Tom Jones has just hit another huge milestone in his career at age 80.
25.04.2021 - 10:45 / msn.com
The Voice UK coach was advised to aid his recovery by resting but the showman was desperate to get back on stage. The revelation emerged during a conversation with Jen Long on her podcast, Talk The Line.
Tom was on the podcast to discuss the inspiration behind his new album, Surrounded By Time. The host said: "Part of this album was a reaction to coming out of hospital and a doctor telling you to slow down, and you were like, 'Nah'.
Tom Jones has just hit another huge milestone in his career at age 80.
Sir Tom Jones had a son, Mark, with his longstanding wife, Linda, when they were just teenagers. Many years later he fathered a son, Jonathan Berkery, during one of his affairs.
Tom Jones has become the oldest male artist to top the UK album chart, with his latest record Surrounded By Time. The 80-year-old Welsh Crooner beat the record previously held by Bob Dylan, who reached No 1 in 2020 with Rough and Rowdy Ways, at the age of 79.
Tom Jones has just hit another huge milestone in his career at age 80.
Sir Tom Jones reaffirms his status as a chart icon today as his new album Surrounded By Time lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, setting a UK chart record.
Tom Jones has reflected on an ill-fated cover version of Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ at a 2007 charity show.Jones performed the band’s 2005 classic at The Concert For Diana at Wembley Stadium, but his rendition was poorly received.Speaking to NME for the ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ quiz about his career thus far, Jones was asked whether he’d ever had any feedback from Alex Turner and co.“No.
Sir Tom Jones never realised the extent of his late wife's homesickness. The 80-year-old pop star and his wife Linda relocated to the US at the height of his career, and Tom only became aware of how much Linda - who died of cancer in 2016 - wanted to return to Britain after she passed away.
Sir Tom Jones is on course for his first UK Number 1 album in two decades with Surrounded By Time.
The One Show host Alex Jones struggled to contain her emotions as singer Sir Tom Jones said that his beloved wife Melinda Trenchard, who died in 2016, made one final plea for him to carry out her dreams after her death. The heartbreaking conversation was too much for Alex, who is currently pregnant with her second child, and she cried listening to The Voice coach share his personal memories.