Take That: Families, imposter syndrome, and Pinterest

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Personal Journals

4.6 • 15.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The band is 34 years old, but Take That feel they’re just getting started. In this chat with Fearne, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald, reveal if they can see themselves on stage well into their 70s and 80s...

Plus, they chat about how much of a positive impact having children has had both on their own characters, and on the logistics of being in a band. They also explain what it takes to be physically capable of performing huge live shows – the gym and nutrition both play a part.

Take That’s new album, This Life, is out on November 24th.

Tickets for the 2024 tour are on sale now, just visit: https://takethat.com/

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Happy Place with me, Fern Cotton. Today, a big bumper episode for
0:07.2	you, not one, not two, but three gorgeous guests. I'm chatting to Gary Barlow, Mark Owen
0:13.9	and Howard Donald, otherwise known as Take That.
0:17.4	The music saved me over the years. It was my answer in the years that I wasn't doing
0:23.3	music to get back to it. It was my answer to not make me focus on fame and because the
0:28.8	music. I believe that with anything, if the soul's skill of what you do, if you let
0:34.3	that skill go and concentrate on something else that was a partner to that skill, I think
0:39.6	you get lost and you need to go back to the skill, the reason why people first noticed
0:45.4	you or discovered you, why was that? Because I'm a singer and a songwriter. If you keep
0:49.9	going back to that well, I think that's where the health comes from.
0:53.1	I don't think I really need to introduce Take That to you, really, but just in case,
0:57.3	Take That formed as a five-piece band in 1989 and were quite honestly an immediate success.
1:04.3	Their first two albums charted at number two and number one, respectively. The band split
1:10.5	in 1996, but for the last 18 years or so, Take That have been regrouping to make music
1:17.6	and tour together. Robbie Williams returned for 2011's Progress tour that saw them break
1:24.8	UK records for the fastest-selling album of the 21st century and the fastest-selling
1:32.0	tour of all time. It's madness. Now, Gary, Mark and Howard have released a new single
1:39.7	that I'm obsessed with called Windows and are set to play 29 dates across 15 cities
1:46.0	around the UK and Ireland in 2024. And they're obviously known for their huge live show
1:51.7	production, so I can't even begin to imagine what they're dreaming up for this one.
1:56.5	If you're not already in love with Take That, I think you really will be by the end of
2:00.1	this chat. The guys were the most fun to hang out with. In fact, there was so much gorgeous
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