Mags Gargan“I get on my knees and pray right at the side of the bed, no matter where I am.”
Welsh singing sensation Sir Tom Jones has said he gets on his knees every night in prayer to thank God for the gifts he has received.
The music star, famous for songs such as It’s Not Unusual and Delilah, said his voice is “a God-given gift”.
“I didn’t create it. I know that. It was a gift to me. And also the gift of wanting to sing – to get up, because there are people who have been gifted with a voice but some of them don’t won’t to use it. But God also gave me that gift of wanting to get on stage and I want to sign as long as I have got breath in my body,” he said.
In an interview on Miriam Meets on RTÉ Radio the 75-year-old singer was reflecting on his life after the release of his first autobiography, Over the Top and Back, and a new reflective album, Long Lost Suitcase.
Faith
The singing legend, who released an album of gospel music called Praise and Blame in 2010, was raised in the Presbyterian church and although he stopped going to church in adulthood, he has carried his Christian faith with him his whole life.
“I pray every night,” he said. “I get on my knees and pray right at the side of the bed, no matter where I am. I always do that every night. I thank God for my family, for my health and in order for me to carry on.”