Robbie Williams never blamed his former manager for his drug-taking and personal problems during his early years in Take That.
Robbie Williams has written an open letter to his former manager about his drug use
The pop star has written an open letter to music mogul Nigel Martin-Smith – who brought the boyband together and managed them during their 1990s heyday – after they both appeared in new BBC documentary series ‘Boybands Forever’ and Nigel seemingly suggested Robbie blamed him for his troubles – but the singer has insisted his substance abuse issues would have happened even if he was working as a “taxi driver”.
In the note posted on Instagram, Robbie wrote: “Hey Nige. Hope all is good in your world and life is being kind to you. Just thought I’d jot down a few thoughts about our appearance together as talking heads on the BBC doc ‘Boybands Forever’.
“I was equal parts terrified and excited to be sharing a screen with you again. Excited to see where we are on this journey and terrified in case old enemies would be triggered and I’d still be in a place of hurt or fear.
“As it happens, it would appear that time has done its thing and I guess the wisdom it brings has taken its mop to a few nooks and crannies here and there. I guess not every nook has been bleached.”
Robbie went on to paraphrase Nigel’s words in the documentary, writing: “[Nigel said] He’s smart, is Robbie and it’s quite clever, you know, ‘I did drugs because I was in this band where I couldn’t have girlfriends or I couldn’t go out. That evil t**t Nigel, it’s his fault that I’m behaving like a w*****’.”
He went on to hit back at the claims, writing: “Allow me to respond to your assertion. My drug taking was never your fault. My response to the warped world that surrounded me is solely my own.
“How I chose to self-medicate is and was something that I will be…
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