"You couldn't do it unless you were a Superman."He continued: "The trouble with the panty throwing, especially if you're doing a ballad and trying to create a moment in a song, you don't want distractions."It's not too bad with up-tempo stuff but it takes away from the music."I'd say 90 percent are there to enjoy the music and enjoy what I'm doing on stage.Then you have a handful of people that want to try to be part of the show - and that's when the underwear throwing starts."Sir Tom said even in his teens, singing at school and working men's clubs, he had an appeal to girls.
He added: "Then when you get your first hit record there's a big explosion."All of a sudden you're on television and people recognise you in the street.".
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