Robbie Williams: 'I'd be dead if it wasn't for my managers'

Robbie Williams has paid tribute to his team of managers at a London awards ceremony, admitting: "I'd be dead if it wasn't for my managers."

The singer won the Artists' Artist gong at the Artist and Manager Awards at London's The Troxy on Thursday, and thanked his team for helping him through his more difficult times.

The singer, who rose to fame with Take That in the 1990s before achieving solo success, has battled with mental illness and substance addictions in the past. The singer has also struggled with Bipolar disorder, and entered rehab in 2007 for addiction to prescription drugs. He has also been teetotal for around fourteen years.

"I'd be dead if it wasn't for my managers," Williams told the crowd at the awards ceremony, adding: "I'm serious, so thanks."

Williams' tenth studio album, Swings Both ways, was released in November last year, and topped the UK albums chart, becoming the UK's 1000th No.1 album. The album features both covers and original material, including 'I Wanna Be Like You' featuring Olly Murs, and 'Dream a Little Dream' featuring Lily Allen.

Other big winners at the Artist and Manager Awards included Paul McCartney's representative Scott Rodger who was named Manager of the Year, and Pharrell Williams, who received the Artist of the Year Award.