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06/08/2003
AFTER KNEB - BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!
Rob’s set to turn back time
with his album ‘Escapology’ dubbed to hit No. 1 again on Sunday after his record-breaking
concerts at Knebworth during the weekend, knocking off The Coral’s ‘Magic & Medicine’
off the top spot!!
His album was at No. 1 throughout January but then
dropped; but the popularity (and the record sales) have soared after the gigs,
as the sales of the album have increased by 250% and have also been the fastest
seller at HMV, with copies flying off the shelves!
And is if one record-breaker
wasn’t enough; all his albums have all shot back up in the charts and he has all
the 5 albums are in the Top 75 in one go; the first time since the Beatles in
the 1970’s.
HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said, "You can't play
to 375,000 people and not sell more records, but these sales are massive.
Not everyone who went to those gigs will have owned every Robbie album
and many who saw his performance are now making additions to their record collection."
So here’s to Robbie and his albums and future success!
06/08/2003
KNEBWORTH MUSIC MAYHEM!
Out of the 375,000 crazy fans that attended
the Knebworth gigs there were only 16 arrests. The
police were stunned by this figure considering the mayhem that could have been
caused by the number of fans who were there to see Robbie Williams; they had expected
a greater number of arrests and a lot of planning had gone into planning the security
of the even in order to cope with the influx. However
this was not the case when it came to traffic and the sheer volume of fans wanting
to see the concert but being unable to do due to the traffic jams on Friday Evening! And
if that wasn’t bad enough leaving the grounds of Knebworth became an unwanted
headache for many who enjoyed the trio of concerts; despite the fact that the
concert ended at 10:30 on all three nights there were cars still outside in the
grounds at 4 in the morning! The
Chief Supt. Wright of Hertfordshire Police said, "We
sympathize with those unable to get to the concert on Friday evening due to the
heavy congestion.” "Many
people chose to leave for the concert later because of the poor weather which,
combined with heavy rush hour and holiday traffic, aggravated the situation on
the roads." He
also said that the advice given to the fans who were attending the Saturday and
Sunday concerts was well received and they had fewer traffic problems (there were
still many!) than Friday night. He
added, "The
car parks took several hours to clear on each of the three nights. Clearly, with
125,000 people attending each night this was predictable and I thank everyone
for their patience." The
problem was also down to very persistent fans who showed up without tickets as
they were unavailable. (However,
there were tickets sales in the grounds!) One
fan said, "The
tickets got cheaper the nearer you got to the entrance to the concert. They were
going down all the time, £30 to £20. You could have got in on Friday
night for £10."
(Whoever
got tickets for £20 or less, I vex thee!) So
tough luck to those who did get arrested and to those of you who enjoyed the concert
I hope you break out in hives!
06/08/2003
BEEF ABOUT THE BUTCHER!
Mr. Paul Elleston, 37, a local butcher, Trussell’s Butchers, and a fan of
Robbie, in the Knebworth High Street managed to get free publicity for his shop
when our Cheeky Chappy had a mock beef about the butcher who was said to have
been ‘P***** OFF’ with the commotion and business loss that the three
concerts were going to cause by blocking the roads in and around the area.
So on Friday night, early on the concert he said, “There's
a Mr Trussell's, the butchers in High Street, Knebworth that's a bit pissed off
with me being here, I read in the local newspapers today.” “Yes!
Mr Trussell's the butchers - you gonna spoil our fun?” When
there was a positive response from the audience, he continued, “He
said it's going to have a massive impact on his income for Saturday, Sunday and
Friday.”
"Well
I say Mr Trussell, you have to change your thinking. If you've got a problem,
make it at opportunity - start selling hot dogs!" Paul
was back behind the counter and he said, “I'm
Robbie's biggest fan going. I was at Sunday's show with my family and I got the
tickets the moment they went on sale. You could say I fried for Robbie on Sunday
because it was so hot.” “But
seriously, what happened is incredible. By yesterday there were young girls in
the audience with T-shirts with 'Sponsored By Trussell's' across the front. All
the free publicity has been fantastic.”
“As
I was driving out last night a young girl tapped the window of my car and asked
if I could let her car do a turn around and I noticed she had 'Trussell's Rules
OK' across her T shirt.” He
said, “It
was an incredible day and Robbie was fantastic, just superb. He was on top form
and at the moment he is the best in the world at what he does - what a showman.”
04/08/2003
Robbie gets his wish
A hospice caring for young patients in North Staffordshire
with life-limiting illnesses opened this month - four years after fundraising
began.
The Treetops Hospice in Stoke-on-Trent welcomed its first young patients
as four seriously ill youngsters moved in.
The Donna Louise Trust, named
in memory of a 15-year-old girl from Stoke who died from cystic fibrosis, has
spent four years raising millions of pounds for the hospice at Trentham Lakes.
Robbie is the the Trust's patron, has already paid a visit, and hospice
staff are hoping he will return now the site's young patients are arriving.
See full
report from BBC News 04/08/2003
NO
No.1 FOR THE No. 1 STAR!
Our
Robbie’s success at Knebworth hasn’t transferred to his chart success; his new
single ‘Something Beautiful’ has hit only No. 3 being beaten by new R&B star Lumidee
with ‘Never Leave You’ and No. 1 spot being taken by ‘Breathe’ done byR&B star
Blu Cantrell and her collaboration with dancehall legend DJ Sean Paul.
That sucks; Robbie should be at No. 1!
04/08/2003
A
TRAFFIC TURMOIL!
Being the performer of a sell-out concert can be hard
when all of your fans are stuck in a traffic rut! The Cheeky Chappy was furious
about the ‘gig lock’.
Many fans were unable to make it because of the traffic
(on the first night); the second night was a lot better as there wasn’t that big
a traffic jam. This Knebworth Concert is said to be the biggest event in the history
of UK Music so far; so no wonder the traffic was horrendous!
My condolences
to all those who were unable to make it and were stuck in the traffic.
04/08/2003
ONE
ALL!
Justin Timberlake was recently reported worried about our Robbie
running off with his girlfriend Cammie and our Robbie scored one goal! But it
looks like the American import is making a comeback and has scored one goal himself;
he came top in the Sexiest Male Poll beating
Robbie by 4 positions.
David Beckham
came second, followed by Brad Pitt and Duncan from Blue.
Another hit
for Robbie is that was also announced the 7th Unsexiest Man in the world
beating PM Tony Blair by a very narrow margin! Someone explain to me how is it
possible that a man can be sexy and unsexy at the same time; one of them is wrong
and I am betting it is the unsexy one!
02/08/2003
IT'S FUN (FOR, ER, MOST) AT KNEBS
Inside,
it's been a storm. The reviews
and pictures were dead good.
Outside, it's been a nightmare.
(Read the Traffic Chaos news from Friday
and Saturday
and Sunday
morning)
And you are not happy about that - you should read what difd
has been saying on the messageboards
BUT... it was good, wasn't it!!??? Check the
messageboards for really good reviews too.
And.......
Calling all Robbie fans who are going to Knebworth!
We would like to publish your pictures from Knebworth on here if you fancy lending
them to us; it is preferable if you e-mailed them to us in JPEG format but if
you do send it by snail mail, we will return your pictures!
The address for
e-mail is stoke@bbc.co.uk; and the snail mail address is BBC Radio Stoke, Cheapside,
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 1JJ. Thanks!
And it's not just Robbie pix - audience pix and you yourself are
good too...
31/07/2003
ROBBIE, WITH KNEBS ON
As
well as Channel Four (see below), Radio One will be with Robbie
all the way over the Knebworth extravaganza. Yippe-dozie!
If you want to hear
the concert & Interviews, click
here for the links.
31/07/2003
ROBBIE REACTS TO THE BLUES
The dear boy was seen
at Chelsea F.C. t'other day with Jonno (see story)
-- giving rise to speculation about millions of pounds being misspent on watching
footy etc etc.
Anyway, apparently, it seems like Robbie called the Sentinel,
the local Stoke paper, after he was told by a friend about the story they were
running on their front page, and the quotes it included.
He said (and he's
right, we think) - check out all the good stuff he does with his charity Give
It Sum.
30/07/2003
A STAR WAS BORN...HERE
Six years ago, Sam Evans
bought a gothic-style, semi-detached, two bedroomed house overlooking Tunstall
Park in Stoke on Trent.
But, until the day Sean Smith (a London-based writer
who wrote the biographies of J.K Rowlings and Kylie Minogue) turned up to her
door with the birth certificate of our local Cheeky Chappy, she never knew that
he was born in the very house that she is now putting up for sale!
She is
hoping that the Robster himself will buy it for sentimental purposes.
However the National Trust might put in a bid for it and maintain it as they have
done with John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney's houses - though a spokesperson
said that Robbie is too contemporary, and that to buy the place is a little, er,
premature!
What??? Robbie is a legend; and he hasn't even hit peak yet...
so it isn't premature!
30/07/2003
BAD
BOY!
Handbag.com had a bad boy special and in the Top Ten bad boy list
was our Robbie (beating Collin Farrell, Billy Bob Thornton and Marilyn Manson)
hitting No. 7.
He was however beaten to top spot by Liam Gallahger (who hit
No. 5) and, at no 1, Mike Tyson.
(For more details go to handbag.com/badboyspecial)
29/07/2003
ROBBIE
IN YOUR LIVING ROOM!
The lovely, smashin, lip-smackin Sara Cox is all
over Robbie this week (and vice versa). Though not as much as Sabine I guess...
You can hear the pop lovely (and Robbie) make beautiful music on Radio One
- see lots of details, and hear the Robster in full colour by clicking
here.
29/07/2003
ROBBIE
IN YOUR LIVING ROOM ... 2!
Channel 4 are planning to air Robster's sell-out
concerts at Knebworth live!
The 'stately home of rock', Knebworth, is playing
a three-night stint to 375,000 fans at the venue. The second night will also be
aired on TV on the 2nd of August. This
is a big deal for Channel 4 as Robbie has worked closely with the BBC to produce
two one-off shows to promote his last two albums. It
is said to be his most ambitious performance to date after the fantastic performances
at Glastonbury and alike.
The Cheeky Chappy joins the league of 'select superstars'
such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen and Oasis and the
concert is said to have beaten the likes of the Rolling Stones with the number
of fans turning up to the concert. Head of Music, Jo Wallace, said today, "We're
delighted that Robbie has chosen Channel 4 and are extremely excited to be making
history by broadcasting his live concert in its entirety on a terrestrial channel
for the first time." "Having
seen him play live, I can promise our viewers that Robbie is on fantastic form
and will undoubtedly make it a night to remember."
The
show is to last two and a half hours; so happy watching all us Robbie fans!
28/07/2003
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROBBIE WILLIAMS!
Felt that no site ever
gave enough information about Robbie's life??.. well, just ask those who were
watching BBC 1 last night at 10:15; they will know everything!
'There's
Only One Robbie Williams'; a biographical story of Robbie Williams with views
from his Take That buddies, father, Lulu, Tom Jones and many more talking about
him!
It was a great show and one that gave you insight to the real Robbie
Williams although there were some parts which I found quite annoying (the guy
is allowed to have emotional ups and downs; he is only human and when you ask
for quotes, he will say what he feels; we'd complain if it was all a farce!).
Anyway, other than that it was a great show and to all of you who missed
it; what sort of Robbie fan are you, anyway?!
Want to comment on the show?
Go here
28/07/2003
ROB'S AT PEAK!
The Robster seems to have finally realised how
big he actually is; with attracting the same number of fans as Michael Jackson
and Madonna, he has finally seen the light as he told Radio One's Coxy...
"When you're in the middle of a storm you don't actually know how big
it is. And every now and again I ask myself who else plays stadiums? The Jacksons,
Madonna, U2 and I go, `bloody hell, I must be that big'"
"You can't
get a perspective of what it is or who you are or what your fame's like because
you're not looking at it from the outside."
Our Robbie is also very modest about it although he doesn't need to be..
"I'm just a bit giddy with my own success at the minute. I mean that in a
very humble way,"
Wishing you the best with your future performances and hoping to see even
bigger crowds when you break America!
28/07/2003
KEEN
TEEN!
Our Robbie had to be mean to a rather keen fan who, perhaps unintentionally,
tried to molest him; however Robbie fought off the keen teen who was by placing
her hands in his pant (not a wise movie, my dear, you could get done for sexual
assault as well).
It was in the Amsterdam Arena, where he was performing
and he brought up one of the beautiful fans on stage, Sabine. In an interview
with Radio 1, he spoke about the incident for the first time and that he regretted
his decision to bring her on stage when she started writhing on top of him.
"She gets up on stage and she puts her hands down my pants, her tongue
down my mouth and she was trying to rip my vest off and I'm singing, trying to
maintain the fact that these people think I'm a bit cool."
"At one point
she was locked like a vice grip and she's writhing with me." "I've tried to pull
her off and sit her next to me but she straddles the top of me and starts grinding
- now normally this wouldn't be a problem, but there's 60,000 other people there
so I try to pull her hair to make it look sexy but I'm actually trying to pull
her off of me."
This is one incident the Rob has definitely learnt
a lesson from; no fan is innocent and bringing people on stage is no safer than
walking in an alley!
28/07/2003
The Rocky
Horror Show
Jonathon Wilkes,
Robbie’s blood brother and fellow tattoo tart, is back with a vengeance; he is
set to rock the Regent with The Rocky Horror Show.
He once again plays Frank
but this time it is more special as it is celebrating 30 years on stage!
Every performance you have the same audience, at least in the clothing sense;
they all dress up as the characters of the show and sometimes it is hard to identify
the actors from the audience. So get ready Stoke-on-Trent, the Regent Theatre
just came alive!
See - more about Rocky
Horror
See - more about Wilkesy
26/07/2003
SCOTT
FROM BIG BROTHER!
If the myth that everyone has a twin in the world is
anything to go by, I think the Robster has found his twin, Scott, from Big Brother
who came 3rd in the race for the £1 million!
The only reason he came third,
I think, is because he looked so much like Robbie and nothing to do with his personality!
What can I say, I am biased!
24/07/2003
TOUR AUSTRALIA,
ROBBIE!
While surfing the Net, I came across therobbiewilliamssite.com
(for more details go to Eman's
Guide to Robbie Weblinks) and there is a petition there for the Robster to
tour Oz-land!
Robbie, stop neglecting your Australian fans!
July 2003
ROBBIE
& CAMMIE
JT (Justin Timberlake for those of you musically ignorant) is
feeling the heat and stress, for the second time, of his lady's flirtatious behaviour
and that at the hand of his pop rival in Britain, our very own Robbie!
This
spring Cameron Diaz and Robbie got very close and seemed like love was in the
air but when our Robster said he wanted a committment-free relationship, Cammie
called it off because she wanted something stable and thus moved onto Justin Timberlake.
But while in Germany, to promote 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle', she bumped
into Robbie, with whom she is said to have had a ball of a time while leaving
JT to twiddle his thumbs for the second time round (it's Britney Spears all over
again) as he wondered what his lady love was getting upto and insiders say,
'It could destroy the relationship he's trying to save'.
Well, Justin, what can we say except, our Robbie has his charm; he is the pied
piper!
07/072003
Abominable Reply! How Shall We Punish HIM?!
Kim Howell's,
the culture minister, will have to take his words back about Robbie.
In January,
Robbie had a lip slip saying that he thought Internet piracy was great and Kim
Howell revoked with the comment that Internet piracy supported things like child
labour, profit laundering schemes for international gangs who are responsible
for major organised crimes, child prostitution; well the lad has made a short
film against child exploitation and these are available to view at this site End
Child Exploitation.
So, is he still supporting organised crimes???
He had a slip of tongue and probably didn't even mean it seriously; people so
need to chill out!
30/06/2003
Wolf NOT Tiger!
The Robster has bought himself a pet
WOLF and has named it 'Sid Vicious'; very cute; a man and his best friend, a wolf!
Although i think he should have thought about the name a bit more! Well this means
the tiger underwear is out!
30/06/2003
Top Of The Popstars!
Our Robster beat the likes of Liam Gallagher,
Rod Stewart (Robbie is making a habbit of beating him) is a new poll to find the
top karaoke idols. Christina Aguilera topped the poll beating pop queen, Madge
and R&B princess, Beyonce Knowles. A poll of 1,000 peple for radio station Century
F.M. revealed that the two had the most envied voices in the business.
30/06/2003
Steamin'
Up Scotland!
The Cheeky Chappy excited the thousands of screaming fans
in Edinburgh with his rather steamy show; he entered dramatically by mimicky his
cover of Escapology and was lowered on the stage hanging upside on by a wire and
continued with 'Let Me Entertain You', dressed in black with a white ties with
the 55,000 fans joining in however many of them couldn't cope and collaposade
and had to be taken to the front of the stage; another fan, feeling the heat made
an appearance on 3 big screens.
He performed 'Come Undone' and shared
the stage with a chimpanzee for the song 'Me & My Monkey' (the chimpanzee came
to no harm, all you animal activists will be glad to know and one more thing;
chimpanzees are not monkeys they are apes; they have no tails!); the show had
more to come with Williams pairing up with Max Beesley to perform 'Mr. Bojangles'
and 'She's The One' and later shouted
"Scotland I love you!". He also
took off his trousers, wore a camouflage kilt, performed the fans' favourites
('Feel', 'Millennium' and 'Angels'); this was great for the fans who have praised
the performance,
"This
has just been fantastic. I've never seen anything like it in my life", said
40-year-old Kathleen Dowds from Hamilton.
"It was spectacular to watch a man being lowered to the stage by his ankles,
especially when that man was Robbie. I've seen him before, but he was giving it
everything up there and he kept saying that he loved Scotland.", Angela
Smith, a 21-year-old secretary from Leith in Edinburgh
So I take it he is a success
in Scotland; let's hope the Americans can finally see this charm and if they don't;
it's their loss!
25/06/2003
Rob's Tattoo!
The Robster
and his best mate Jonathon Wilkes have inked their skins to show the bond between
the two; the both have matching tattoos; clearly very bizarre; surely there are
NORMAL ways in which people can express their attachment to one another?!
(See Jonathan Wilkes page on
this site)
23/06/2003
37th out of a 100!
Robbie has made it to number 37 on the Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List
(which measures earning power and media coverage around the world) beating the
likes of the Beckhams and Simon Cowell and is one of three new British entries
in that list.
At No. 1 was Jennifer Aniston and Paul McCartney, the
highest ranking Briton, is at 6.
J.K. Rowling is at 15 while the Osbourne
Family came in at 12. Britney Spears, who was No.1 last year has dropped out of
list completely.
Congrats Rob!
13/06/2003
Robbie
- sexiest guy
Robbie
was one of only two guys to make it into the world's Top Ten sexiest music stars
- in a poll for music channel VH1.
He was Top Guy and also Top Brit!
Poor old Justin Timberlake came way down at 14th, eleven places behind
the Robster.
Emma Bunton surprisingly was the highest ranking British female,
but maybe it's the fuller figure factor - as she said: "I'm glad to see that curves
are back."
Full List ---
1. Kylie Minogue 2. Britney Spears 3.
Robbie Williams
4. Avril Lavigne 5. Mariah Carey 6. Enrique Iglesias
7. Jennifer Lopez 8. Emma Bunton 9. S Club 10. Madonna
11. LeAnn Rimes 12.
Holly Valance 13. Elvis Presley (???!!!)
14. Justin Timberlake 15. Duran Duran
16. George Michael
17. Jon Bon Jovi 18. Sophie Ellis Bextor 19. Christina
Aguilera
20. Eminem
(See Our
Sexiest Star vote)
Hamilton
On Circuit!
Ashley Hamilton,
son of thespian George Hamilton, has jumped across the pond and is set to conquer
Great Britain.
The twice married actor/singer (Shannen Doherty - of Beverly
Hill 90210 fame and Angie Everhart) made his debut single with 'Wimmin', which
was co-written with our Robbie.
Robbie may not have left a mark with the
general American public but he definitely has left a mark within their entertainment
industry.
04/06/2003
Give It Sum Fund
Robster's charity, Give It Sum, has created 'a
new round of funding' for his home city, Stoke-On-Trent (aawwww; isn't that sweet
of him).
People can apply for these funds for community purposes; the first
deadline is 11th July, the second is 4th November and the third is the 16th April.
See Details of Give It Sum
02/06/2003
She's The One!
Our Robster is going to be played by a laddyyy!
Rebecca Durrant, a 20 year old music student, impressed the judges at
the open auditions for Robbie's new video 'Something Beautiful'; the auditions
were look for someone with Robbie's charisma.
She is one of the three people
who has landed the chance to appear as the 'music idol' in the video.
See
Full
Story from BBC News
31/05/2003
Daddy Dearest...
Pete
Conway will be joining the panel of judges at the open auditions, in London, to
select a fan who will appear on the video 'Something Beautiful' impersonating
no one other than our local Cheeky Chappy!
Pete spoke to BBC Radio Stoke's Stuart George. He's quite specific with what he's
looking for in the candidates.
"When Rob walks on to anywhere, you
know he's there. You can't teach that, you've actually got that. No matter how
good you are... you do it if you've got it. Some people don't have it. Rob's got
it in abundance."
The release
date for the new single - "Something Beautiful" - has yet to be announced.
25/05/2003
Cheeky Can Check-Mate!
Our cheeky chappy
Rob can check mate anyone anytime or so it is said by Bono, lead singer of U2.
Bono says that the Robster would rather get out board games than play a few tunes,
"He comes round my house and and he doesn't want to play a tune, although we
occasionally do. His whole thing is draughts. He loves playing draughts and he
always wins. I beat him at the bingo but he always beats me at the draughts."
Robbie is also reported to like playing UNO and is a big fan of chess...who
said that getting a university degree proves that you are smart and talented!
Our Robbie doesn't need any of those things to be the brains of his outfit!
23/05/2003
RobStar!
For the video
of the Robster's new single 'Something Beautiful', the producers of the video
are looking for someone who will "perform the track" while the filming begins
early next month.
There are open auditions taking place in London next
week; the spokeswoman for the Cheeky Chappy said, "We are not necessarily looking
for a lookalike or even someone who can sing - we just want someone who has Robbie's
charisma, energy and attitude."
More details are available at www.robbiewilliams.com
or just call 0871 872 13 13 (calls are 10p per minute).
10/05/2003
Rob
Pleads to Yank Fans!
Our Robster isn't having much success with the people
over the pond!
At the Robert De Niro Tribeca Film Festival, where he
was the supporting act for multi-award winning Norah Jones, he asked the US audience
of 15,000 to ask for his record to be played even if they don't like him!
Our Rob is disappointed but we know he is fighter; you'll conquer them!
07/05/2003
Robbie helps Port Vale?
Robbie Williams has said he'll look at doing what he can to help the fans
who've bought his favourite club.
Robbie - a Port Vale fan - was responding
to an offer from the Vale's new chairman Bill Bratt. Bill Bratt's spoken to Robbie's
manager Tim Clark at IE Music. His management company say they'll have a look
to see if Robbie can help.
Bill Bratt's invited Robbie to become a member
of Valiant 2001 and said he might even offer shares in the club. Click
for audio
05/05/03
Robbie Dropping!
Robbie
hasn't had his No.1 with 'Come undone'! Something unbelievabl! If he sings something
obscene or pop-style it goes straight to No.1 and when he sings something with
meaning it drops from 11 to 15!
What is wrong with you people; are you
all insane?
03/05/03
Robster set to
rock party! (What's new?) Robbie Williams has been given a personal invitation
to perform at Robert De Niro's film festival later this week.
Robbie
- who has been trying to crack the US although album sales have tailed off - will
play the acting great's respected Tribeca Film Festival on Friday.
He
will perform in New York's Battery Park on a bill which also includes record-breaking
Grammy winner Norah Jones.
Rob - now based in Los Angeles for much of
the time - is to play a 30-minute show at the 100% NYC concert which is a highlight
of the festival. Last year's event climaxed with an outdoor show by David Bowie
in front of 10,000 fans.
Robbie will also reach a huge US audience as
a guest on the Jay Leno show on May 12. Rock Hollywood Robster!
01/05/03
Truly Clueless!
When the movie 'Clueless' showed American girls being clueless they were so
right! The Americans have rejected our Robbie and don't know what we see in him
(you ingrates)!
His album dropped out of the US Billboard Top 100 Chart
after two weeks it had been released. You guys are really clueless; which explains
why the movie was based in the US.
28/04/03
Bombing in America
It looks like Robbie's bid to crack America may have to wait a little longer as
Escapology limped out of the US Top 100 after only a few weeks.
Last
year, EMI forked out £80m for the star, hoping that he would save the company
after Mariah Carey was given a huge pay off (an estimated $40m), but after the
US album chart was announced last week, EMI’s share price fell by 10 percent overnight.
But EMI have denied that they're majorly disappointed.
We heard
that Robbie's mischievous sense of irony and his way of not-playing-the-soppy-star-game
makes him too difficult for Americans, who like their pop stars more sugary, and
makes him a little too hard for them to get a handle on.
Could be - what do
you think?
19/04/03
Strange
But True
Robbie seems to be suffering overload (check Come Undone) after
reports saying that he was preparing to be celibate (what!) or even, as
he told a Saturday morning TV programme that the girls back in Stoke could knock
socks off the lasses of Los Angeles.
He may have been reading our messageboards
where Jan from Newcastle" writes "...If the Loverly Mr Williams is after
a goodly lass, why not have a big charity bash aka Prince charmings ball... applicable
to ladies of the area and for a sum that, part of which can be donated to Give
it Sum....?"
Bet he did read it.
12/04/03
Come
Undone
... is the second release from the Escapology album, and comes as the news is
released that he'soffcially the biggest selling artist over last five years -
he's been selling 5000 albums a day - a total of 10 million.
How many
parties can you have for that?
Check out some vid clips ->>>
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10/04/03
Pop round for a cup MUM
Robbie has bought his mum Jan a £1.2million
house just around the corner from where he lives.
The five story Georgian
townhouse, situated in London's very classy Notting Hill, is just 50 yards away
from Rob's £2million mansion.
Rob, who also has a luxurious house in Los
Angles, is currently staying in GB while his new single 'Come Undone' is released.
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07/04/03
Pop God & A Rock Diva!
Kelly Osbourne is going to be supporting Robbie
on his European Tour! And she's absolutely ecstatic about it,
'I
was so excited when I was asked to do the Robbie Williams tour because I have
been a fan since Take That days.'
'I can't wait until the summer comes.'
Robbie invited her along to join the tour when they met up at her New
Year's Eve party in Beverly Hills. He said,
'I love Kelly. Her don't-give-a-s***
attitude reminds me of me. She rocks.'
Robbie has become pals with
her wildman rocker dad while he has been living in Los Angeles and was present
when Ozzy was given his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame last year. So what
could be more fun than a Rock Diva and a Pop God, 'rock 'n' rollin' on stage?!
27/03/2003
Joining the spies
Robbie
Williams has recorded the theme tune to Rowan Atkinson's latest spoof-spy film
"Johnny English".
The star teamed up with Oscar-winning composer
Hans Zimmer to write the track called A Man For All Seasons.
Williams's inclusion on the film soundtrack could help to boost his profile in
the US where Atkinson's last movie Bean was a major hit. He penned the lyrics,
while Zimmer - who scored Gladiator and won an Academy Award for The Lion King
- came up with the music.
The film also features Natalie Imbruglia in
her first acting role, with whom Robbie had a brief fling.
The company's
music supervisor Nick Angel said: "Robbie was particularly excited about writing
a theme song about the character in the movie rather than a song whose lyrics
have little relevance to the film in question. The collaboration between Robbie
and Hans was highly successful."
Johnny English is released on April
11.
23/03/2003
Beating the Bulge
Robbie
wants to beat his bulge and what better way than drinking the Slim-fast drinks!
And why would our cheeky chubby chappy want to do that; he says it's for a film
and we say 'sure!'. Robster you look good with or without the weight!
21/03/2003
Robbie backs troops after all
Robbie Williams
said today he backed the troops in the Middle East and wanted to see democracy
brought to Iraq.
The star made his comments to clarify his position over
a B-side track recorded for his next single Come Undone. He said Happy Easter
(War Is Coming) - which will come out on April 14 - was not anti-war. Robbie said
today:
"This song was written long before war began in Iraq and is
categorically not a personal response to it.
"I would like to go on
the record as saying that this is in no way, shape, or form, my statement against
the war in Iraq. The song is just that - a song.
"If I were to write
an anti-war song, the lyrics would be a lot more poignant.
"I don't
want the song to be judged as an anti-war song just because it happens to be released
in the current political climate.
"I am not pro-war but I fully support
the troops that are out in Iraq and I support democracy for the Iraqi people."
He signed off the statement "Peace Man, Robbie". The title Happy Easter
(War Is Coming) is a play on the John Lennon peace anthem Happy Xmas (War Is Over).
His lyrics include the lines: "I won't go to war, lay down your guns, what
are we fighting for?"
It comes out on the same day that Madonna releases
American Life, which is accompanied by an uncompromising anti-war video.
18/03/2003
Robbie
nods to Lennon in anti-war song Robbie Williams added his weight to the celebrity
peace movement on Tuesday, announcing a new anti-war song to feature on the flip-side
of his next single.
Robbie, who recently signed Britain's biggest ever recording
contract, will release the song on the B-side of the single "Come Undone" in April,
said a spokesman.
"Happy Easter (War is Coming)" will mix music with politics
with a nod to John Lennon's 1971 hit "Happy Xmas (War is Over)".
15/03/2003
Robster Exposes All!
Our Robbie Williams gave
fans a glimpse of his biggest hit last night as he posed nude for Comic Relief.
Some people will do anything for charity!
03/03/2003
Robster has a fortune!
Robbie
Rich has ranked 7th in Music's Rich List with 12 million pounds! Top spot was
taken by Sir Paul McCartney (with a personal fortune of £120 million) and
Gareth and Will just scraped at the bottom of the barrel with £1.2 million
each.
03/03/2003
The name is Robster!
Our Robster isn't interested in being the next
Bond (thank God - no offense but you are a better popstar than an actor besides
you are too cheeky to be suave!). He said,
"They are not interested
in me playing James Bond, I am not interested in playing James Bond either it
is not my bag," he said.
"I love James Bond but I preferred him when
he was sexist and he can't be now because everything is so PC (politically correct)."
Well all I can say is, thank God things are politically correct!
03/03/2003
No go for our Ego-a-go-go!
Our Robster doesn't want to break
the U.S. market despite his lucrative-high-profile-80-million-pound-deal with
EMI (the record company). But, yes there is a but, there are a lot of critics
out there saying that he will be unable to break the U.S. market because he can't
'hack into' the audiences. Robbie's reply to that is that he simply isn't interested;
his already-die-hard-fanatical-fans for him are the be all and the end all of
the world!
20/02/2003
Robbie: a lonely success!
Robbie won the Best British Male Solo Artist
at the Brits! Though he wasn't there to actually accept the award, he had a special
video message and through which he advertised himself as a lonely heart (he was
recently dumped by Racheal Hunter; silly girl! Why would anyone want to dump our
Robster?!). But
alas it was his only award of the night as the Best Album award was whipped up
by Ms. Dynamite, who also took the award for the Best British Urban Act. Amongst
the other award winners were Will Young, for the best breakthrough artist, Blue,
for Best Pop Act and the Sugababes for the Best Dance Act.
See BBC
Profile of Robbie's career
27/01/2003
The Name is Williams, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
is amongst the range of artists who have been tipped as becoming the next BOND!
Amongst the other tipped contenders are Russell Crowe, Clive Owen, Ewan McGregor,
Christian Bale. However the actor for the 6th Bond movie (Pierce Brosnan has committed
himself to the 5th movie but he feels that he might be too old for the 6th movie)
has been linked to Jude Law.
Hello, Jude Law is blonde and James Bond
is a brunette - I know you can dye his hair but lets face it, a natural brunette
will look much better.
27/01/2003
Robbie Bags An Award!
Our Robster won the award for
Best Male at the MTV Asia awards. He beat the likes of Eminem, Enrique Iglesias,
Moby and Ronan Keating. Like I said, brunettes look much better!
27/01/2003
No Brits for Rob!
The Robster has been said to have
'snubbed the Brits' by not attending them. Well, lets face it, if you had a choice
between the Brits and a charity gig in New York, what would you choose?!
Our Robbie has chosen to help people instead of bask in his shining glory!
Not only is he good looking and talented, he is also big hearted!
22/01/
2003
Robbie says 'no' to Port Vale
Robbie Williams has ruled himself out of buying Port Vale. Robbie's management
company has said the star "will not be one of the investors in Port Vale". The
football club's administrators wrote to the star to see if he would be able to
help the club out of its financial crisis but he's said he won't be investing
now or in the foreseeable future.
20/01/2003
Rob's Lip Slip!
Kim
Howells, the culture minister, has accused Robbie Williams for supporting drug
and prostitution rackets just because the Robster said Internet piracy was 'great'.
In an online chat for Guardian Unlimited Mr Howells is 'appalled' that Robbie
williams comments are indirectly 'defending theft'. He said,
'Williams
should not be defending theft, and this is real theft. It is the equivalent of
going into a record store and shoplifting the material on sale. I hope that musicians
everywhere will condemn his statement.
He should also realise that many
of these pirate operations are linked to organised crime on a worldwide basis.
In saying that piracy is a `great idea', Williams is doing the work for international
gangs involved in drugs and prostitution who find music piracy an excellent way
of laundering their profits.
The industry should ask him to think again,
not least his publishers EMI, who are one of the leading companies in lobbying
government to take stronger action against music pirates.'
Amazing
logic, Mr Howell, however we back our Robster! You took the literal meaning, our
Robbie's deeper than that, besides most people speak before they think!
13/01/2003
Robbie
Nominated...
Our Brit King, the man with the 13 Brit awards, Robbie Williams,
has only been nominated for one award at this year's Brit; for the Best British
Male.
Amongst the challengers for the title is Mike Skinner (aka The Streets),
who's renowned for his distinctive blend of rap, hip-hop and garage, but which
are no match for our Robbie!
Let this be the 14th gong, Robbie!
06/01/2003
Runner-Up
Robbie!
In the Madame Tussad's Poll, Robbie Williams came second with
Kylie Minogue, scooping the title of Top Popstar (like she needed that title;
she was also voted the Most Beautiful Woman beating the likes of J. Lo and Halle
Berry).
What are you people thinking?! Kylie over Robbie?!
Work with me, but there are more women than men in this world in which case there
should have been more votes for our Robster! And as if that was not enough of
a defeat our Robbie dropped from being THE Sexiest Man to the THIRD Sexiest man
(beaten by David Beckham).
06/01/2003
'Let Go' of Escapology
Looks like the New Year is off to a bad
start for the Robster, not only did he lose his position from being the Sexiest
Man and Top Popstar, his album got knocked off from the top position as well!
And by who? Avril Lavigne, the newest import from Canada; her album
'Let Go' knocked off Robbie's 'Escapology'. As if people prefer to listen to some
skater-punk-chick screaming down the mic about peer pressures of adolescent love
as opposed to 'Feel'!
03/01/2003
Love Is In The Air...For Robbie
Robbie wants to settle
down! Yes, you heard, well read, right, the Robster wants to fall in love! Awww,
how sweet! He says he has spent far too much time philandering around and now
the time has come for him to stop.
'I often think I really should
fall in love for the first time in my life,' the 28-year-old said. 'That's
what I need to make me happy.'
He also thinks that his ego has a
part in his current loveless life,
'I have this image as a womaniser
and that was true, up to two, three years ago. But basically I didn't behave any
differently to other 20-year-olds. With the exception, of course, that women were
rushing to get into bed with me.'
I am pretty sure you'll find the
right chick someday!
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Robbie practices backstage before a performance...
