Posted on 04/23/2020 5:03:28 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The Angels singer, 46, and his next-door neighbour, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy, 76, were once bitter enemies over a plan to build a “super-basement” underneath Robbie’s mansion.
But Robbie says the two are now in harmony.
He denied “hilarious” reports that he was blasting out songs by Jimmy’s ex-bandmate Robert Plant and Black Sabbath to annoy his neighbour, but said he would have loved to have played pranks on him.
Robbie and Jimmy first clashed in 2014 over the basement scheme. Jimmy told planning chiefs he feared vibrations from the work would damage his Grade I listed home in Holland Park, west London. Kensington and Chelsea council rejected Robbie’s plans twice but eventually approved them in December – on condition the builders used only hand tools.
Robbie, who lives at the mansion with his wife Ayda Field, 40, and their four children, later apologised for comparing Jimmy’s behaviour to someone with a “mental illness”. Asked if their drama was over, Robbie said: “I’m not feuding with anybody these days.”
The singer, who found fame with the group Take That, was speaking to Sirius XM to promote his upcoming shows at the Encore Theatre at the Wynn Las Vegas resort.
Robbie told US online broadcaster Sirius XM: “I want to build a basement in my house because it’s a really sound investment idea and the right honourable Jimmy Page, who lives next door, doesn’t want me to do that.”
When asked if that was because of building noise, he said: “Yes. And I think he thinks it’s going to damage his house and I can promise him it’s not. But here’s the thing, Jimmy Page lives next door.”
When asked about stories of him blasting music to upset Jimmy, Robbie said someone claiming to be a neighbour had left a comment underneath an article saying “I’ve seen Robbie Williams dressed as Robert Plant with a pillow underneath his T-shirt blasting out Robert Plant songs and Black Sabbath songs”.
Robbie said that although it was clearly a joke, the story was spread nationwide.
He told the broadcaster: “Now listen, I thought that story was hilarious, so I didn’t mind that being out there at all. Alas, it’s not true.”
I don’t see anything from Jimmy Page saying it’s all good, just from this Williams guy, after winning, saying ‘oh, it’s fine now’. But is it really?
Funny. Jimmy Page used to live in Alistair Crowley’s mansion until he was chased out by the same demons he conjured up. Im sure he didnt give a damn about Rob’s crap after what he went thru in that mansion..
Does that tower have a stairway?
Hands tools only? To dig out a basement that size?
>>speaking to Sirius XM to promote his upcoming shows at the Encore Theatre at the Wynn Las Vegas resort.
Bit presumptive at this point
If it does, I wonder where it goes.
Straight to Heaven Baby!!! :)
Re: “Jimmy told planning chiefs he feared vibrations from the work would damage his Grade I listed home in Holland Park, west London.”
If Jimmy lived next door to Brian Wilson, he would only get “Good Vibrations.”
Robbie probably plans to just wait Jimmy Page out.
Page is 76 now. “Let’s revisit the topic 10 or 12 years from now. Mr. Page (or his Estate) might be more agreeable then.”
"I’ve seen Robbie Williams dressed as Robert Plant with a pillow underneath his T-shirt blasting out Robert Plant songs and Black Sabbath songs”.
Anybody familiar with this Robbie Williams video with Nicole Kidman called “something stupid”? I think it’s adorable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpYBZQTyd0
Probably yes. Keith has been looking like two Packs of Pickled Peppers for the last 30 years.
The most terrifying part of that entire post was that you were a cop :-) only the most insane friends I knew became cops
The rest is interesting too
True dat. But...Maybe there is an addendum in that deal with the devil that Jimmy agreed to suck at Live Aid in return for outliving Keef.
Not interested in anything either one of them does anymore. Never really heard of this guy Williams in the first place.
Well, it's been six years already. Think of some of thosr tunnels under our southern border that pop up.
I guess the tunnelers at the border are out of work.
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