Another time he set the back of a shop on fire. The family were advised about assisted passage to Australia by the neighbourhood policeman, who seems to have hinted that it was that or legal action.
The three boys performed in their pyjamas every night on the deck of the ship which took them away. In Australia, their father, Hugh, promoted the boys at radio talent shows. A domineering man, he never praised their performances, but instead would remark: "Good audience," if the show went well.
It was enough to make Robin, always shy, cripplingly insecure. And their upbringing was far from normal. They had no friends of their own age, and were always travelling and performing.
Barry left school at 15, Robin and Maurice at In the mid-Sixties, they had a hit record in Australia, and began to get involved with drugs. Barry recalls buying liquid methedrine, now an illegal amphetamine, in chemists to help them get through their hectic schedule of performances.
Once back in the UK in , success came quickly; legendary music impresario Robert Stigwood took them on and they had their first hit in Britain with New York Mining Disaster.
Robin was only 17, and fell in love with the first woman he met: Molly Hullis, Beatles manager Brian Epstein's secretary. They were married within a year, and quickly had two children, Spencer and Melissa. But the pressure of fame was too much for vulnerable Robin, and his drug use became uncontrollable. I didn't know what I was doing. His parents had him made a ward of court because they were so concerned. He even quit the band - the first of many attempts to walk away from his brothers.
Robin, who never entered rehab like his brother Maurice, but saw his baby brother Andy, who wasn't in the band, die from a heart attack aged only 30 after cocaine addiction, knows he was lucky to get through the years that followed.
I never took serious drugs like LSD or cocaine - I was scared stiff of them. And I never stayed up all night for reasons of fun, it was always for work.
His marriage fell apart as the band became more famous, with Robin jetting around the world while Molly stayed at home with the children in Epsom, Surrey. A gulf opened up between the brothers, too. Maurice was a drinker, but Barry and Robin continued to share a taste for amphetamines. Each had their own manager, the arguments were frequent and Robin walked out several times. After the band's incredible success with the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever in , when the Bee Gees were at the height of their fame as tight-trousered, bouffant-haired, nutmeg-tanned sex symbols, Molly told him their marriage was over.
I've had quite a few physical encounters - probably more than Some of them were disappointing. They were mostly a distraction, almost like notches on a belt. I didn't have sex for love, just for fun. The separation was acrimonious, and Robin did not see the children for four years, although he is on better terms with them now. He recalls being unable to eat while the divorce dragged on. Robin even ended up in prison in after the divorce judge found that he had breached an agreement by talking publicly about the marriage.
Sentenced to two weeks in jail, he appealed and spent only a couple of hours inside. At a low ebb in , he was introduced to Dwina. Sharing a birthday and an interest in history, Robin says it was love at first sight, and once contended that he might have known her in a former life.
But the brothers rode out their troubles, proving remarkably resilient. Their career seemed to be over when their record label refused to release an album in the early 70s. But by the end of the decade they had rebounded with the multimillion-selling soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever. In fact, as they acknowledged, their sound was "blue-eyed soul". Maurice himself said 'One of us is OK, two of us is pretty good, but three of us together is magic.
Maurice Gibb, talented but tormented Bee Gee, dies. Robin left and Maurice Gibb at an awards ceremony in Topics World news Pop and rock Bee Gees. Reuse this content. Hear personal s tories and reflections from Barry Gibb. The monument also features a 5. With Bee Gees Way positioned in the heart of Redcliffe, visitors are just metres away from dozens of gourmet restaurants, cafes, bistros, and bars. No matter what time of day you choose to call on this attraction you can find a breakfast, lunch, or dinner to satisfy those cravings.
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