Robbie Williams' claims that the best times of his life were spent taking drugs, have been heavily criticised by drugs charities.
The troubled star's confession that he'd still be taking cocaine, ecstasy and alcohol if they didn't make him fat have angered many because they claim he is underplaying the risks of drug abuse.
The Robster, whose Greatest Hits album is at No1, says bingeing on drink and drugs made him "blow up to the size of a small aircraft hangar".
But Martin Barnes, chief executive of DrugScope, said: "Scare tactics about drugs rarely work but Robbie Williams seems to have gone to the other extreme in underplaying the risks and dangers," he went on.
"Robbie Williams' experience of drink and drugs - a multi-millionaire singer with a small army of minders and managers - will be a world apart from the lives of millions of young people. Drugs are not safe, and the risks can be much greater than simply putting on a bit of weight."
Williams, 30, is currently clean after a lengthy spell in rehab.
In an interview with Real Radio, to be broadcast on Christmas Day, he said: "Some of the best times in my life happened under the influence of drugs... and I'm not saying 'go out and do drugs, kids' but I enjoyed them."
And when asked if he was confident about staying off booze and drugs, he replied: "No, I'm not confident at all."
The singer also says he dreamed he could not be famous for a few days so he could return home to Potteries for a kebab and an afternoon watching his beloved Port Vale FC.
He added: "I'd like to go and sit in the Railway Paddock at Port Vale and sing songs with them all.
"I'd like to go and get drunk in Hanley town centre in Stoke-on-Trent and I'd like to have a kebab at Sinbad's at the end of the High Street in Tunstall."
