"So fucking crass, it's obscene"

David Gray has revealed his true opinion of pop's golden boy, Robbie Williams.

Speaking exclusively to Hot Press, Gray said: "When he was giving it all that 'I've got more money than in my wildest dreams' stuff, it just came across so badly. You have to be so careful with that. It looks so fucking crass, all of that stuff, it's obscene.

"I think he was trying to bluster the whole thing so it didn't come across that way, by saying the thing that you're not supposed to say. There's a kind of double logic to it. But it still doesn't come across very well. You’ve got to be careful."

The adopted-Irishman's brand-new LP A New Day At Midnight stormed into the charts this week at number one in both Ireland and the UK. And you can read more fightin' words from David Gray in the next issue of Hot Press, wherein he will be gracing the nation's magazine stands for a fortnight as our next cover star. It's on sale this Thursday November 7th. Reserve your copy now...