Robbie Williams: “I love Taylor Swift and Madonna”

The British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams during a new interview with SiriusXM Hits 1, where he was promoting the release of his new biopic “Better Man” he declared his (professional) love for Taylor Swift and for Madonna also recalling an episode from the past that Madonna did not take well.

During the online chat the former Take That star recalled when he performed his classic song “Angels” with Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium in 2018 and explained why he admires the singer. “I love Taylor Swift. Who doesn’t love her and who can’t love her?,” he said. “There are levels in this (artistic) world and she is reaching those that have so far been unattainable, unmatched.”

Comparing the American pop star’s success to the period in which he was at the height of his fame, Williams credited Taylor Swift for having handled the situation well and for having maintained a clear head even when there were negative comments. “When I was at my most successful I couldn’t help but think, ‘Hey, this is what madness looks like. This is driving me crazy.’ And people said, ‘Oh, he’s acting crazy,'” he explained, saying he felt like he was having “a nervous breakdown.”

“The behavior that Taylor Swift has and the way that she’s dealing with the very, very unfair things that are thrown at her is fantastic,” he explained. “She’s just a girl singing songs, trying to entertain people, but of course, with great love comes great hate. With omnipresence, comes madness and she’s dealing with all of that so well… at least it would seem from the outside”.

Taylor Swift wasn’t the only pop icon the “Rock DJ” singer referenced in the interview, but he also reflected on her past comments on Madonna. During the chat, host Ben Harlum recalled a previous interview with Williams in which he made a joke about the “Celebration” singer’s age.

“It’s true, that wasn’t nice of me,” Williams said, looking back on the comments. “The fact is that I adore her and I love her.”

“The fact is that in Britain in the 1990s it was a fierce struggle. Statements were made to the press, which ‘gave back’ to the two sides, and so a space was filled,” he explained. “In the ’90s and the tail end, sometimes you filled a space by being bad, but funny.”

“I love Madonna, I respect her, I love her music, I love everything about her, everything she has managed to do in her career,” he said. “I was an asshole. I can be an asshole.”