Mark Owen On Robbie Williams

Mark Owen admitted to Dotmusic.com that at times it had been strange to watch former Take That bandmate Robbie Williams achieve such phenomenal solo success. “In a lot of ways I sit and watch him on the telly and forget that I was once in a band with him,” he explained. “I look at him and go ‘Wow!’. He’s done some fantastic videos and stuff, and some great songs. But when I see Rob [socially], it’s like seeing an old school friend really, in a lot of ways. He’s still my old mate, you know? When I see him I don’t see Rob who’s playing three nights at Knebworth, I see Rob who I met up with when we were 17 in Manchester at a gay club and started our rehearsals.”