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Robbie Williams's "Somebody Someday" takes fans behind the scenes of his big 2001 tour, laying bare both the mechanics of the pop machine and a man who can undoubtedley claim to be one of the biggest stars in the music business. Williams Rose from the ashes of teeny boy band "Take That", confounding critics who had housewives' favourite Gary Barlow down as the only member with a musical future. Robbie had a shaky start to his solo outing but the massive hit "Angels" sealed his career so far and writer Mark McCrum had unprecedented access. The result is not simply a diary of the energy and vibrancy of live performance and the backstage madness that helps keep the show going, but of a rather vulnerable and sensitive pop star who loves what he does. Robbie talks candidly about himself, revealing a far more mature individual than the egotistical womaniser image perpetrated by the tabloids. The photographs by Scarlet Page are wonderfully unintrusive but at the same time capture many sides of Robbie that are rarely caught on film. Yes, there is Robbie pulling his pants down (again) and weeing against a fence, but we also see Robbie relaxing in his hotel room, strumming away on his guitar and kicking a football about by himself in a stadium corridor. It's a far cry from the bright lights and over-the-top personality he lets emerge on stage. Robbie fans would buy this whatever the quality, but it's a genuinely well-written and enjoyable journey through a few whirlwind months of a true star. In one of his earlier hits Robbie sang, "Let Me Entertain You" --from the talent and star quality that shines through here, he shouldn't even need to ask
Robbie Williams is loveable...vulnerable...funny...poetic...charismatic
"The biggest pop phenomenon in Britian since The Beatles" (The Sun)
In public and onstage he is Robbie, the ultimate showman, but despite his celebrity profile the real Robert Peter Williams has always been an enigma. Robbie:The Biography goes behind the superstar image to examine a childhood blighted by the desertion of his father, his unconditional love for his mother and his longed-fro beakthrough in Take That. It chronicles his descent into drink and drugs, the "Angels" that saved his life and his subsequent rise to stratospheric success as a solo artist
Robbie:The Biography also uncovers the truth about the women in his life. Why did loneliness lead to a series of meaningless sexual enounters and why his relationship with Nicole Appleton so volatile? What really happened with geri Halliwell, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue and Rachel Hunter?
With a record breaking 14 Brit awards, eleven number ones, an £80 million deal with EMI and a UK tour this year that sold out in two hours, Robbie Williams is at the peak of his career. This timely and unique biography will surprise and delight as it reveals the triumphs and disasters of an unlikely lad from Stoke-On-Trent on the rocky path to his unrivalled position as the nation's number one entertainer.
Robbie Confidential is fully illustrated with an exclusive star chart and discography. It is the must have music book of the year.