The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick.

Jones is known for his preference of wearing vintage clothing and owns at least twenty leather jackets. Both of his parents worked in factories however his father also found time to coach youth football and pursue his own singing career. According to Stuart "I kept pluggin' away.

As a lyricist Jones is influenced by Neil Young Bob Dylan and Otis Redding. Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of the band Stereophonics.