Robbie: I quit my jobbie

Quoted from: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/

'31/08/06
SINGER Robbie Williams has sensationally vowed he is to quit pop. The former Take That heart-throb says he will hang up his microphone in 18 months - in a move that will stun his army of fans. He admits he does not want to be part of the pop "machine" and doesn't see himself singing any more. The £100million singer even admits he has become a "monster". Millions of fans worldwide will be left heartbroken by the bombshell announcement. Experts warn it could even damage his record company EMI, which took a huge gamble when it signed him to a record-breaking £80m contract in 2002. Fans - who have supported the 32-year-old singer tirelessly since he quit the band to go solo a decade ago - were already consoling each other last night. One teenage fan said: "The music industry won't be the same without him. I am devastated - he is king of the charts and he'll always be my number one." A music insider said: "Robbie is unique - a true one of a kind - and there is simply no-one around that can fill his shoes."On the eve of releasing his new single Rudebox, Bob admits he's grown tired of the abomination he says he's become and craves life as a normal man. He said: "I've got to take the view over the next 18 months and see if I want to be part of the machine any more, because I don't see me singing again. It's a question of what I want and where I want to be. Can I live without radio picking my song and putting it on the playlist? Or is this fame thing something I'm addicted to?" The announcement from gobby Stoke-boy Robbie is even more of a surprise as his Close Encounters tour is currently filling stadiums around the world.A thoughtful Robbie - famed for high-octane hits such as Angels, Rock DJ and Let Me Entertain You - hinted he is still struggling with his inner demons, which have plagued him for most of his career. He said darkly: "I don't know where I stand with it all at the moment. Do I take things into my own hands and dismantle this monster and have a nice life?"'