UN concert can be much more than one show. He showed it Robbie Williamsthat during A stage of his tour in Germany He opened an intimate window on his family life. Between one song and the other, the British singer surprised the public speaking with touching sincerity of the drama that is facing: The disease of his parents. «My mother is suffering from dementia and no longer knows who I am. He no longer knows where he is. My father is suffering from Parkinson’s and cannot leave the house “. A story that goes beyond the musical chronicle and touches a universal human rope.
Robbie Williams and adulthood pains
Today Robbie Williams finds himself dealing with a phase of life that he himself defines alienating. “It is a strange place to be, this place where we find ourselves, at 51, it is very strange to be adults” He said turning to the audience. His reflection continues with a phrase that contains all the difficulty of those who look at the time to change: “I’m not ready for this”. In those words there is the fragility of those who have always been able to make smiling, but now he finds himself a spectator of a harder reality.
Janet Williams and dementia: the testimony of the son
According to what reported by The Sunthe artist’s mother, Janet, is 84 years old today and is affected by a form of dementia that has radically changed the relationship with the child. “My mother no longer knows who I am,” said Robbie with modesty, explaining how much this condition is marking their lives. A testimony that gives voice to many families who coexist with dementia, often in silence.
Father Peter’s parkinson and remember on stage
The father, Peter Williams, is also seriously due to Parkinson’s. Robbie remembers him as follows: “He sang with me every evening on stage, came out, stole the scene, he was fascinatingthen left in the backstage for a glass of red wine. Now he can no longer leave the house ». The man who loved the stage today is forced to immobility, and the tenderness with which the singer speaks of it reveals a very strong bond.
Robbie Williams’s mother -in -law also fights three diseases
The family framework becomes even more complex if we consider the situation of the Williams mother -in -law, Gwen Field. The woman, the singer told, is suffering from Lupus, Parkinson’s and cancer. But its strength is inexhaustible: “She is a very brave woman and is fighting, fighting, fighting”. Words that leave room for admiration, without ever indulging in pietism.
Robbie Williams, between stage and real life
This moment of public opening is not isolated. Robbie Williams has Several times spoken of his fragilityalso through the Netflix documentary dedicated to his career and the film Better Manwhich tells The ups and downs of his existence. But the story in concert had a different echo: he transformed the stage into a space of empathy, making the star a man among men.
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