Robbie Williams on the joke that left him thinking “I don’t think Twitter is for me”
nme.comRobbie Williams has recalled the occasion where a badly-received joke on X/Twitter made him reconsider his use of the platform.The singer was speaking to Joe Lycett for an interview in The Guardian, in which spoke about their mutual love of art.
They got on to talking about Twitter and Williams was asked if he still has an account.“It would ruin my career. The last time I was on it, I did a tweet that said: ‘I quite fancy getting into shoplifting.
Has anyone got any good suggestions for shoplifting?’“The person who runs Gail’s, the bakery, said: ‘This is awful. This is a pop star who lives in a bubble.
How dare he?’“I saw the backlash, and I was, like: “I don’t think Twitter is for me.” I got my fingers burned.”The aforementioned owner of Gail’s, Luke Johnson, called Williams’ post a “very poor taste joke” in a statement to the Daily Mail in October last year.“Shop staff are facing a huge increase in crime and violence.
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