Robbie Williams has revealed how he thought about quitting music following the disappointing response to his seventh studio album, 'Rudebox.'

The former Take That star, who releases new album, 'Take The Crown,' next month, made the confession when asked if he’d ever thought of packing it in by STV:

''Quite definitely. Mentally I had already waved my career good bye.

''I feel like my navigation system was broken back then and like I wandered around aimlessly. It was liberating anyway. However, I didn't really care about my career in 2006. I just felt incredibly lethargic and like I couldn't live up to the requirements of being a pop star.''

The 38-year-old, who recently became a father for the first time, also admitted plans for a potential second career didn’t last long:

''I had started to paint and wanted to become a serious artist. Unfortunately I'm an awful painter. And I'm not very good at making radical decisions. Otherwise I would have called it a day.''