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Your Comments on what Robbie's up to

You've probably been reading our blog-ish writings about what's happening with the Stoke on Trent superstar these days. (if you haven't - click on the link on the right of this page). You can now comment here on what you've been reading!

This week Robbie releases new single 'Bodies' - if you've not heard it yet go to Robbie's official site (link on the right hand side of this page) where you can see the video. Then have your say on the messageboard below.

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Your comments on what Robbie's up to

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lynda carey warriner
hey u ,yep i love u best in universe,your no1 and will always be ,am ready please be asap xxx

janine telfer
lovin the new robbie song its well gud and catchy lv the way he looks also!!!!!

jacquie rose
love this guy sooo much the song brilliant, gd to have him back xx

lynda c warriner
i havent heard new album as skint lol good to see my yum yum back lookin sooo good n his album wont flop ,n he should drop the defeatest attitude lol,ah think his stuffs just the best n hes even better ,love u rob wheather u know me or not am your no 1 fan n your ma no1 man xxx se agapo yumyum xxxx

Sonja Deutschmeister
Love the new single 'Bodies'sounds great!!xx

Pits n Pots Warren
Add to the list of famous potters Lemmy from Moterhead, Garth Cooks, The wizard of dribble Sir Stan Matthews, inventer of the Spitfire Sir Reginald Mitchel, Nick Hancock, Anthea Turner, Bruno Brooks and that lad who presents Rogue Traders and Wathchdog. Thank you, oh! and Jackie Trent, who ever she is.

Pits n Warren
Spot on, cracking, the Robbster, the true potters pride and as Stokie as Oakcakes as retured, A'yup meduck. Donnie d,you don't know what your talking about, that song is classic robbie, who need Take That, not Rob thats for sure,

sue
i am 61 years old i love it and rob

julie
Bodies is great. Listen to it several times to make up your mind about it. It`s very good .He is our Elvis. U are not over yet Robbie, no going down under yet. xxxx julie.

donnie d
Not sure. Like Rob says hislelf "it could be grower". First hearing thoguh - I thought it sounded like a great album track more than a single. But the beginnign is silky and the climax is great. Doesn't have Rob's usual unforgettable chorus though.. whcih might make its appeal limited(?) what do you think?

marina
loved it! Bodies has a pure-air thign going for it. Robbie is BACK

kebab donna
our true stokie bloke of music is coming back...lets face it hes the god of stoke on trent and real as us stokies r...missed his music lots as his words r so touching in songs...hes like clarke kent in usa as in our version of superman heres in uk...hes superman robbie...luv n angels 4 evas ur a fabby guy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Jackie Sinden
I have just read the "Give It Sum" feature on The Stoke & Staffordshire Robbie Williams Site. I know this is not directly related, but it was a somewhere to start and maybe you could answer my query. I paid a visit to Stoke to visit Robbie's birthplace and to see the famous "Potteries" as well, and was surprised to see that there was no reference to your homegrown superstar at all, and reading how Robbie still is very proud of his Stoke and never fails to say so and actively does community projects, I wondered why he is forgotten on the Civic recognition front. I know lesser stars have been supported and honoured in this way, so why not Stoke with Robbie? Of course if he does not wish it, then of course that would explain it, like the article stated, he's very modest about it, and perhaps prefers to go quietly about it. However, that taken into account, I think it would be a nice gesture for the Local Authority to show their pride in one of their own, who has become world famous and has done more to promote Stoke in a positive way than anyone I know. I have actually written to the Stoke Council Civic Offices and Tourism section about this and not even had my email acknowledged, so little hope of an answer there. I hope maybe you can answer it? If you can and Robbie has never been approached on receiving a Civic honour, then maybe its time he was, and a campaign to this aim would be the answer, I know it would be supported by a good many people not only in Stoke but around the world.

HOST REPLIES:
Dear Jackie - How sweet of you to say such nice things about Robbie.He is not the only well known person to hail from Stoke...There is Slash from Guns/Roses,Phil Taylor Pro Darts Player, Dale Winton Entertainer,to name a few.I think RW is a modest type and prefers from the heart not to want publicity!
there are many nods to Robbie in Stoke of a semi perm nature and he is a main share holder in their Port Vale Football Club which has a new part of their club facilities named after him. It's nice that people like you respect what he does and want to recognise this but I assure you every age person you talk to in Stoke has prob got a story or comment to make about Robbie Williams.that says it all maybe.

carol greenwood
I Robbie glad to see you back from the dark days things can only get better & they will dont worry what people say i beleive too love & light carol g go for it !

jennifer
ive been inlove wit rob since i can remember n would die2 have his babies,im a huge fan n i know he does good music but lets be realistic here ppl. the world has too many problems and instead of pilling up some more, we should find ways to solve the ones present. yes he has many charity he is into but UFOs?that is fetchy. he has seen UFOs? not the little green men i hope cos that would go beyond all we believe that is good in robbie williams.he is a star is no reason for him to dedicate himself to something strange like the seriously silly tom cruise n his science church or madonna n her kabbalah faith to name a few. i may b green wit jealousy as ayda gets2 snuggle up to him but i hope it works out for them.really.

Diane From California USA
My wish for Robbie is to try and have a wonderful Birthday, and stay well, happy, and safe always..

Asun
Rob is the best! Please, please, please, please, Robbie....do show us something new about you! It doesn´t matter what on hell it is, just appear somewhere in the web! It´s a long time without you...Miss you. Sunny kisses from Tenerife, Spain

analia
robbie is a sun!! it deserves to be happy!! i love much. force capo!!analia from argentina

Laura Lee
Hey,My name is Laura Lee from Nashville, TN. Robbie and I met online back at the end of 1998.. We've had been communicating but since his popularity, we have lost touch.. I was wondering if you would give him a message, and tell him that Laura Lee is looking to get back in touch with him

Kate Seers
I am sorry, I was once a big fan of Robbie, till I read this book.I found this book to be so BORING. I know he has depression and mental health issues and that has an impact on his life, but SERIOUSLY, if you don't like the life of a celebrity then don't be one!! I found his behavior to be childish and pathetic, not the arrogant, smart man that I thought he was. He bemoans being paid $80 million for a record contract... poor Robbie. If he is so bored why doesn't he do something exciting with his life. Why is he so obsessed with breaking into America...who cares.... If he really, truly wants to settle down with Mrs Williams, then do it. Bloody hell. This book (and the 'real' Robbie) was so disappointing.

asma kristofersson
all i want to say, is all i have blieved and blieve and will blieve that robbie is one of real singers in this decade.real, means , real voice, real ability to vocals, real body language in show, real texts in his songs, real musik in his songs, real orchester for his songs at the end a real artist.we öove him, we listen to him and even he does not show up (which in a way is respectful) we never forget him or god forgive us compare him with other so called male artists.Robbie is real, is original and we hope and wish he will continue to be so.do not let himself to be buought or sold by mega businessmen who drive in music industry for earning more money.god bless him and may god help him.

gaenor
whats robbie up to seen neither hide or hair of him would like to know what he is doing

REPLY:
Dear GAENOR - Robbie is back in his home in Hollywood doing all sorts as usual; this includes finishing off his very-long-time-in-process album and supposedly in the waters off L.A on jet ski`s investigating USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects), which is underwater UFOs. you have as much idea as I what is true and what is not I am afraid.

wee mandi
What is the font of the tatoo across his chest?

REPLY
Dear WEE Mandi - The tattoo on Robbie's chest reads Chacon Son Gout,he had this done a very long time ago in Paris while drunk... roughly translated it means, EACH TO THEIR OWN. But what the font is I'm not sure! (Anybody else know?)

Eryn
If Robbie reads this I have a suggestion - come to Canada! I am 34, have multiple sclerosis, divorced. I am a wild child. Know how to have a good time! I am in Pakenham, Ontario! Come for a visit! I'll cook you a meal that will make you feel amazing!

REPLY:
Dear Eryn,how nice of you to write. are we really in Canada? thats amazing.If you get a surprise visitor from LA via Stoke let us know wont you sweet?!

Winsome Witch
Dear Host,i am sure that if Robbie wanted (for example) to have sex with someone, he would have to ask first, wouldn't he? So really the assumption that he does what he wants without having to ask is incorrect,don't you think?

REPLY: Dear Naughty (Winsome Witch) - Points to you! how can I answer a def NO? Robbie does not have to ask to have physical interaction (PC friendly way of saying ‘naughties’) though that is not to suggest he’s some kind of sex-obsessed or s`thing similar. What I will say is, although I am sure Robbie would always do the right thing and ask, I think it’s because of him been well-mannered and a formality.
Your messages are very interesting Winsome, keep it up - but a note of caution, remember to put in a BBC acceptable language as we all must do!

It never is then.
Robbie is here to pick up his custom made guitars - They are shaped like his initals (RW) from keele based guitar maker Doug Wilkes. You can see them in progress on his website! just type in wilkes guitars!

Winsome Witch
TO Host.In reply to your comments,no,i dont always do what i want,sometimes what i want to do is not a wise thing to do,so for me the word want is a no no. To me it's a very selfish word bordering on it being a demand, so no i dont do what i want. I prefer to use the word like,what i would "like"to do. Also i would like to point out to you and other people about being "asked".Not many people ask Robbie what he would like to do,they either tell him what they think he should do or they speculate about what they think he may actually be doing.Too many people with an opinion but not enough people asking him.There is only one way of finding something out for sure and that is to ask.Also remember,that those of you who are fortunate enough to get the chance to ask him a question remember,that he doesn't have to answer.It is his perogative.Same as it is with each and every human being. Humans seem to be losing the art of asking a simple question,which i think for a so called intelligent species,is a sad state of affairs So now i have cleared that up,i would like to say; Robert you get what you ask for in this World,there's no charge, it's Free.

HOST RELIES:
Dear Winsome (Witch), You misunderstood my reply. I was not saying to you, "Don’t you always do what you want?”, I was saying do you not think Robbie always does as he wants? I do myself, to be honest.

Lorraine Blower
Hi have u seen a guy called Tony Lewis? he was on the one and only show and he was fantastic oh my god well worth watching. id love to see him in concert and of course have back stage passes ha-ha, if ever you know about him doing a concert please let us all know, you want to check him out he’s fab, thanks, p.s we went to see Ollie Hughes at the kingfisher hotel and he too was fantastic we went wild and he gave me his white tie he’d been wearing all night and signed it for me I will treasure it forever thank you Ollie from Lorraine x.

HOST RELIES:
Dear Lorraine ( Blower), www.unitoneentertainment.co.uk/ lookalike_soundalikes.html This is the web link for the Agency that does gigs for Tony Lewis (Robbie Tribute Act). There is also an interview with Tony on Pure Robbie Myspace as well, there link is on our link pages as well. Hope this helps you see him.

sofia
robbie needs to be well emotionally and spiritually to begin work on him new album, and what he most need is being emotional stability and security in love with the person who loves him

HOST RELIES:
Dear Sofia, As you prob have heard by now Robbie is in the process of doing a new album now; it is due out in a few months it seems. Robbie is as stable and secure now as he can get with a steady Girlfriend and a perm home with her and all that goes with it I think, don’t you?
It is deffo the most he’s ever been so far anyway,
Ayda and he met at the right time when he wanted and needed a steady relationship and a break from his previous manic life style. However there will come a time when Rob will get bored with a stable life style and want more activity and mental and work stimulation, this is when Ayda will need to be strongest and hold on in there. When he wants to leave LA and be a bit more like the old Robbie, she will have to be very patient then, when things get a bit more wild and not so in her own comfort zone and backdrop of her LA home, with Robbie running his life around her and her career and prefs so to speak. I mean this with resp - it just comes across at the moment that RW will do anything to hold on to Ayda because that is most important to him because he has become so fond of her and she has done what no other Girl has done for a long time and made him feel loved and secure and more an ordinary Guy.
Soon though, his work connections etc come into play and will maybe make him leave his quiet LA base behind for a while at least and his more lively alter ego will come back. Ayda prob has not seen so much of this side of his character. If they are right for each other and love each other for better or worse than they will be fine.
I think Robbie needed this long period of rest from his entertaining self to prove to himself and others that he could be a stable home based average 9/5 partner, he felt it was what he needed to do and it was his good fortune to meet a like minded person in many ways in Ayda, and I wish them both all the best. This is all just my uneducated humble opinion I must stress!

Anything
Comments on what's Robbie is upto, well i think it is no concern of ours what he is doingBut from reading all the rubbish in the press about him, it seems he is doing a lot of what he enjoys doing, and having a life of his own for once.It makes me mad to read the rubbish they print about him but then i shouldn't be surpised really, press always did.As for the UFOS so what if he believes in them lots of people do, i have followed the parnomal now for over twenty years, i love it find it all so interesting, there is so much stuff going on out there and we have no clue about half of it.so good on him for speaking out about it well done RobIf Robbie had become a train spotter or stamp collecter the remarks would be the same that he was losing the plot, why? because he has taken time off performing to enjoy himself and found something that holds an interest to him, also bearing in mind That Rob has ADHD, so keeping focus on one thing is hard enough so this is good that he has found something to occupie his mind with.I will be happy when he brings out a new album yes, but in the meantime as long as he is fit and well and enjoying life then i'm happy.

HOST REPLIES: Dear Anything Whilst I applaud your sentiments that Robbie`s biz is his own and none of ours I do not fully agree with these sentiments.
Firstly I care very much about RW`s well being and consider myself very loyal to him in most ways,however having said this Robbie knew as soon as he set upon a career in entertaining that he had to give up some of his private life. Being in the public entertainment sector esp been in a Boy Band you know straight away that if you are successful you will have money fame and everything material wise you could ever want, but this comes at the price of having fans who have such strong feelings over you that they will be very demanding and craving forever more of their Idols. After all it was THEY the fans who have put their allegiance and cash into them and their careers.
This is accepted by people like Robbie who have an overriding desire to be big in their field and love attention as well.This does not mean I think Pop Stars should be available to their public 24/7 but there should be an ideal scenario of give and take and consideration on all sides including stars,fans and last but not least media.
Robbie has various physical frailties like most,some side effects from his young wild days and some he was prob born with,he like most has had time to get used to any weaknesses he may have and they now serve to make him the stronger creative person he is.
People who call him names and term his life style in all manner of insults, namely abnormal, are shallow in their thinking and judging normal as what they perceive as normal which is not their given right to be Judge and Jury of whoever. I suspect that Robbie like many creative and clever Peeps have never been the so called average Joe Blogs since they were very young.In my opinion Robert whether he had got to be a Pop Star as he is or not would allways have been an artistic and creative and very emotional character - this due to his chemical make up and maybe in part his childhood experiences which are not anyones fault but do shape ones personality in many ways I think maybe.
Anyway RW will be bringing out another album shortly it seems so that will make everyone very happy including you, Anything.
Thanks for your letter and how nice of you to be so protective of Robbie.

CLAIRE964
IF PEOPLE STOPPED GOING ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT WHERE IS HE,WHATS HE DOING,WHAT HE NOT DOING,MAYBE HE'D COME ON SITES LIKE THIS AND SEE A BIT MORE POSITIVITY AND THINK YES...I,M READY TO GO BACK.

HOST REPLIES: Dear Claire 964, thanks for your comment and saying we are a positive site, this is our aim. Maybe Robbie might look here now and again, but I think if he were to be open with his identity it would cause mayhem a bit, you would def need more staff on here.
Maybe he could write as ‘Anon’?

Winsome Witch
Has anybody ever thought of asking Robert what he actually would like to do? All i ever seem to hear is what other people want him to do.Robert your wish is my command.X

HOST REPLIES: Dear Winsome Witch, I think Robbie does what he wants anyway without being asked, don’t you? Maybe People will try and talk him into things but I believe he is a very strong minded and self empowered guy who is now totally in charge of his own destiny, in a manner of speaking, career wise and personally speaking anyway.

peter
Dear Linda Warriner - Its quiet obvious that you and a good many people like you are (with respect) incredibly small minded when it comes to the ufo situation. You have no idea what is going on or taking place have you, alas robbie to his credit does. If you can read Lynda take a look at THE DISCLOSURE PROJECT. or EXOPOLITICS. or UFO DIGEST to name but a few.Or is your world to cosy for you to open your mind a little. The choice is yours and anyone elses who wishes slate a serious topic like ufology, remain ignorant or become enlightened because in the not to distant future it will effect everyone. Yours Sincerely Peter

HOST REPLIES: Dear Peter, I myself never make a judgement on things I have no knowledge of, for instance UFOs. We on this site, namely me and I think I speak for my Boss as well, remain open minded on all things that we have no 100% proof of.

Carla
Where have all the robbie web links gone?

HOST REPLIES: Dear Carla, Here is the link for The Web Links. www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/robbie/weblinks.shtml

Lynda warriner
Ah think robbie should grow up and get his act together 4 once , little green men arnt real but his fed up faNs are ! Or is he trying to make it a break mars now ! Am Fed up waiting and am going to see scouting 4 girls ,n luke ! Maybe rob's got a thing 4 princess fiona ? Think Shrek would have sumit to say bout that rob ! Lx

HOST REPLIES: Dear Lynda (Warriner), Thanks for been so pro active and contributing so much; we appreciate Peeps giving us their honest opinion and I am sure RW would rather that than just humour his every word and action. Keep on giving your feedback - you never know, Robbie might read it one day?

Lynda warriner
Rob the sweetest ,sexyist,most wounderfull man ah ever knew,am in love with him n want to marry him n have his babies ,x

Lynda warriner
I think rob should move his bum n come out of hideing and show himself ,i4 1 am sick of hide n seek games , what do u think ,i love u rob but cant hang round 4EverSo c,moan Lx

Roisin
Can't we have a petition to get robbie to sing in england?

HOST REPLIES: Dear Roisin, It’s a nice thought to send Robbie a petition but I think many have tried and you know if a Robbie fan that one of RW`s strongest traits is his determination, will-power what ever you might call it, but if he makes his mind up on s`thing, nobody, no matter how many, who they are or what they are will make him change his mind.
Maybe he will get bored soon and fancy a trip home; it’s possible, who knows?

rosa
hi, shary - this is about marika message, i think is good robbie see what his fans thing about him,but to all the peoples know robbie doesnt feel good in his country, because all around him is bad he said and then we need to wait for robbie williams, when he wants to come back here, but now robbie doesnt wants to go there and and this is he last word, maybe he is no happy there, i think he is going to his country when he has a real life, no the two faces he has, when robbie really finds with himself,no robbie only robert p. williams, i think so my dear, but we need to love him because he is the best singer in this world. see you and thank you for you news, i know this is gossip, robbie said in his ats, dont believe nothing you read because made up for the media and all is soup... all is lie they never tell the true, believe me, robbie said nothing in the paper is true, sorry was robbie williams'WORD, but i know this is true, the news are false nobody know to robbie williams"life, robbie loves to give false news to the paparz.but anyway darling see you and i hope you finds real news about him,no a soup....like he said..

HOST REPLIES: Dear Rosa, I had no idea that RW`s latest name for rubbish articles on him was "SOUP”. anyway I apologise if you think I have repeated any of this said ‘soup’ on these pages but I was not aware that I had. This is a BBC record of current affairs, mainly local to Stoke with Robbie being from here and still having Family and strong charity and Biz connections in the area – and that is why this section is here.
For a start I am not a BBC employee - and this is not a fan site in the normal way of things. I do this as a hobby and because I admire and have a fondness for RW.
Having said this the BBC is a Public Forum so all views are respected, and are open to constructive comment at any time and of course we NEVER take sides. My articles are done from what I believe to be true, and from scratch, by doing my own writing. Anything in my articles I do stress is either fact or my opinion, in fact I usually send a copy to Josie (Robbie’s P/A) to double check that everything’s OK. If it’s a controversial item, as I know she will always come back and tell me if s'thing is not right, and, if I get any facts wrong, I will admit it. I have no wish to be of TABLOID type or gossip mongering; this is a friendly no nonsense Robbie from Stoke record, that is all.
Hope I have explained things better now Rosa and feel free to keep us on our toes by writing in again - and keep up the RW support of course!

Geraldine
Hi Shari, thank you for publicising our Robbie fans United Soccer aid donation website - we have raised over £500 in under a week, which I think is a remarkable achievement - Thanks again for publishing the link!!!

savannah anka
hi shari and mark!thanks for outting our meeting banner up..we will have big party and uk tribute mike andrew will do his show for his firts time in netherlands,everyone who admirres roberts music is welcome so can contact us thru purerobbie or your site here.love savvy

Connie
Hi Sharri!Great reading your RW and OT comments :-)

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