Sex Bomb Tom

With numerous collaborating partners under his belt - Cerys Matthews from Catatonia (for 'Baby It's Cold Outside') and Stereophonics (for 'Mama Told Me Not To Come') to name a couple of recent picks - are there any more Welsh partnerships on the cards, say Charlotte Church for example? (well, we had to ask!) 'I couldn't tell you what my next project will be,' he says. 'But I'm so pleased that she did the cross-over, I'm very, very happy for her. She's a cracker.'

One thing he promises is that there will be no style makeover - he's still working the leather slacks with the tan that never fades. 'It just works,' he modestly asserts. And with a knighthood under his belt (meeting the queen for him was like catching up with an old friend 'I met her in the '60s. I think [meeting her again] might have made her realise how long she'd been around'), Tom remains solidly British. After more than 30 years in LA he's sounding as Welsh as ever - and it looks like we're set for a few more years of the roaring rogue we know and love. There is one area, he coyly suggests, that might get a bit of shake-up: his hair. 'I might put a bit of a rinse in, you never know.' Watch this space.

Stoned in love is out on 24 April.