“Depressed Robbie in Rehab”

Hm, I have already given my views on The London Paper. I make a point of not reading it, but you can’t miss the headline when so many copies are thrust into your path as you simply try to walk around London, and this is today’s offering.

Robbie Williams is obviously an unhappy and confused individual. His plight is evidence enough that money (and certainly fame) do not necessarily lead to happiness, and indeed can often make it more difficult to achieve. But splashing this story all over the tabloids is hardly going to help him.

Again I cannot understand why people are so interested in the lives of “celebrities”. I’m not even interested in what Bono is doing (unless he happens to be saving the world, as is sometimes the case), and he’s actually a very talented singer and songwriter.

The press simply glory in the misfortune of others, especially the rich and famous. We don’t need to follow suit.