Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones, frontman of the Stereophonics, opened up with us about his relationship with the press after his childhood friend and former band member Stuart Cable sadly passed.The key lesson: Make the time to understand the full picture. It is not always as it seems.Listen or watch the full episode with Kelly, episode 31: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/kelly-jones - - - - - -You can pre-order our the brand new book, the ‘High Performance Daily Journal’ - 365 ways to become your best! smarturl.it/HPJournal

Your response to the bitesize episodes has been incredible and we’re so pleased you're getting so much from our mini hits of inspiration!  Today’s clip comes from songwriter Kelly Jones and his regret at losing years of his life not being present.  A big thanks to our partners Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.

Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Three, including Sir Clive Woodward, Steven Gerrard, Siya Kolisi, Steph Houghton, Matthew McConaughey, Kelly Jones and many more.This series wrap up we’re basing around the five stages of successful change: 1.      Dream 2.      Leap 3.      Fight 4.      Climb 5.      ArriveJake and Damian talk through these stages and both pick out their favourite clips. Thank you for all your comments and reviews this series, we really appreciate it. And thank you to Lotus Cars our sponsor for their continued support.Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.We will be back very soon with more elite high-performance guests for Series 4!

Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones is the frontman of rock band Stereophonics. Kelly was born in South Wales, has achieved more than 10 million sales, six No 1 albums and 11 Top 10 singles (including the chart-topping Dakota), along with 23 platinum sales awards and one BRIT Award.Kelly spoke about the requirement to embrace - and "walk towards" - vulnerability, in order to access creativity. He recounted the benefits and cost of a furious work ethic and he shares the high performance lessons taught by Bono, Bowie and Bob Geldof.Kelly’s solo album 'Don't Let The Devil Take Another Day' is out 4th December and the accompanying documentary is in cinemas (where possible) from 11 December and premiere online from 18 December.Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.

The lead singer of Stereophonics, Kelly Jones, discusses his recent work and the big changes in his life. They talk about his process of writing and finishing recordings, childhood memories, supporting a child's gender transition, managing anxiety, and finding moments of space and human connection.