elisabeth1974

i wonder what they earn as 'spokesperson'. 100,000, a million? I don't think that he does WW for the sake of the diet

Agree Syd, I heard a snippet too and I had hoped for something else. I loved the collaboration with Avicii some years ago. This sounds strange to my ears, but maybe this is the reason it might be a hit then :-)

Hugh Jackman did say that he wants a collaboration with Rob, as did Adam Lambert. If they had been serious this should be no problem then.

hahaha, now I get it, thanks Syd

I was wondering, too. But I can imagine it as it fits the time plan: Bob Sinclair single, UTR3, Las Vegas, one or two guest performances with TT, Soccer Aide, Hyde Park, Las Vegas, x-factor also as platform to promote his album....and an income of several millions

Interesting, isn't it? Everyone has this fate. All the major acts still filling stadiums but do not get hit singles anymore. The usual time at the top is between 6 and 8 years, probably shorter. Coldplay is a bit of an exception. And collaborations like JT is doing them. Rob has always been Special. I have read through some old concert critics (Cologne 2001, the tour 2003) yesterday. "There are people with more and bigger hits. But no one is as charismatic on stage" was one quote. I agree.

I did not get the joke :-(

Found this, seems it was a one album record deal. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/robb...universal-deal/

Yes, and it will be published end 2019 under Sony I understand. But it is the last one if the information is right. I don't know if Sony had a short term deal anyway with him. I don't remember.

I am not even slightly interested in these kind of Instagram posts. I could not relate to the talks last year and less this year with the smoking bits (wonder if this is part of the WW deal). What fan I am :-( ?

we have a discussion in the moment in a RW FB group about a remark he made on Upfront. Seemingly his next album will be with Sony and then he is a free agent. Does one of you remember about how many albums the contract has been? Do you think it is possible that Sony cancelled the contract because of the quite disappointing sales figures of THES. I learned that they do not participate in the huge profit of the tour.

do we have worldwide sales?

I love the hair and the dog

Milly, what about a TT documentary only about Gary? I think this will be appropriate. This boredrop Jason, this solo artist behaviour of Rob who just soldout 48 stadiums and some nice Las Vegas concerts, this backing singer Mark and backing dancer Howard. Iwould make it about Gary as Gary is TT. No- I am not serious :-)

I am not sure if I would like those extremes. I have grown up being very food and health conscious. My father was a diabetic and there was always a problem if he ate something he shouldn't. But I also learned that being conscious does not mean to deny yourself everything. The balance comes natural. I see a lot of steadily dieting youth friends and they never have lost this habit and the yo-yo effect. It is a lot about what you learn when you grow up. He needs to learn to have a balance he likes. His body looks hot in the moment, but he looks also very pale.

we have company closure, but as we also have years end some unlucky have to work. Fortunately we can work from home as they will reduce the heating in the office.

I think RKTVS is an underrated album and I love Bodies

It is not my opinion about Gary's political opinion. I am Dutch and I can only judge it from the distance. But as I am a fan of Rob in particular and TT in general if they are at least 4 and best 5 I read a lot of British articles about them and the comments about the guys. Most are neutral to Mark and Howard these days, Robbie is polarizing since decades, Gary is appreciated as his voice is great. But as a person a lot of people dislike his tax issue more than with other people. This influences the opinion of the General Public, not of TT fans I guess. Once again I speak about the sales in the UK as in Europe no one knows or cares who is not a real fan. Musicwise I think indeed that Jason is missed a lot, far more than Robbie. TT4 worked. I loved the Circus. But I miss the Rule the World, the Said it all the Flood style. And Milly, there is no subtle dislike of someone. I like Robbie and Gary together these days. I am not a huge fan of Gary solo. But this is simply one taste of many we have here. I think though it is nice to have a good discussion aside the FB pages where you would not like to enter some TT sites with the hate of some against Rob, while the group made their piece.

Take That have been a UK (almost) only act since especially after Progress. Boy or Manbands do not sell well in the rest of Europe. It is not down to them only. The music taste is different. Robbie maintained his solo fanbase in Europe different to the UK more than TT. He sells out stadiums still. Progress was the unification all time height. Gary never sold well in Europe. And in the UK in the comments on FB, Newspapers etc (aside of the usual hate comments every public figure gets) you see that his political direction and the tax issue hurt his image. Robbie coming and going makes some people happy, some unhappy as you also realize in the comments even in this thread. But what really took mojo away is Jason leaving. And the miss of huge ballads. However, as long as they sell tours, even if it is for the live moment rather than TT - it is good for them as it pays millions in their wallets. In 10 years there might be a full reunion and then the Progress effect will set in again

because? I think it is pretty interesting and well The Guardian is hardly a newspaper like the tabloids SUN and DM

Mustique again

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/...-members-ranked three members of TT, Rob is second behind MJ

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/...-members-ranked Jason, Gary, Robbie

yes, this is the huge different to ten years ago and I have the impression that he likes his new life

i wonder if they had expected that