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 ==Section== 
 The section under 'recent career' that begins ""Williams' lyrics emphasize the philosophic concepts..."" is completely false, in fact, it's lifted directly from the Ayn Rand page. Albeit when I removed it, I was accused of vandalism! 

 Have removed ""Robbie is also rumored to often look himself up on the Internet. 
 "" as it has to be vandalism/joke. Is definitaly not relevant and rumors are not needed here are they? Also, lyrics talking about buying a yacht does not suggest intent in actuality - it's just a song, you know, a piece of art - needs removing I think. ( ) 

  
 ""frontal nudity was edited out in the U.S. while the gore was left in, whereas the opposite was true for the U.K"" 

  
 : UK comment: Is this true? I didn't notice any visible nudity on the DVD - a pair of underpants and later no flesh at all. Plenty of gore, though. The video wasn't allowed to run that far on terrestrial TV untill after the 9pm ""watershed"".  17:13 20 Jun 2003 (UTC) 

 : In the US when the underpants were stripped off and there was any view of his front or backsides from the waist down it was blurred over with fuzziness. When broadcast on UK TV the gore was edited out. 

 I want to edit this, but I'm not certain the best way to do so, particularly because much of it calls for a different POV from the UK to the US.  The article as it is now claims that Williams became a solo star in the UK when he performed ""Kids"" with Kylie Minogue, then, years later, ""finally"" had a US hit with ""Rock DJ.""  But ""Kids"" and ""Rock DJ"" are on the same album, and I believe both were released in 2000.  Plus, in the US, ""Rock DJ"" was really only a minor hit, but so were his previous singles here.  It seems hyperbolic to claim that it was a superstar breakthrough.  I'll probably revise this soonare there thoughts on how to convey his differing popularity (UK/US) without hyperbole?    

 I added some information about his first single and about how ""Rock DJ"" was censored. And if someone is wondering if VH1 Europe really made their own video - yes, they did! I was very surprised to see a music channel create its own video but I don't know the reason they did it for. I just know they still prefer to use it instead of the original. Sincerely,  (UTC 

 ==Drug / alcohol addiction== 

 He took drugs and excessive alcohol throughout Take That that led to him being sacked from the band, surely this should be added in. My source for this is the documentary 'the Truth About Take That'. 

 ==Sun report== 
 Well, someone took it upon themselves to delete this report and hasn;t the common decency to discuss it with me.  I haven't the energy to concern myself with Williams, so I'll leave it here for those interested.  If or when it's confirmed someone can put it in the article.  » ]]  

 :On September 1 2004 The Sun reported that Williams was planning to release material under a new identity: Pure Francis. He said the material would be like ""Neil Diamond with a bit of Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode and he's not afraid to do a big chorus."" He added that he might spend time ""dressing like him, eating like him, living like him"" and would wear a ""false nose and a wig"". 
 ::If you were to actually read the reply to your message on my talk page then perhaps you'd not be getting into such a stupid mood.  The Sun is not a reliable source, and if you were to check RobbieWilliams-info then you'd note that they too ran with the story but quickly pulled it (google cache helped with that one).  Next time check back to a talk page you've posted on and you'll be able to see any replies.    
 :::Ok, to clarify this. The whole Pure Francis thing is actually stated in his quasi-autobiography Feel, which was written by Chris Heath. So maybe The Sun is an unreliable source, but I don't think they're lying about this one. I'd grab the quotes, but I don't have the book with me currently. Maybe someone else can help fill that gap? But to be honest, I don't know why that Robbie Williams site pulled The Sun article down. It is actually true, after all. 

 == 1 Giant Leap == 
 I read the article, and I noticed that it doesn't say anything about the 1 Giant Leap project in whic