Robbie Williams reclines on a sofa in an Abu Dhabi hotel, searching for early Take That footage. He reflects on his past and prepares for his upcoming performance.
Robbie Williams , 49, reclines on a sofa in the deluxe waterfront suite of an Abu Dhabi hotel, curtains closed, a Chanel pearl necklace around his neck, lightly picked-at platters of exotic fruits within easy reach, searching YouTube for early Take That footage. He clicks, watches a little, then looks for something better.
At first glance, if someone burst in, this might look like some kind of classically tragic Sunset Boulevard-esque scene: the pop star adrift, forsaken by a present that he no longer understands and that no longer understands him, desperately seeking escape in the past and its more innocent glories; hopelessly trying to find his way back to someone he can never again be. Thankfully, no. If there have ever been Robbie Williams days like that, it wasn’t recently. What’s happening right now is practical homework and problem-solving. Tomorrow evening, Rob will be performing at a nearby arena. In his current stage show, there is a section where the onstage Robbie Williams milks comedy and pathos from talking the audience through his early year
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