Tom Jones returns to stage after week in hospital

Tom Jones returned to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 4, after a week in hospital, telling the audience he had feared his life was over. The singer praised staff at UCLA Medical Center and said he wanted to return to performing. Jones, 86, said doctors asked what he wanted to do after his hospital stay. He told the crowd he had to get back on stage, adding that performing was where he belonged and that he could not live without it. Reports of his remarks agree on the week-long stay; some also say he spent two days in intensive care. The illness that led to his hospitalization has been described differently. Jones had announced that he was postponing shows after what he called a bad case of flu, and some accounts say he initially thought he had flu. Other reports describe the illness as pneumonia. Jones’s public remarks, as reported, do not settle the diagnosis. He had postponed Los Angeles performances scheduled for October 25 and 26 and a San Diego show after doctors advised him to rest. In an Instagram statement announcing the changes, he apologized to ticket holders and said tickets for the original dates would remain valid for the rescheduled...