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| Robbie Williams 'gutted' by R1 snub | Robbie Williams 'gutted' by R1 snub |
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| Pop star Robbie Williams says he is "gutted" that BBC Radio 1 no longer plays his records. | Pop star Robbie Williams says he is "gutted" that BBC Radio 1 no longer plays his records. |
| "I'm very ambitious," he told BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes programme. "So when Radio 1 goes and is taken away from you, a huge bit of your arsenal goes." | "I'm very ambitious," he told BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes programme. "So when Radio 1 goes and is taken away from you, a huge bit of your arsenal goes." |
| "It's your main oxygen to get your stuff out there." | "It's your main oxygen to get your stuff out there." |
| Radio 1 failed to put Williams' number one single Candy on their playlist last year, but his recent collaboration with Dizzee Rascal did make it on the air. | Radio 1 failed to put Williams' number one single Candy on their playlist last year, but his recent collaboration with Dizzee Rascal did make it on the air. |
| The star's new swing album, Swings Both Ways, is unlikely to be a fixture on the station. | The star's new swing album, Swings Both Ways, is unlikely to be a fixture on the station. |
| Radio 1's breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw previously said Williams, 39, was "not relevant" to his target audience of 15-29 year olds. | Radio 1's breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw previously said Williams, 39, was "not relevant" to his target audience of 15-29 year olds. |
| "I liked Take That when I was little, but I'm not little anymore," he told Five news. | "I liked Take That when I was little, but I'm not little anymore," he told Five news. |
| "I don't know if he's now for a Radio 1 audience." | "I don't know if he's now for a Radio 1 audience." |
| The station's music policy chief Nigel Harding has also said rock groups Green Day and Muse may have outgrown the station. | |
| "The last Green Day project simply wasn't good enough," he told trade magazine Music Week. | |
| Muse, meanwhile "are approaching a crossroads" - their last single was the first one not playlisted by Radio 1 in a decade. | Muse, meanwhile "are approaching a crossroads" - their last single was the first one not playlisted by Radio 1 in a decade. |
| "The door remains open to them but we'll have to think carefully about their next album." | "The door remains open to them but we'll have to think carefully about their next album." |
| 'Over-sensitive' | 'Over-sensitive' |
| Speaking to John Wilson, Williams admitted he was jealous of the younger pop stars who are guaranteed airplay, including One Direction's Harry Styles. | Speaking to John Wilson, Williams admitted he was jealous of the younger pop stars who are guaranteed airplay, including One Direction's Harry Styles. |
| "He's talented, he's good looking. He could have it away," said Williams. | "He's talented, he's good looking. He could have it away," said Williams. |
| "And I'll be sat here saying 'damn him'. | "And I'll be sat here saying 'damn him'. |
| But, he continued, "everybody who's anybody has been competitive and over-sensitive and a bit silly". | But, he continued, "everybody who's anybody has been competitive and over-sensitive and a bit silly". |
| "Look at Paul McCartney, look at Elton John. They're jealous of Justin Timberlake. I'm sure they were jealous of me when I was in my imperial phase." | "Look at Paul McCartney, look at Elton John. They're jealous of Justin Timberlake. I'm sure they were jealous of me when I was in my imperial phase." |
| The Mastertapes series looks at a classic album in depth - in this instance Life Thru A Lens, Williams' debut record. | The Mastertapes series looks at a classic album in depth - in this instance Life Thru A Lens, Williams' debut record. |
| Released in 1997, the album featured the hit singles Angels and Let Me Entertain You. | Released in 1997, the album featured the hit singles Angels and Let Me Entertain You. |
| In the wide-ranging interview, he discussed how the album was recorded in the depths of the alcohol-fuelled depression that followed his exit from Take That. | In the wide-ranging interview, he discussed how the album was recorded in the depths of the alcohol-fuelled depression that followed his exit from Take That. |
| Co-writer Guy Chambers recalled how Williams was often "too drunk to make it" to recording sessions. | Co-writer Guy Chambers recalled how Williams was often "too drunk to make it" to recording sessions. |
| "We were often trying to get him to do the vocal for Angels," he said. "That went on for weeks." | "We were often trying to get him to do the vocal for Angels," he said. "That went on for weeks." |
| Williams also revealed that he could no longer take to the stage without a lyric sheet, after forgetting the words to Angels on a live edition of The X Factor in 2009. | Williams also revealed that he could no longer take to the stage without a lyric sheet, after forgetting the words to Angels on a live edition of The X Factor in 2009. |
| "It caused a chink in the armour," he admitted. | "It caused a chink in the armour," he admitted. |
| The third series of Mastertapes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November. | The third series of Mastertapes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November. |
| Other guests include David Crosby, discussing his solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name, and Soul II Soul, on 1989's influential Club Classics Vol 1. | Other guests include David Crosby, discussing his solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name, and Soul II Soul, on 1989's influential Club Classics Vol 1. |
| Edwyn Collins and Natalie Merchant also take part. | Edwyn Collins and Natalie Merchant also take part. |
| Recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, each artist also plays live tracks from the album under discussion. | Recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, each artist also plays live tracks from the album under discussion. |
| Mastertapes: Robbie Williams A-Side will be broadcast on Monday, 11 November at 23:00, the B-Side programme will follow on 12 November at 15:30. | Mastertapes: Robbie Williams A-Side will be broadcast on Monday, 11 November at 23:00, the B-Side programme will follow on 12 November at 15:30. |