Robbie Williams has stunned the music industry by vowing to stop singing, according to newspaper reports.

The former Take That singer apparently wants to quit the industry in 18 months because singing turned him into a "monster".

Williams has carved out a hugely successful solo career since leaving the boy band.

In 2002 he signed an £80m deal with record label EMI.

This development comes as the Let Me Entertain You crooner is filling stadiums around the world with his Close Encounters tour.

Robbie, 32, says: "I don't see me singing again. It's a question of what I want and where I want to be.

"Can I live without radio picking my song and putting it on the playlist? Or is this fame thing something I'm addicted to?"

But, PR guru Mark Borkowski says that Robbie's new single is out on Monday and the star knows how to hit the headlines.

Source: ITV.com