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Robbie Williams Heavy Entertainment Tour at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 24 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

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Robbie Williams, Depression and Zayn Malik

by Music-News.com on October 30, 2019

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Robbie Williams was too messed up to offer advice to Zayn Malik after reaching out when he quit One Direction.

Zayn rose to fame in the boyband after they were formed on the 2010 series of The X Factor U.K., but left in 2015 because of a desire to be a “normal 22 year old”.

Speaking to GQ Hype, Robbie, who also quit his group during the height of their fame in the ’90s, revealed Zayn’s people reached out to him in an effort to have him offer the young star advice, but he felt unable to do so.

“I was thinking, ‘Help? But I’m fucked too.’ I didn’t want to fucking phone the kid and tell him there’s no hope,” Robbie said. “You don’t want me on that phone call! ‘Hey, I know you’re only 24 right now, but it can only get worse’ It is going to get fucking worse.

“I’d take that phone call now. Yeah, but at that particular time, you don’t want me on that phone call,” Williams added.

Robbie went on to confess he was “hideously depressed” at the time, and secretly retired from music because he felt he had “no purpose”. However, he confessed that since settling into his role as a dad-of-three with wife Ayda Field and getting back on stage, he’s got his mojo back.

“Now I’m a 45-year-old man with three kids that has an amazing job,” he smiled, adding, “That is purpose and I like it.”

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