robbie

i read an article in the newspaper on robbie williams today.. ok, to be fair, it was the Sunday Times magazine.. but hey, it's still part of the newpaper, alright?? anyway, just wanted to share a couple of bits with all you people out there who don't read the newspaper..

"he's only interested in things that he's instantly and naturally gifted at. in fact, it goes further than that - he actively hates anything he can't immediately excel at."
'A dark star shines' by Caitlin Moran, STM November 6 2005

how great is that? now that is what i call attitude.. not particularly commendable, but hey, look where it got him.. the article goes on to say:

"with hundreds of other pop-culture icons, we learn how unhappy, confused, chaotic, excessive and sporadically ecstatic their lives were after they died - or had at least long since cleaned up and retired.
with Williams, on the other hand, we hear about all this stuff at pretty much the same time as he is living through it. his long term depression and 'addiction' to anti-depressants, his search for the future Mrs Williams... his sexual prowess on a one-night stand ("he's a real gentleman who knows how to please a woman"), his beliefs in the occult, his loneliness, his search for deeper meaning, and his phenomenal ability to break wind at will ("incoming!") - it all comes as dispatches from the front line."
'A dark star shines' by Caitlin Moran, STM November 6 2005

yeah, that's robbie williams for you.. i'm not a fan of him as a person, but i reckon his music totally rocks.. well, most of it anyway.. my first memory of robbie williams was watching his music video for "strong" [kick-ass melody].. all could remember thinking was how up-himself he was, just not in those words.. it was more like "he thinks he's so cool but he's, like, not."

ok, i'm distracted by the sky outside.. the sun's set, and the sky is dusky. it's a purply-grey that fades into a pale wahsh-out blue.. i can see the silhouette of a couple of trees against the light.. sooo nice................ and then there's that damn street light..