Williams rules out tour

Robbie Williams has disappointed legions of fans by refusing to tour "any time soon".

The 'Angels' singer, who currently lives in Los Angeles, admits his time out of the spotlight following his 'Close Encounters' tour in 2006 has been a welcome break.

Two months after the tour ended he entered rehab, and Williams concedes he wont be on the road until well into 2009.

He says: "There might not be a proper album out this year and there definitely won't be a tour any time soon…the last one nearly killed me.

"I might just put the b-sides to the next album out first online, then put an album out in 2009, which means you won't be seeing a lot of me on stage for a while. Sorry folks.

"I do have to say, the more time I'm spending away from public life, the more I like it."