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South Wales Guardian
6 hours ago
- South Wales Guardian
Robbie Williams says he would open for Oasis despite decades-long rivalry
The rivalry allegedly began more than two decades ago, which saw the 90s Britpop stars, Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis and Williams, exchange insults at each other, including a challenge made by the Rock DJ singer at the 2000 Brit Awards Ceremony to fight Liam. The feud, however, appears to have subsided with Williams saying that despite not being friends, they are not 'enemies'. Speaking to ITV News, Williams said: 'I would open for Oasis. In this moment that they're having right now, they are omnipresent and they are the peak Zeitgeist. 'I can't compete with that. So I would, I would open for Oasis. 'We're not exactly friends, but I don't think we're enemies.' The comments come as Oasis are preparing to set off for their North American leg of their Oasis Live '25 world tour. He also told the broadcaster that he would not give his children phones, describing them as a 'drug'. He said: 'They don't have phones. They're not going to have phones for as long as humanly possible. And you know they're gonna go, they are at school, other people have phones, why can't I have a phone? Tough. 'That's as simple as it is. I'm 51, I can't deal with the corrosive nature of the internet and things. It hurts me. It ruins my day. 'How can I give this drug to a 12-year-old? How can I give this drug to a seven-year-old? It's abuse.' Prior to launching his solo career, Williams was part of the boyband Take That which was behind the hit songs Pray, Everything Changes and Sure. He left the group in 1995 and released his chart-topping debut album Life Thru A Lens in 1997. Other number one albums by the singer include I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Escapology (2002), Intensive Care (2005) and Rudebox (2006). The singer set off for his Britpop tour in May in support of his upcoming album with the same name, which is due to be released on October 10.
Leader Live
6 hours ago
- Leader Live
Robbie Williams says he would open for Oasis despite decades-long rivalry
The rivalry allegedly began more than two decades ago, which saw the 90s Britpop stars, Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis and Williams, exchange insults at each other, including a challenge made by the Rock DJ singer at the 2000 Brit Awards Ceremony to fight Liam. The feud, however, appears to have subsided with Williams saying that despite not being friends, they are not 'enemies'. Speaking to ITV News, Williams said: 'I would open for Oasis. In this moment that they're having right now, they are omnipresent and they are the peak Zeitgeist. 'I can't compete with that. So I would, I would open for Oasis. 'We're not exactly friends, but I don't think we're enemies.' The comments come as Oasis are preparing to set off for their North American leg of their Oasis Live '25 world tour. He also told the broadcaster that he would not give his children phones, describing them as a 'drug'. He said: 'They don't have phones. They're not going to have phones for as long as humanly possible. And you know they're gonna go, they are at school, other people have phones, why can't I have a phone? Tough. 'That's as simple as it is. I'm 51, I can't deal with the corrosive nature of the internet and things. It hurts me. It ruins my day. 'How can I give this drug to a 12-year-old? How can I give this drug to a seven-year-old? It's abuse.' Prior to launching his solo career, Williams was part of the boyband Take That which was behind the hit songs Pray, Everything Changes and Sure. He left the group in 1995 and released his chart-topping debut album Life Thru A Lens in 1997. Other number one albums by the singer include I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Escapology (2002), Intensive Care (2005) and Rudebox (2006). The singer set off for his Britpop tour in May in support of his upcoming album with the same name, which is due to be released on October 10.
ITV News
7 hours ago
- ITV News
Robbie Williams: Why I won't give my kids phones - and what I really think of Oasis
Above: Watch Lucrezia Millarini's interview with Robbie Williams Robbie Williams has banned his four children from having phones and compared the internet to a corrosive drug. Speaking exclusively to ITV News London ahead of a gig in Camden, the singer explained how going online could "ruin" his day, and he wanted to protect his family. Robbie said giving a phone to his children would amount to a form of "abuse", adding: "They don't have phones, they're not going to have phones for as long as humanly possible. "They are at school, other people have phones. Tough. "That's as simple as it is. I'm 51. I can't deal with the corrosive nature of the internet, it hurts me, it ruins my day. "How can I give this drug to a 12-year-old? How can I give this drug to a seven-year-old? It's abuse." Robbie, originally from Stoke, is playing the most intimate show of his career at Dingwalls in Camden on October 9 to a crowd of 500 people. He will perform tracks from his new album Britpop a day before its release. He spoke to ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini about his family, the resurgence of 90s music and his long-standing rivalry with Oasis after years of famously trading insults. "We're not exactly friends, but I don't think we're enemies," Robbie said, adding that he'd even accept an offer to perform on stage at Oasis concerts to open their gigs - done this year by Verve singer Richard Ashcroft. Robbie said: "I'd open for Oasis. In this moment that they're having right now they are omnipresent and they are at the peak zeitgeist. "I can't compete with that. So I would open for Oasis." The singer's new album Britpop took around six years to make and is being released at a time so many bands from the 1990s are getting so much attention. "It was always called Britpop," Robbie explained. "It's coming out at exactly in the right time that it should be coming out. "Oasis are back, Blur have done their gigs, Supergrass are about, Pulp are about." Robbie lives in West London with his wife, actress Ayda Field and their children, Theodora, Colette, Charlton and Beau. Before launching his solo career, Robbie was part of the boyband Take That, which was behind the hit songs Pray, Everything Changes and Sure. Last year, he released the biopic, Better Man, in which he is played by a CGI chimpanzee – a comment on how he feels like a "performing monkey". He equalled The Beatles' record for the most number one albums in the UK chart with the soundtrack becoming his 15th record to top the official albums chart. Other chart-topping albums include I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Escapology (2002), Intensive Care (2005) and Rudebox (2006). With huge success comes huge global fame but, surprisingly, Robbie can still walk around the capital without being recognised, even dressed in an eye-catching outfit. Robbie added: "We were on our way to somewhere and I've got this pink outfit on and bejewelled. I look like Elton John's nephew! "We couldn't get to somewhere because there was a protest on and my wife said we're going to be late so we're walking. "I turned to my wife and I went: 'Me? Robbie Williams, dressed in pink, walking in London - Are you mad!?' "So we walked and we were fine. "Afterwards we couldn't get picked up [from the restaurant] because of a protest. "So we walked through Hyde Park and absolutely zero people were like: 'There's Robbie Williams, there's Robbie Williams'". Above: Video of Robbie Williams dressed in pink strolling through Hyde Park [via Instagram-aydafieldwilliams] Despite the occasional case of anonymity, Robbie is still frequently recognised by fans and often gets asked for a selfie. Describing himself as an "introvert doing an extrovert's job", he said he felt anxious meeting so many strangers as part of the job. "Introverts aren't the best with people and strangers, and that's me," he said. "I have to meet 20 to 30 strangers a day. "I'm scared of social interaction but yet I'm expected to have social interaction every day, all day.
