Gracey recorded his conversations with Williams over the course of eighteen months, and repeatedly, Williams referred to himself as a performing monkey. Gracey figured the best way to accurately ...

He literally sees himself as a performing monkey.’ And I thought, ‘That would be amazing; I would love to see that film.’ That’s where the idea came from.” And Gracey was not monkeying ...

Williams says this version of him is the unevolved “performing monkey” he saw himself as before getting sober, so this misnomer is monkey-approved.) 26 seconds: First time someone says “fuck.” ...

Williams regaled Gracey with evocative tales, and the English singer-songwriter eventually referred to viewing himself as a “performing monkey.” Inspiration struck, and the result is the ...

Moreover, to make a musical where Williams is played by a CGI monkey (while everyone else is in human form) is just bizarre. Metaphors about him being a performing monkey, a party animal ...