''; Kelly Jones has spoken out about his child's transition. His eldest child Lolita Bootsy now identifies as Colby and while. if (isGrantedBy('corporate_account')) { However, their debut LP Word Gets Around, helped by a busy touring schedule that included a support slot on fellow Welsh band Manic Street Preachers' 199697 tour, peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. [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. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor writing words into a book. } Kelly has since remarried to wife Jakki Healy and they share daughter Riley, three. It was OK once I picked from the bottom drawer, where all the cool films were \u2013 and not from the top drawer. Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has praised his teenage son's "incredible courage" in how he has handled coming out as transgender. return cookieValue; subtree: true, Discover your full benefits as a Premium subscriber. // Check window.dataLayer object or create. Hes always been really nervous about doing songs in school but he walked downstairs and started singing some song he heard off YouTube in front of everybody. Which is what Thom Yorke is mostly. }; } ","articleBody":"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. STEREOPHONICS' Kelly Jones has revealed that his oldest child Lolita Bootsy has transitioned to Colby after previously coming out as gay. document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], if (vars.article.wallType === 'registration') { vars.user.subscriptionStatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || ''; Then, when I was about 16 and working in a fruit and veg stall, I\u0026amp;rsquo;d meet him. const subscriberCookie = JSON.parse(getCookie(subscriberCookieName) || '{}'); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': The song, Forever, features. Colby Jones drives into the paint for the nifty finish. } It was a brilliant weekend.. const getCookie = key => { Colby Jones makes a nice move for the layup. 12:17 GMT 20 Apr 2020. The film tastes of Kellys three older brothers had a big effect on him, too. observer.disconnect(); return 'none'; ", "Kelly jones stereophonics singer's violent rage at ex's new love", "Kelly Jones of Stereophonics: 'I'm just so proud of my trans son, Colby', "Kelly Jones | full Official Chart History", Performance and Cocktails: Live at Morfa Stadium, Call Us What You Want but Don't Call Us in the Morning, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kelly_Jones&oldid=1117756227, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 October 2022, at 11:54. ! 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. James Blake } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1) { 4. . Jan 10, 2021. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('epaper-access') > -1) { Then I found out what happened.\u0026amp;rdquo;Paul died when he was struck by a train travelling between Cwmbach and Aberdare. '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. There were two parties \u2013 Labour and the Tories \u2013 who clearly had two different arguments. subscriptionFinishDate: '', Back in the day it was. } }); \u0026amp;ldquo;It\u0026amp;rsquo;s an ongoing story. Talk to people in Wales. but emerged when his son Colby - who now attends the prestigious Brit School in south London - was around 18-months-old. Jones' talent for writing was apparent in his youth. That\u0026amp;rsquo;s where the blue films were.\u0026amp;rdquo;From the age of 10, he played guitar and sang with his friend Stuart Cable, who lived eight doors up the street\u00a0and played drums. document.head.append(script); 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". "We started this whole thing together when I was very young. The reflective track finds him facing something scary and wishing he could fly away forever. const subscriberCookieStatus = getCookie(subscriberCookieName) || '{}'; if (eventType === 'access_resolved' || eventType === 'access_resolved ') { 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, On Made a Mess of Me, he reflects on when you get into a relationship first, and they bend your head. Stereophonics are celebrating 25 years together. Thats what made sense in Wales then. return 'premium-plus'; There was a lot of that going on, abuse. The musician added that Colby is currently at an all-girls school and they have been amazing at supporting him. } In 2004, David Bowie asked Stereophonicsto open for him on his Reality tour in America. Celeb obsessed? vars.user.subscriptionFinishDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionFinishDate || ''; '&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= Kelly read about it on the front of the local newspaper, with a picture of Paul, captioned: \u0026amp;lsquo;Local boy in the photograph.\u0026amp;rsquo; \u0026amp;quot;I was 18. } Later that year Stuart was sacked from the band for commitmentissues. We have a 17-year-old, a 15-year-old, a six-year-old, and another child who\u0026amp;rsquo;s almost two. window.loadGTM(); Today Jones says: "Colby is doing great and he's going to The BRIT School in London. userID: purchase.granted_by_corporate_account.user_id, item_group_code: "pfc_indo", 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.". const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'app_purchase'); Elsewhere on what is the bands 12th studio album, the song All I Have is You concerns itself with serendipity and destiny. Kelly Jones was born in 1974, in Cwmaman, Wales. So now she has gone from Bootsy transitioning into Colby.. They were in earnest about what they did. let flipPayConfig = { READ MORE: Was Mr Writer by Stereophonics actually about a specific person? My wife\u0026amp;rsquo;s mother was a nurse. const getBundleValue = function (purchase, purchaseType) { I remember the size of his mouth and his laugh, says Kelly. His name was\u00a0Paul David Boggis. Kelly Jones of Stereophonics: Im just so proud of my trans son, Colby, Stereophonics, from left, Richard Jones, Jamie Morrison, Kelly Jones and Adam Zindani, Kelly Jones and Jakki Healy outside St Senan's Church, Kilrush, Co Clare. We had all gas fires and I remember some guy on our street was referred to as a scab at the time. ", Stereophonics gigs postponed as Omicron cases rise, Axing pre-lockdown Stereophonics gig 'not our call', Zelensky calls fatal crash a consequence of war, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. subscriptionStartDate: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.original_start_at, Nobody is saying anything different now.\u00a0\u0026amp;quot;When you watched Arthur Scargill or Margaret Thatcher on the telly in the 1980s,\u00a0they were fighting for something.\u0026amp;rdquo;\u00a0He was nine when the miners\u0026amp;rsquo; strike began in March 1984. 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. return key.indexOf('granted_by_') > -1; 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. window.GTMLoaded = true; 12:17 GMT 20 Apr 2020 Kelly - who also has a three-year-old daughter Riley with wife Jakki Healy - said: 'I had found out Bootsy was going through her own sexuality situation and I could tell that was going on for a while and she was asking me questions about this, that and the other. Its an ongoing story. const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); I've learned a lot from all my kids. 25. Thats where the blue films were.. } !subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus ? Picture by Eamon Ward, Stereophonics in HMV on Grafton Street, Dublin, in 2001. Both of his parents worked in factories. But the seriousness paid off, andin 1996, they signed to Richard Bransons V2 label, releasing their debut album Word Gets Around a year later. 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] } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_annual') > -1) { , updated Read about our approach to external linking. The singer shares how he has "learned a lot" from his 15-year-old son Colby and his transition. However, it wasn't always smooth sailing, and the Mr. window.showSubscriberElements = true; So there's a lot of courage involved in that whole thing. Read about our approach to external linking. I said to him,\u00a0\u0026amp;lsquo;You sound like a bloody Englishman gloating today.\u0026amp;rsquo; Wales are in transition. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Kelly Jones has opened up on how proud he is of his teenage son Colby after he shared that he is transgender. We will recover.\u0026amp;rdquo; He is less hopeful for Britain as a whole, because of Brexit.\u00a0\u0026amp;quot;It\u0026amp;rsquo;s going to take a\u00a0long time for the country to find its feet again. } Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones revealed today that his daughter, 15, has transitioned to become a boy, and admitted that he initially had to fight his own prejudices as he felt he was losing his child. "That song was about - my first kid at the time - going through cancer when they were like 18 months, 19 months old," said Jones, who is from Cwmaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf. I was in school. [7], Jones has had a troubled relationship with the national tabloid press and they have often criticised him, his contribution to music, and his vocal abilities. Jones has two children, Colby and Misty, by his ex-partner, fashion designer Rebecca Walters, and two children, Riley and Marley, with his wife, MTV producer Jakki Healy. So\u00a0I\u0026amp;rsquo;m sure when he gets to 18 or 19 the story will evolve even more. } catch (e) { The family is all behind him.\u0026amp;rdquo;Jones has two children, Colby and Misty, by his ex-partner, fashion designer Rebecca Walters, and two children, Riley and Marley, with his wife, MTV producer Jakki Healy. userID: purchase.granted_by_whitelist_rule.user_id, On June 7, 2010, Stuart was found dead on his kitchen floor by his girlfriend at home in Llwydcoed. "[The song] was inspired by my and Bootsy's story," he said. You can\u0026amp;rsquo;t f***ing\u00a0 read one from the other. } But he was my best mate. Its almost like you take off one jacket and feel much more confident about who you are as yourself. } const gigyaID = getCookie('guid'); document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "=" + JSON.stringify(cookieData) + ';path=/;domain=' + domain + ';max-age='+cookieExpiryInSeconds; Kelly Jones has opened up about his trans son Colby and how supportive everyone has been in his family. Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics . I didnt know that anyone would ever hear them.. It transpired he was wrong. Jones rediscovered the unused track while working on new Stereophonics material during lockdown. }); if (vars.article.wallType === 'premium') { Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. He came in the market one day and was asking about the trains. const cookies = document.cookie.split('; '); I remember sitting on my bedroom floor writing words into a book. 2023 BBC. Its almost like you take off one jacket and feel much more confident about who you are as yourself.". He was probably the first fan of my lyrics. if (isGrantedBy('purchase')) { Jones first revealed in April that his 16-year-old son. ", 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]. 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"Im pleased she told me about it first, as weve got an open relationship. userID: purchase.granted_by_purchase.user_id, vars.user.gigyaID = gigyaID || ''; premium_content: false, He added: 'She had a lot of anxiety through all this stuff and it felt like every little bomb she gave me and her mum and the family she would get lighter and feel better about herself. const cookieData = updateSubscriberCookie(event.detail.object); 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. subscriptionStartDate: '', 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. His father coached youth football and pursued his own singing career. const subscriberCookieName = 'subscriber'; I met the kid first when I was playing under-14s for my county football side. Kelly Jones, lead singer and songwriter of Stereophonics, who have had six UK number one albums, talks about the songwriting process and the band perform tracks including Dakota and Caught by the Wind Pearl Jam Kelly has discussed Colby's "incredible courage" during an interview on The High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey & Prof Damian Hughes. 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. subscriptionStartDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z',
Stereophonics' last album Kind featured song Fly Like An Eagle, which was inspired by Colby's story. 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. 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. if (window.GTMLoaded === true) { vars.article.userWall = ! I've just been walking around a park with my 13 year old because she's going through stuff as well.". Jones was arrested, but his friend did not press charges. You had people in the same house who voted differently.. Summer weekends are spent by the pool and cooking at the grill in the Jones . The Stereophonics hitmaker shared that he has 'learnt a lot' from his son Most Read Stereophonics star Kelly Jones explains his daughter, 15, is now living as a boy In April, Kelly shared his. Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has revealed his daughter, 15, has transition to become a boy Colby, who initially came out as a lesbian before saying he felt like a boy, has remained at. bundle: 'premium-plus', Colby was in an all-girls school. return { READ MORE: Who was the star from Stereophonics' Performance and Cocktails album? People are changing now because politics is not what it was when we were younger. They had to send it back and get another one, before Keith saw it.. const updateSubscriberCookie = function (purchase) { In 1986, they played together at the local working mens club. We would take the piss out of each other and have scrapes. 2020-04-21 Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has opened up about his 15-year-old transgender son, Colby. Colby Joseph Armstrong (born November 23, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League . }; return; Stereophonics musician Kelly Jones has opened up about his son's transition for the first time, stating that it has been an "intense" process. ","isAccessibleForFree":"True","isPartOf":{"@type":["CreativeWork","Product"],"name":"Independent.ie","productID":"independent.ie:showcase"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Independent.ie","item":"https://m.independent.ie/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Entertainment","item":"https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Music","item":"https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/"}]} Today\u0026amp;rsquo;s politicians aren\u0026amp;rsquo;t like that. const element = mutation.target; And his family have supported him all the way. }; ", "One Minute With Kelly Jones, Stereophonics", "Stereophonics @ The Forum, Melbourne (04/05/08)", "Stereophonics: The critics hate us so what? A lot had happened in Kellys personal life since I spoke to him last on Radio 2 before Christmas so I was at times processing information as the chat unfurled. } 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. In 1998, Stereophonics received a Brit Award for best new band. ", READ MORE: The TRUE story of Stereophonics' Local Boy In The Photograph. They would jokingly\u00a0refer to Kelly and Stuart as Bono and The Edge. Danyal Hussain For Mailonline, Desperate employers make 67,000 furlough claims in first 30 minutes on new website as Government claims system will be able to take the strain, Prince Philip comes out of retirement to thank key workers for ensuring 'life continues' under lockdown in rare statement just hours after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their refusal to talk to UK press, Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight, Shamima Begum never considered turning back during journey to ISIS, BBC Breakfast celebrates forty years of hilarious bloopers, Royal Family will find it 'impossible' to compromise with Sussexes, Ken Bruce will be joining the Greatest Hits Radio family in April, As it happened: UK Government blocks Scotland's new gender law, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map', Extinction Rebellion douse the Home Office building in black paint, Motorists slowly drive down snowy hill in treacherous conditions, Russian marksman flees Ukraine to reunite with wife before being shot, Harrowing moment woman begs father not to kill himself, Kamala opts out of kneeling with Biden for Warriors photo op. If youve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with theMetro.co.ukentertainment team by emailing
[email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page wed love to hear from you. Speaking on Fearne Cotton's Happy place podcast, the 45-year-old opened up about the 'grieving process' and explained how he came to terms with daughter Lolita Bootsy telling him she was actually a boy, now called Colby. I am beyond grateful for Kellys honesty and willingness to talk about the trickier parts of life. }; 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.'. 2M; 0:16. } subscriptionStatus: 'Whitelist', It transpired he was wrong. You had people in the same house who voted differently.\u0026amp;rdquo;Was his family home a Labour household? Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has opened up about how his first child's cancer diagnosis inspired his music. Following this Jones moved onto football, where he played for his county. He was a good kid. But he was my best mate. In March 1997, they released their first single Local Boy in the Photograph. Talk to people in Wales. Today Jones says: "Colby is doing great and he's going to The BRIT School in London. return 'home-delivery'; Check out Colby Jones's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com The Stereophonics frontman's 15 year old child was born a girl and named Lolita Bootsy, but has been transitioning into male. Then I found out what happened., Paul died when he was struck by a train travelling between Cwmbach and Aberdare. Stereophonics current line-up of Adam Zindani, Richard Jones, Kelly Jones and Jamie Morrison. Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones says he has "learned a lot" from his 15-year-old son, Colby, who came out as transgender earlier this year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "= ; path=/;domain=" + domain + ";expires = Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"; I was in school. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; // Regionals Container })(); Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. show_spinner: false, The family is all behind him.. You're getting. For Kelly Jones, singer with Welsh rockers Stereophonics, it would be: Don't be so intense. The owner, Cliff Chips, would let me go in the back to pick a film. }; Insisting he is completely behind Colbys decision, Kelly said: I am at acceptance with it and we are fully supporting it.. On June 7, 2010, Stuart was found dead on his kitchen floor by his girlfriend at home in Llwydcoed. const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'purchase'); She had a lot of anxiety through all this stuff and it felt like every little bomb she gave me and her mum and the family shed get lighter and feel better about herself.. [14], "Arwyn Davidson Discography All Countries", "Kelly Jones: I could have been a boxer or a jailbird! They had to send it back and get another one, before Keith saw it.\u0026amp;rdquo;Later that year Stuart was sacked from the band for \u0026amp;lsquo;commitment\u0026amp;rsquo;\u00a0issues. Jones said he felt the sentiment would resonate with listeners today. . From the age of 10, he played guitar and sang with his friend Stuart Cable, who lived eight doors up the streetand played drums. 10pm - 1am, Retrograde The show comes ahead of the release of Stereophonics' new album Oochya! 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