Tom jones over the top and back

Read an extract from over the top and back by tom jones whsmith. In its first 100 pages, it achieves a remarkable feat making tom jones childhood seem fascinating. It was interesting to read that he is still married to his teenage sweetheart. Called over the top and back, the book tells the story of sir tom s six decades in showbusiness, from going doortodoor selling vacuum cleaners in pontypridd to his friendship with elvis. Tom jones opens up on childhood lockdown hell as he was. The longawaited autobiography of legendary singer tom jones, following six decades of unparalleled experiences in the. Sir tom jones is terrible, and his memoir has too much style and. Speaking about their first meeting in his autobiography over the top and back, he said jacksons arrival. Sir tom jones has sold more than 100 million records over his remarkable sixdecade career. Tom jones has released a new memoir, over the top and back, and a new album, long lost suitcase. The autobiography 1st edition by jones, sir tom isbn. Tom jones over the top and back autobiography fails to. Hes proven a famous person can write an autobiography worth reading, one thats honest about revealing an authentic self, and that doesnt just try to bolster the public image of who fans think he is. Similarly, jones autobiography, over the top and back, is strikingly competent.

Across six decades, sir tom jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. Knighted by queen elizabeth in 2006 for his services to music, his recordings have spanned the spectrum of musical styles over 60 years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sir tom jones is terrible, and his memoir has too much.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For a lot of years, ive answered a lot of questions, but h. Tom jones was born thomas jones woodward in south wales to a traditional coalmining family. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading over the top and back. Harry bordencourtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption.

I liked how the writing seemed to flow at a fast pace and it never gets bogged down. If there was ever a musician with one heck of a story to tell, it would be tom jones. The autobiography in the tradition of so many autobiographies these days, tom jones doesnt tell you what you really want to hear. Tom jones is a welsh singer born on june 7, 1940, in pontypridd, wales. I have to thank tom jones for writing over the top and back. And were you to judge the facts of his life based exclusively on. The reason i dont like sir tom jones singing is because im a defective. Tom jones bills his newest album as a companion to his autobiography, over the top and back. He began singing at an early age and landed is first record contract in 1964, winning a grammy in 1965 for its not unusual. Having been part of the music business for the best part. Tom jones opens up about memoir over the top and back. And sir tom jones has now sold the enviable property. His honesty, his ability to say things in short sentences that would take other more seriouswriters pages to fill. This is tom jones and over the top and back is his story.