Robbie Williams says his ‘demons are quiet’ after a ‘troublesome’ summer

Robbie Williams has opened up about how his anti-depressant medication helped him through a “troublesome and sad” time.

The former Take That star, who has previously battled addictions to alcohol and drugs, said his “demons are quiet” now that he has been prescribed the new medication and settled into family life.

However his journey to this state of equilibrium has not been easy, as he revealed that he experienced a “weird summer” where he discovered he could not relate to anyone apart from his wife, Ayda Field.

Speaking of his mental demons, the father-of-two told Radio Times: “They’ve been all right. But it happens to coincide with finding a different medication… it’s called Brintellix.

“I had a really weird summer. Just couldn’t connect with anybody, apart from my wife. I didn’t know how to talk to anybody, even people who are with me every day. I was isolated, in my head.”

He added: “It was troublesome and sad. Then I tried this anti-depressant and things have changed. The demons are quiet.”

Making no secret of his sobriety, the chart-topper, who has two children with his wife, said that he could never touch alcohol again.

He explained: “I definitely can’t drink. I definitely can’t do coke. I can’t do ecstasy. And I don’t fancy heroin. Or M-Cat (mephedrone) or ketamine or any of those things.

“But maybe there’s a once-a-year special voucher that I get for good behaviour. But not for any of those things. I’ll leave it to your imagination.”

Read the full interview with Robbie Williams in this week’s issue of Radio Times, out now.

Robbie’s latest album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, is out now.