I want you to remember something for me. My name is Robbie Williams. I'm a singer, a songwriter, and a born entertainer.

Africans of my generation-and even today-generally have both an English and an African name. Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would be only a guess.

Everyone calls me Bruno; they don't ever call me Peter - that was just my government name.

If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.

I thought up the name Queen early on. It couldn't have been King; it doesn't have the same ring or aura as Queen.

Pirate was going to be my middle name, but then my uncle had a problem with it because pirates are bad.