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LIFE THRU A LENS

Rob analysing Life Thru A Lens track by track.

Taken from Smash Hits


Lazy Days: A song about that time between being happy and drunk and getting a headache. Everything is a bit dreamy and pleasant.

Life Thru A Lens: This one's about showbiz hangers - on - and I've met a few.

Ego A Go Go: Wrote the lyrics for this when I was still in Take That. I know there's a possibility of a reunion but I can't lie - it's about one of the boys... I love it.

Angels: The first slow one on the album. It was written with my Aunty Jo and Grandad Williams in mind. They are no longer with us. I believe you have guardian angles and Auntie Jo and my grandad are looking after me.

South Of The Border: The new single written when I was sitting in Stoke - On - Trent station waiting to come back to London around Christmas time. I was having a very tough time.

Old Before I Die: The first and last song I will ever write with Desmond Child who has worked with a whole load of stars and made a whole lot of money. When we'd finished it we were sitting in his pool in Miami when he turned to me and said:"Do you like this house? You helped me pay for it!" He ruined it all for me and I'll never work with him again. I still love the song though. It's very anthemic.

One Of God's Better People: A tribute to the most important person in my life - my mum Jan. I sang it to her recently and she broke down. I think that meant she liked it.

Let Me Entertain You: Camp rock opera. Really mad track with touches of my mate Elton John's Pinball Wizard.

Killin Me: Written when I was down and having a tough time with the drink and drugs. I was sober when I wrote it though!

Clean: I was completely out of it when I wrote this. It reminds me of how I used to be and that I wasn't slumped in a corner. Sometimes I was actually very funny.

Baby Girl Window: Written for my friend Sam Beckinsale about her dad Richard who died when she was 12. Whenever his name is mentioned she smiles. This is me telling Sam I bet her dad is watching her and is proud.

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