Robbie Williams turned down the chance to become Queen’s frontman
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nme.comHe says his "low self-esteem" prevented him from taking the gig Robbie Williams has revealed that he was once asked to follow in the late Freddie Mercury‘s footsteps as Queen frontman, before Adam Lambert joined the rock group.
The pop icon is said to have turned down Brian May and Roger Taylor’s approach after impressing the pair when they teamed up on a 2001 re-recording of ‘We Are The Champions’ for the movie A Knight’s Tale.
But Robbie says his “low self-esteem” ultimately prevented him from following on from Freddie Mercury. He told SiriusXM: “Even though I’m very confident here on the microphone, I have very low self-esteem. “And I just thought I’d save them the audacity of me even trying to step on a stage and be the same echelon as
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