Sex Bomb star was propelled to superstardom in the Sixties after the release of It's Not Unusual. To many he was considered a sex symbol due to his provocative dancing and "husky" voice.
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READ MORE: WATCH Tom Jones describe the moment 'John Lennon called me a Welsh p**f and I nearly hit him'Jones said: "He was a lovely fella, you see. He was a sweetheart, really nice, down-to-earth fella.
"I met him in LA then I was in Texas with him, Duran Duran. .
. we were all there at the same time.
It was fantastic. "But I think the attention he got, that attention, you know, the worst kind of tabloid stuff, I mean that really got to him.
Sex Bomb star was propelled to superstardom in the Sixties after the release of It's Not Unusual. To many he was considered a sex symbol due to his provocative dancing and "husky" voice.
Tom Jones might now live in an apartment in London, but from 1988 to 1998, the singer and his late wife Linda resided in a mammoth mansion in Glamorgan, Wales.The property, named Llywynddu House, was put on the market for £2.6million in 2019, and past photos show exactly how big it is.SEE: Tom Jones’ late wife insisted he live here over £6.5million LA mansion Tom Jones' former home in WalesIt's located in Cowbridge, the Vale of Glamorgan, surrounded by acres of countryside, including its very
© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Sir Tom Jones' was married to his wife Linda for 59 years before her sad death, and considered her "the one". MORE: Tom Jones reveals what late wife Linda really thought of The VoiceThe 80-year-old, who is currently serving as a judge on ITV's The Voice, lost his wife in 2016 to a "short but fierce" battle with cancer.
Welsh singer, 80, tied the knot with Linda at the age of 16, several years after they first met on the school playground, in Pontypridd. They had one son, Mark Woodward, now 63, and were married for 59 years before she died from lung cancer five years ago.
READ MORE: WATCH Tom Jones describe the moment 'John Lennon called me a Welsh p**f and I nearly hit him'Jones said: "He was a lovely fella, you see. He was a sweetheart, really nice, down-to-earth fella.
READ MORE: Elvis: Tom Jones 'RIDICULED The King's singing' behind his backThe second verse originally said: "I'm growing drowsy in my chair, and I no longer ponder life, And though I save a lock of hair, I seldom dream about my wife. "In his new version, Jones has changed the line to: "I'm growing drowsy in my chair, and I no longer ponder life.