It Pop Ego, Robbie Williams

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AGE 25. WHY HIM? A supernova in his native England, this former Take That singer scores big with his anthem-packed U.S. debut, The Ego Has Landed, a winning mix of cheeky humor and pop songcraft. WORK HABITS "My worst habits? Oh, work habits (sounding dissapointed). There's no real habits. We write them whenever we can. We do it at the back of the buses or at radio stations or at festivals like the one I'm at today." CAN'T WORK WITHOUT "A monkey in a tiara. There always has to be a monkey in a tiara cracking the whip." WORST JOB "I used to go knock on people's doors and say, 'Hello, I'm from a window company. Is this your house? Would you like to have some windows put in?' That was my job." WHO'D STAR IN HIS BIOPIC? "Jesse from MTV." IF HE COULDN'T SING HE'D... "I can't sing and I'm still doing this." RECURRING DREAM "I had a dream the other night that me mum doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire. That's hardcore. I don't have nice dreams, I have nightmares." ADVICE HE WISHES HE'D GOTTEN SOONER "Keep your clothes on." AUSTIN POWERS OR DR.EVIL? "Austin Powers. Yeah, baby! Because he says shag a lot." WANTS TO WORK WITH "Everybody I want to work with is dead. Like Winston Churchill. I'd get him to come and talk over one of my tracks." NEXT? Currently performing in Europe, Williams will tour the U.S. this fall.



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