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"  Well here&amp;#039;s a funny thing if we ever heard one. Robbie Williams thinks he is the quintessential boy next door. NICK DEFENDS ROBBIE RADIO BAN The singer \u2013 who let&amp;#039;s face it, is known for his sex drugs and rock &amp;#039;n&amp;#039; roll past lifestyle - believes people connect with him and his music because they can recognise themselves in him. Speaking on When Robbie Met James - which airs on Friday night on Sky1 HD at 9pm - he said: &amp;quot;I think that a lot of people don&amp;#039;t like my brand of whatever I do. And I think that people, the ones that like me at least see me as their brother, or their older uncle, or their friend or their next door neighbour. I am the quintessential boy next door, I feel that way.&amp;quot; ROBBIE CELEBRATES BIRTH OF BABY GIRL But he did admit her has a huge ego which sets him apart from his fans. He continued: &amp;quot;And I do feel as though if I was a pop star this is what I do and I could understand that people that come to see me think that if they were a pop star this is what they would do. &amp;quot;I have a gigantic ego and need to be at the top of the pile and be doing amazingly well; also at the same time I&amp;#039;m just pleased to be anywhere.&amp;quot; Being interviewed by James Corden for the TV special, the Take That singer insisted it is his desire to be the biggest pop star that motivates his songwriting. ROBBIE AND GARY DIET WARS He explained: &amp;quot;Paul McCartney, Elton John, when they release an album even now into their 70s, late 60s or wherever they are, they&amp;#039;re not going, &amp;#039;You know what, have one.&amp;#039; &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#039;t matter. Those people are still ultra-competitive. Madonna wins the bloody Masterpiece at the Chuffington something or other Awards and Elton John is absolutely furious that his song didn&amp;#039;t win! They&amp;#039;re still competitive. If you lose that competitive edge then what&amp;#039;s the point.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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