Gary Barlow “felt like a failure” in the years after Take That split while Robbie Williams’s solo success soared.
Gary Barlow ‘felt like a failure’ in the years after Take That split while Robbie Williams’s solo success soared
The singer, 54, has opened up about the collapse of his solo career in the 1990s after Take That disbanded in 1996 following the departure of Robbie, now 51, whose hits including Let Me Entertain You and Angels propelled him to international fame. G
Gary, who had been expected to be the breakout star, struggled to match that success and has admitted he could not see a way back for himself or the band at the time.
He told the Sunday Times: “I felt like a failure. I had all this shame of the position I was in and it would have been different if it happened today, because you could reach out for help. It’s not shameful to ask for help now. But I would not have done anything differently because it’s all led to here.”
Gary also said: “No, definitely no. I just couldn’t see a way back. I couldn’t see a world where it would happen because Robbie had gone not just big – he’d gone so big we were just left there. Who would want to come and see us? Who would care?”
During that period, Gary developed bulimia, which he has described as an attempt to “kill off the pop star” he thought he no longer was.
He changed his diet in 2003 in a bid to overcome the disorder and his struggles with body image.
Take That eventually reunited in 2005 and went on to tour extensively.
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