‘Your brain is not going to be working properly’: Robbie Williams blames his forgetfulness on his former drug use as he reveals he relies on autocues
Robbie Williams has blamed his forgetfulness on his former drug use after revealing he relies on a word prompter to get him through concerts.
The 46-year-old, who has now been sober for 20 years, said that he can no longer remember the lyrics to all his songs as his mind is not what it used to be.
Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, the Angels singer said: ‘Now if you were in a stadium full of people and you had done drugs in your life, your brain is not going to be working properly.
Candid: Robbie Williams, 46, has blamed his forgetfulness on former drug use after revealing he relies on a word prompter to get him through concerts
‘And the last thing you want to do when you are staring at 80,000 people is go, ‘Yep I do not remember these words’.
‘That’s why I got an autocue because I suffer with anxiety and it is a high-pressure scenario.’
The father-of-four added that he would be honest with his children about about his previous involvement with drugs and hopes to ‘terrify’ them with the truth to ensure they do not make similar mistakes.
Baby faced: The father-of-four (pictured at the start of his pop star carer with Take That bandmates in 1993) added that he would be honest with his children about about his previous involvement with drugs
Earlier this month, Robbie was emotionally reunited with Ayda and their children after 21 days apart.
The singer sweetly embraced daughter Theodora, seven, and Charlton, five, in the video after running up the driveway to greet them, with Ayda sharing the heartwarming moment on Instagram.
In the video, Ayda asked her children who they could see walking up the driveway, with Theodora, or Teddy, screaming in excitement ‘Daddy!’
Running to meet Robbie, he then scooped Teddy up before pulling Charlton in for a hug.
Posting the sweet reunion on Instagram, Ayda explained that Robbie had been placed in a separate quarantine, after he returned from a trip to Australia.
She captioned the post: ‘@robbiewilliams After 3 weeks…REUNITED!!!! So happy to have daddy home after separate quarantines #togetheratlast #quarantinelife #stayhome AWxx.’
Sweet: Robbie reunited with his wife Ayda and their children earlier this month after spending three weeks in quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic
Ayda has remained at home in Los Angeles with her and Robbie’s children, Theodora Charlton, Colette, 18 months, and newborn Beau.
The star also revealed that Robbie was practising social distancing, after sharing a video of the hitmaker serenading her outside their mansion.
Ayda admitted it was the closest they had been for a while as she filmed Robbie, who had jumped up onto their porch.