Robbie Williams has revealed that his new song is written from the perspective of Morrissey’s stalker.
The former Take That singer, 51, is set to release a new album titled Britpop in October this year.
At a Q&A event with Joe Lycett, Robbie played his album for some of the press and spoke about the unique inspiration for one of the songs on the album.
The eighth song on the tracklist is titled Morrissey and focuses on the Smiths singer – through the eyes of an infatuated stalker.
‘It’s great because that particular track is a song made by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow about Morrissey,’ Robbie said.
Joe replied: ‘I thought, I want to see what the Morrissey song’s about, and it’s it surprised me because it’s really tender and you’re very considerate about him in a way that I wouldn’t be.’
In response to this, Robbie replied sincerely: ‘The reason I’m considerate about him is because I’m writing it from the point of view of a stalker.
‘So it’s, it’s somebody that’s stalking Morrissey and is completely obsessed and in love with him.’
Robbie and Morrissey have had a quirky relationship over the years, with the duo speaking about each other in various press interviews over the years.
In his official biography, Reveal, Robbie said that he had grand plans to kiss Morrissey on stage after performing a duet together, much like Britney and Madonna back in the day.
‘I was bang up for that. Kissing Morrissey! That would have been great. Because he’s just got, like, a fiercely brilliant face. You know, watching the idolatry that surrounds him, thousands and thousands of straight men, I think, would sleep with Morrissey. And I might not sleep with Morrissey, but I’d have a cuddle and a kiss. It would have been amazing,’ he said.
Alas, the big kiss didn’t take place, but Robbie claims he was well up for it.
‘I think he was probably maybe a bit bluffing. Maybe. But I wasn’t. I’d have wrestled him to the floor. And dominated him.’
The album is preceded by two singles, Rocket in May 2025 and Spies in July 2025.
Robbie has said that he has spent a lot of time trying to chase the fame he had in his early solo career with hits like Angels and Millennium, but has since found his sound with his new album.
‘[I was] Musically, a bit aimless for a little while. Because I haven’t known really what to do, I’ve chased yesterday an awful lot, which happens.
‘Fortunately for me, I was in the pocket for so long and my rise was so long and then when, you know, commercial radio or whatever stops playing you and you think, “oh shit, what was it that I did” and then you look backwards and I’ve just spent the last 15 years looking backwards.
‘I just think with this album, if I am gonna move backwards, I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start and head off from there.’
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