Getting Robbie Williams back in Take That would be crowning glory, says Mark Owen Nov 21 2008 By Rick Fulton
TAKE That are bigger and better than ever - but Mark Owen reckons getting Robbie Williams back would be their "crowning glory".
The wayward singer brought turmoil to the group when he quit in 1995, causing the band to split the following year.
Mark, 36, Gary Barlow, 37, Jason Orange, 38, and Howard Donald, 40, reformed in 2005 in a blaze of glory, while Robbie's career has stalled.
The band will undertake a huge stadium tour next year, which includes two June dates at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
The show became the fastestselling UK tour in history with fans snapping up 600,000 tickets in five hours.
Time is a great healer and former feuding pair Gary and Robbie even went to watch Arsenal playManchester United earlier this month.
Mark is desperate for Robbie to rejoin in some capacity - perhaps when the band call it quits a second time.
He said: "It would be the crowning glory, the perfect ending for us if we could come together again. Whether it be for one last tour or for just one song. Personally, that would be wonderful.
"We had a lot of fun together. I'm sure if Bob was with us again it would be a lot of laughs."
But Howard poured cold water on a full reunion and claimed Robbie isn't ready to come back full-time. The singer is busy making a new album, which is set for release next year after the relative failure of his 2006 album Rudebox.
The band met up with him in Los Angeles, where Robbie lives, and where Take That mixed their new album and made the video for new single Greatest Day, which is released on Monday.
Howard said: "He has his music and we have ours. We added Best Live Act and Best British Single for Shine, which also won them an Ivor Novello.
Some of the success lies with Take That's comeback sound, which has the Britpop quality of their 1995 hit Back For Good. It's a style which gives them wider appeal beyond their previous fanbase of young girls or gay men.
Marks & Spencer signed up the band to appear in their Christmas advert and tomorrow The X Factor will host a Take That special, with the acts picking the group's songs.
Now boy bands Boyzone and New Kids On The Block have reformed, hoping for similar success.
Sitting in a London hotel with Howard, Mark laughed: "We should be getting 50 per cent of the proceeds from all these bands.
"But I never saw us as one of those bands. I mean, OK, at the beginning we were a little bit New Kidsy. But we soon broke out of that mould. I never considered myself a part of the boy band scene. Take That is a pop band."
Howard added: "Boyzone wanted to have some fun again and relive the old days. Why not?
There are enough people out there still buying the records and coming to the concerts."
Two and a half million copies of Beautiful World were sold, making it their most successful record to date. They will release their fifth studio album The Circus on December 1.
Howard admitted: "I was extremely surprised how many records we sold. Naturally that created pressure.
"Pressure not to disappoint anyone with the new album.
"We dealt with this pressure by writing a lot of the songs together and not setting any ahead amazingly quickly."
Today Take That are more of a group effort when it comes to songwriting duties, which used to be Gary's domain.
Mark said: "We talked a lot.
About ourselves, our lives, the old times, the families that we have now.
"There are a lot more themes to talk about now. We've gained a lot as people coming together again as Take That. We're better people than we were two years ago.
"We, as a band, have been through a fundamental healing process in the past few years.
"As men at the end of our 30s, we now get along a lot better than we ever did. This album is a result of that healing process.
We're helping each other to grow old gracefully. We're there for each other. We give each other a sense of security."
Howard, who suffered a collapsed lung last year on stage and had to miss some of the European tour, points out that they are all fathers now.
He said: "You learn a lot when you first have children. You become less self-centred and a lot more considerate."
Take That called the album The Circus after going to see alternative circus troupe Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. And they'll be going head to head with Britney Spears, who is also releasing an album called The Circus on the same day.
Mark said: "When I heard she had the same title it ruined it forme to a point. I was really proud, I really like the title of our album.
"We considered renaming it but that wouldn't have worked. The title simply fits the record, and besides, the artwork was finished.
"We don't have anything against Britney, I really wish her all the best. Things weren't going so well for her, so I hope she has success - but if only she had given it another name."
Greatest Day is out on Monday. The Circus is out on
December 1.
'Robbie rejoining would be the crowning glory, the perfect ending if we could come together again. Whether it be for one last tour or one song'
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