They’re not back for good but Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow are working together again as the former Take That bandmates have written a song about their obsession with the Smith’s Morrissey
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow have teamed up for the first time in over a decade and written a song dedicated to 66-year-old Morrissey for Rob’s upcoming Britpop album. Rob revealed: “It’s great because that particular track is a song made by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow about Morrissey.”
It’s more tender than it sounds: “The reason I am considerate about him is because I am writing it from the point of view of a stalker. “So it’s somebody that’s stalking Morrissey, he’s completely obsessed and in love with him.”
Coldplay’s Chris Martin has also contributed to the album whilst Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes has “written a couple of songs” with Rob too. He’s previously said that the album, out October 10, is the album that he “wanted to write and release” after he quit Take That back in 1995.
However, the Angels hitmaker admitted he was caught up in chasing commercial success.
Speaking at a Q&A at London’s The Groucho Club, Robbie admitted: “I’ve kind of been musically a bit aimless for a little while because I don’t know really what to do – I’ve chased yesterday an awful lot which happens.
“Fortunately for me I was in the pocket for so long, my rise was so long but then when commercial radio or whatever stops playing you, you think s**t ‘what was it that I did?’ and then you look backwards.
“I have just spent the last 15 years looking backwards.
“And I just think with this album if I am going to look backwards I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start, and head off from there.”
And whilst Robbie was known for his peroxide hair in his heyday, he admitted his thinning hair plagues him daily. The 51-year-old confessed: “The hair is powder and scaffolding because that’s thinning and it’s going and I think about it every day.”
Robbie believes he’s had many iconic looks during his time, and is unsure as to why the blonde barnet and red jacket has become so infamous.
He said: “I’ve worn a lot of clothes, we all have, and you’d think out of everything I have worn there would be several iconic moments but it turns out there was only one.
“It was a red Adidas top, bleach blonde hair, and I blacked one of my teeth out to make it look as though it wasn’t there.”
And as far as skincare goes, Rob’s regime is minimal, he laughed: “Because I’ve got ADHD my selfcare is appalling and so I have to remember to apply moisturiser which I do have.”
Robbie will celebrate the release of Britpop with his smallest ever ticketed show at London’s Dingwalls on October 9.
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