Robbie Williams opens up about ‘torturous headlock’ of mental health struggles throughout his career

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He wryly adds: “It’s all right – it’s gonna work out for me.” Williams, 49, describes making the documentary as “traumatic”, adding: “I hope it is for the viewer, too.” In fact, to psych himself up for the shoot, which took place in his bedroom, the singer came up with a new song, the lyrics of which go: “Trauma watch, trauma watch, come and watch me have a trauma watch.” In the 1990s, Williams, who hails from Stoke-on-Trent, successfully embarked on a solo career after leaving boyband Take That. I know celebs are celebs, but they’re people, too.” When asked to clarify the comments he had made about self-harming, Williams told reporters: “The reason I say that is to qualify that people are people. open image in gallery Robbie Williams chronicles his life in a new Netflix documentary “No, because legally I didn’t have to,” he replies. I’m not trying to be a grime artist – let’s all laugh together!’” He says “the biggest cringe point” for him in the documentary “is when I explain to an audience that are about to listen to ‘Rudebox’ for the first time that this is going to be the biggest single since ‘Angels’.” People started filming me when I was 16 and they never stopped – I don’t f***ing know why Robbie Williams Making the documentary has also been a time for Williams to be particularly introspective about his fame.