Richard Jones (The Feeling)


Richard Jones is a British musician and bass guitar player with the British rock band The Feeling.

Career

Jones attended the BRIT School in Croydon. He cites Paul McCartney and John Deacon among his influences. He also admires Jaco Pastorius and James Jamerson for their "technicality".
Jones toured as a member of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's band in 2001-2003 to promote her 2001 album Read My Lips. An April 2002 concert from Shepherd's Bush Empire featuring Jones was released on DVD as Watch My Lips. He also appears frequently on a bonus feature on the DVD, a video diary about life on the road during the tour.
He performed in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games on 12 August 2012 with Ed Sheeran, Nick Mason and Mike Rutherford.

Personal life

Jones married British pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor on 25 June 2005 in Italy. Jones has said "something kind of smacked us in the face. The chemistry was incredible – it was like nothing I've ever experienced", and their first baby was born 8 months after they met.
Jones mentioned in a 2011 Flaps Podcast that he was learning to fly. He also talks about obtaining his private pilot's licence and his passion for flying in an interview for Pilot magazine in 2013.