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ITV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- 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.
BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Robbie Williams to perform his smallest ticketed gig to wrap up summer tour
Pop star Robbie Williams has announced he will perform his smallest ticketed gig to close off his summer tour. The new concert date will see the 51-year-old singer behind the number one songs Rock DJ, Candy and Millennium, perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop. Advertisement The concert will be held at Dingwalls in Camden on October 9th, the day before his new album is set to release. Speaking at an event in central London, Williams said: 'I am really, really ambitious still and I have a burning desire to be quite good at what I do, which is lucky because people pay good money to come and see me. 'I mean what I'm doing. I am full of purpose. Like I said I have a burning desire to not let me down and not let them down and by the applause at the end of each show it feels like I'm not. So that's good, and they might come back. 'I am going back to the start… I'm going to do Life Thru A Lens in its entirety, my first album, and then I'm going to play the whole of my new album too. Advertisement 'So it's lulling them into a false sense of security. And then I can do the bit for me – it's not for them, it's for me.' Singer Robbie Williams in concert at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk (Joe Giddens/PA) The concert will end his UK and European tour, Britpop, which began in May in support of his upcoming album due to be released on October 10. Speaking about the new album, he added: 'I've kind of been musically a bit aimless for a little while, because I haven't known really what to do. I chased yesterday an awful lot. 'Fortunately for me, I was in the pocket for so long, and my rise was so long, and then when commercial radio or whatever stops playing you, and you think, 'Oh shit, what was it that I did?' Advertisement 'I've just spent the last 15 years looking backwards. And I just think with this album, if I am going to move backwards, I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start and head off from there.' Alongside a determination to be creative every day, Williams added that he has additional entrepreneurial ambitions. He said: 'I want to build hotels and I want to create a university of entertainment. I want the entertainment industry to be somebody's plan A and plan B. Williams says he wants to create a 'university of entertainment' (Ian West/PA) 'When you go to your parents, you say, I want to be a singer or I want to be a dancer. I want to be an actor. I want to go into the entertainment industry. You better have a plan B. I want to create the plan B for people too.' Advertisement 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. Last year he released the biopic, Better Man, where he is played by a CGI chimpanzee – a comment on how he feels like a 'performing monkey'. He equalled The Beatles' record for 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). Advertisement
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Robbie Williams announces most intimate gig of his career
Robbie Williams has announced his most intimate show to date at London's Dingwalls. The 51-year-old singer will take to the stage at the iconic Camden music venue for a one off performance on October 9 to celebrate the release of his upcoming album Britpop, which will drop the following day. Robbie has confirmed that as part of the special gig, he will play his new record in full, along with every single song from his debut LP Life Thru A Lens. To get early access to tickets for the unique event, fans have to either pre-order Britpop from the Rock DJ hitmaker's official store, or enter their email address. The 1997 debut topped the charts in the UK, and featured classic singles like Angels and Let Me Entertain You. The collection also includes fan favourites like Lazy Days, Old Before I Die, and the title track. As well as singles Rocket - and its relaxed ballad counterpart Pocket Rocket - and Spies, Britpop will feature collaborations with Coldplay's Chris Martin, Supergrass star Gaz Coombes, pop duo Jesse and Joy, and Robbie's former Take That bandmate Gary Barlow. Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi had already been unveiled on Rocket. Robbie previously told NME of the shock collaboration: "How lucky am I? The audacity for both of us – [one of Black Sabbath] featuring on a Robbie Williams song. God bless him for doing that, and God bless me for my audacity!' The collection will feature a more guitar heavy sound, as the singer previously opened up about his desire to embrace his own tastes. He added: "I was playing it safe and I've not been driving my own car. "I've not had my hands on the wheel through second-thinking myself and guessing what people like. I just wanted to do something that I like.' Full tracklist for Robbie Williams - Britpop 1. Rocket 2. Spies 3. Pretty Face 4. Bite Your Tongue 5. Cocky 6. All My Life 7. Human 8. Morrissey 9 You 10 It's OK Until The Drugs Stop Working 11 Pocket Rocket
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Robbie Williams to perform his smallest ticketed gig to wrap up summer tour
The new concert date will see the 51-year-old singer behind the number one songs Rock DJ, Candy and Millennium, perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop. The concert will be held at Dingwalls in Camden on October 9, the day before his new album is set to release. Speaking at an event in central London, Williams said: 'I am really, really ambitious still and I have a burning desire to be quite good at what I do, which is lucky because people pay good money to come and see me. 'I mean what I'm doing. I am full of purpose. Like I said I have a burning desire to not let me down and not let them down and by the applause at the end of each show it feels like I'm not. So that's good, and they might come back. 'I am going back to the start… I'm going to do Life Thru A Lens in its entirety, my first album, and then I'm going to play the whole of my new album too. 'So it's lulling them into a false sense of security. And then I can do the bit for me – it's not for them, it's for me.' The concert will end his UK and European tour, Britpop, which began in May in support of his upcoming album due to be released on October 10. Speaking about the new album, he added: 'I've kind of been musically a bit aimless for a little while, because I haven't known really what to do. I chased yesterday an awful lot. 'Fortunately for me, I was in the pocket for so long, and my rise was so long, and then when commercial radio or whatever stops playing you, and you think, 'Oh shit, what was it that I did?' 'I've just spent the last 15 years looking backwards. And I just think with this album, if I am going to move backwards, I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start and head off from there.' Alongside a determination to be creative every day, Williams added that he has additional entrepreneurial ambitions. He said: 'I want to build hotels and I want to create a university of entertainment. I want the entertainment industry to be somebody's plan A and plan B. 'When you go to your parents, you say, I want to be a singer or I want to be a dancer. I want to be an actor. I want to go into the entertainment industry. You better have a plan B. I want to create the plan B for people too.' 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. Last year he released the biopic, Better Man, where he is played by a CGI chimpanzee – a comment on how he feels like a 'performing monkey'. He equalled The Beatles' record for 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).
Leader Live
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Robbie Williams to perform his smallest ticketed gig to wrap up summer tour
The new concert date will see the 51-year-old singer behind the number one songs Rock DJ, Candy and Millennium, perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop. The concert will be held at Dingwalls in Camden on October 9, the day before his new album is set to release. Speaking at an event in central London, Williams said: 'I am really, really ambitious still and I have a burning desire to be quite good at what I do, which is lucky because people pay good money to come and see me. 'I mean what I'm doing. I am full of purpose. Like I said I have a burning desire to not let me down and not let them down and by the applause at the end of each show it feels like I'm not. So that's good, and they might come back. 'I am going back to the start… I'm going to do Life Thru A Lens in its entirety, my first album, and then I'm going to play the whole of my new album too. 'So it's lulling them into a false sense of security. And then I can do the bit for me – it's not for them, it's for me.' The concert will end his UK and European tour, Britpop, which began in May in support of his upcoming album due to be released on October 10. Speaking about the new album, he added: 'I've kind of been musically a bit aimless for a little while, because I haven't known really what to do. I chased yesterday an awful lot. 'Fortunately for me, I was in the pocket for so long, and my rise was so long, and then when commercial radio or whatever stops playing you, and you think, 'Oh shit, what was it that I did?' 'I've just spent the last 15 years looking backwards. And I just think with this album, if I am going to move backwards, I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start and head off from there.' Alongside a determination to be creative every day, Williams added that he has additional entrepreneurial ambitions. He said: 'I want to build hotels and I want to create a university of entertainment. I want the entertainment industry to be somebody's plan A and plan B. 'When you go to your parents, you say, I want to be a singer or I want to be a dancer. I want to be an actor. I want to go into the entertainment industry. You better have a plan B. I want to create the plan B for people too.' 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. Last year he released the biopic, Better Man, where he is played by a CGI chimpanzee – a comment on how he feels like a 'performing monkey'. He equalled The Beatles' record for 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).
