“Not Bad for a Failure”: Tom Jones Surprises Students With His Old Report Card In Pontypridd, Wales, students were stunned when music legend Tom Jones returned to his old school. Teachers revealed his childhood report card, marked with comments that he was “distracted” and “unlikely to progress in music.” Jones laughed, holding it up: “I failed music! Not bad for a failure, eh?” Then, spotting a piano, he sat down and sang “It’s Not Unusual.” The hall fell silent as his voice filled the room. In that moment, the lesson was clear: failure doesn’t define you — determination does.
Introduction “Not Bad for a Failure”: Tom Jones Returns to His Old School With a Lesson in Resilience A Day That Began Like Any Other It was a grey morning…