Robbie Williams in general

Robert Peter Williams (he was given the extra name of Maximillion when christened) was born on 13th February 1974 in Stoke on Trent. As a young boy he was forever the entertainer, and quickly become a success on the local amateur dramatics scene. After his mother saw an ad for an audition for a new boy band, Robbie turned up, aged 16, and impressed the manager so much he was signed on the spot to the new group. July 1991 saw Robbie Williams thrust into the pop spotlight along with four other members of a group who called themselves “Take That”. The boys had high hopes of being stars, but they were quickly brought down to earth when their first single ...

Robbie Williams started off life in the boyband 'Take That', who enjoyed a string of #1's between 1993 and 1996. Millions of teenage girls everywhere over the country had pictures of Robbie (in those days somewhat more clean-cut than he is at the moment),Howard, Jason and Mark on their walls. Poor Gary was usually reduced to being covered up by Tipp-ex or a picture of Marky Mark. When Williams left the band, he went on a downward spiral, and many tabloids printed pictures of him looking rather worse for wear. He later said that his addiction to naughty substances was rife during this period. Whilst he was doing on the wrong side of the tracks, ...

Like Marilyn Manson, also featured this week, Robbie Williams is a man who knows how to twist the media to his own means. Unlike Manson, Robbie has been able to have drug and alcohol addictions while the media seemingly watch approvingly, its this character that has gone from clean cut pop icon to drugged up loser to an international entertainer in his own right. "Where Ego's Dare" kind of sums up the past few months of highlights. The main section of the DVD is of course the selected highlights of the legendary Slane Castle gig. With "Let me Entertain You", "Angels", "Strong", "Millennium", "Phoenix ...