In a bombshell interview, Robbie Williams has revealed he was the target of a hitman despite being “Michael Jackson famous”.
The performer shared that the shocking ordeal came to an end following an intervention from his friends.
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It’s well documented that Robbie fully embraced his life as a musician when he shot to fame in the 90s.
But while there have been many highs for the star, it’s one low he’s kept to himself so far.
In a conversation with the Mirror, Robbie confessed: “I never, ever said that, but I had a contract that required me to kill myself. I’ve never said that publicly before.
” Let’s go. I have friends. It’s the unseen things that happen when you become famous,” the British artist explained.
the rock dj The singer went on to describe the negative side of being “ridiculously famous” and how it took him so long to finally come to terms with it.
The 47-year-old continued: “At one point in my life I was ridiculously famous, Michael Jackson style.
“I became famous when I was 17, making a boy band when I was 16, the boy band took off.
“When I was 21, I left and then I had a solo career, sold 80 million albums, held the record for most tickets sold in one day for a tour, and blah, blah, blah…
“Extreme fame and extreme success meet anxiety, depression and mental illness.
Extreme fame and extreme success meet anxiety, depression and mental illness.
“There are several levels of fame and what it does to you. The first is ‘f***’.
“There are a few more that I can’t remember, but the fourth is acceptance. You kind of rally against having your privacy taken away from you and you rally against it trying to be normal. , trying to be normal, but I’m also going to be small so people don’t beat you up. Like, ‘I’m a *******, don’t hurt me.’
“I want to go to all the normal places where I can’t go because people want to kill me. It takes time to come to acceptance.
The father-of-four went on to express the impact his anxiety had on the fans he met and how – despite his job – he doesn’t like having his picture taken.
“I have anxiety and I don’t like meeting strangers, but strangers want to meet me and I feel really uncomfortable. In fact, thinking about it gives me anxiety. It’s a trigger.
“Plus, you have to be the mayor of the best city people have ever been to or people say, ‘He’s one of those famous people who’s ad***. In fact, I hate having my picture taken.
Williams is known for speaking publicly about mental health and his personal experiences dealing with anxiety throughout his career.
Last year, while he was on the I never thought this would happen podcast, the music icon reflects on the impact of her depression on her early career.
“I hated myself…the big chunks [of my career] were married with really, really dark depression and deep anxiety. And none of it was pleasant,” he said of his time with the band. Take that.
“The fact that none of this was enjoyable made me deeply unhappy because I was given the golden ticket,” he continued. “[But] this is not an uncommon story.
“I would have self-hate for myself and then I would have self-hate for my audience to come… the self-hate was so heavy and intense,” he added.
If you need help in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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