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Sir Tom Jones admits he has "less control" over his vocal cords in later life. The 84-year-old music legend has had to adjust his singing to suit his lower voice, but he has no plans to call it quits anytime soon. He told Yours magazine: "My voice is lower now. As we get older, our voices drop, and we get more character in them. The older you get, the less control you have over your vocal cords. "All you have got to do is push it harder ... and I can still do that. I can still sing and I can prove it, so here it is." He added: "Being older, I feel I've got a point to prove. I can still sing an...
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Danny O'Donoghue was hospitalised with a heart problem after going out drinking with Sir Tom Jones. The Script singer had been working on auditions for 'The Voice' with the 84-year-old icon in Manchester when they ended up staying awake all night drinking Champagne, with the 'Last TIme' hitmaker desperate to keep up with his new showbiz pal. He recalled to BBC Radio Wales: "It was after one show on The Voice and we were in the Lowry [hotel] up in Manchester and we went drinking that night, and he was telling me all these stories about Elvis and the Rat Pack and every time the Champagne got to ...
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Robbie Williams slashed his wrists as he struggled to cope with fame. The 49-year-old singer’s battles with depression and addictions to food and drugs are well documented, but he has now opened up for the first time about his suicide attempt – while also warning people need to be “careful” about what they say about celebrities as abuse can be dangerously “triggering”. He told the Daily Mirror: “I read something that triggered me, somebody talking about celebs making mental health issues sexy. “There is nothing sexy about taking a knife and slashing your own wrists that I did.” When asked to c...
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Noel Gallagher wants to follow in Adele’s footsteps by staging a residency in Las Vegas. The High Flying Birds frontman, 56, who is going to Sin City this year to see his friends U2 perform their ‘Achtung Baby’ album, added he loved the idea of not having to move in between gigs like Elvis Presley during his famed runs in Vegas. He told comedian Matt Morgan’s Patreon podcast: “Would I do Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in Vegas? Possibly in later life. “You don’t have to go anywhere. You live in the hotel that you play at. “Elvis Presley used to get a lift from his room to the stage – I wou...
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Sir Tom Jones hopes he’s “nowhere near” being turned into a hologram version of himself for gigs. The ‘Delilah’ singer, 83, is back performing as part of his new tour, but says he isn’t even thinking of retirement or being projected on stage as Abba have done with their ‘Abbatars’ due to being too old or ill to perform for his fans. He said when asked by the Metro newspaper if he would like to see an Abba-style hologram show of Tom Jones happen, or his voice used in AI if he lost his voice or was forced to quit showbiz: “I don’t know – hopefully that’s nowhere near! I’m still able to get up th...
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Nick Cave has admitted the Netflix docuseries about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer may have had an “unhealthy” side. The ‘Red Right Hand’ singer, 65, produced the soundtrack for ‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ along with Warren Ellis, 58, and the series – which starred Evan Peters, 36, as the psychopath – received a huge backlash from victims’ families and was accused of trivialising Dahmer’s nightmarish crimes. Nick told ‘The Louis Theroux Podcast’: “For me, I’m more sympathetic towards the criticisms about ‘Dahmer’ because it was family members of the victims that were coming out ...
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Sir Tom Jones has thanked the late Tina Turner for being an “incredible woman”. The ‘Sex Bomb’ singer, 82, born a year after the ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero’ hitmaker – whose death aged 83 was announced on Wednesday (24.05.23) – also hailed her as a “one of a kind talent”. He said on Twitter alongside an image of him singing with Tina: “Tina, an incredible woman, a genuine singer, a one of a kind talent, I am honoured to have known her. RIP Tina.” His tweet has racked up hundreds of comments, and joins tributes that have been flooding in for Tina from the likes of The Rolling Stones and Sir El...
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Ronnie Wood, Sir Rod Stewart, and Sir Tom Jones were among the rock royalty to attend Jeff Beck's funeral. The music icon - who was known as a member of the 1960s rock band the Yardbirds and later fronted the Jeff Beck Group - died at the age of 78 following a battle with bacterial meningitis last month and was laid to rest on Friday (03.02.23) at St Mary's Church in Beddington, Sutton, where he was hailed as a "genius" by former bandmate and 'Maggie May' hitmaker Rod. As a note attached to a bunch of flowers placed by the entrance of the church, he wrote: "It was a privilege to perform alongs...
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Sir Tom Jones has had a second hip replacement. The 82-year-old singer had hip surgery in 2017, and he's now revealed via social media that he's on the mend after undergoing a second hip replacement. The 'Delilah' hitmaker wrote on Instagram: "Papa has two new hips now! For all those concerned and sent in well wishes, I am pleased to report my recent surgery went very well, I'm following orders and doing my physio, so happy to say I will be back soon! (sic)" Tom opened up about his health troubles earlier this year, when he revealed that he was "biding time" until his second hip replacement. T...
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Olly Murs "kind of loves" Sir Tom Jones. The 38-year-old pop star has worked with the 'Sex Bomb' legend, 82, on 'The Voice UK' since 2018 and explained that he wants to go on a road trip with him because they have a "really great connection." He said: "I do kind of love him, I do, I've gotta say. Weirdly enough, when I first got the gig in 2018 I was so nervous because you just hear so many stories and you think 'It's Tom Jones!' and we, I don't know what it is, but we just have a really great connection and we get on so well. I can't help but love him. "I've always said a road trip with him w...
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