Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British rock singer-songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 January 1945
CityLondon, England
You've got to have this burning desire in your chest to succeed.
You can avoid the press if you really want to and I don't walk around with five security guards either because I think that just draws attention.
Women like being kissed.
I tried therapy. This had never appealed to me. For me, it was a bit like a Chinese meal: very filling at the time, but then an hour later you're hungry again.
Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle.
I've tried to have a regular haircut, but it just pops back up again, so this is the way it's going to be.
Sometimes I think the playing field is certainly not even. You know, it's just not.
Obviously, I haven't really progressed that much at my craft.
My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.
I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.
I don't have any social life or anything.
I have a very lively and colourful show. It's two hours of hits and the music speaks for itself.
I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do.
I think, with suits and clothes, if you keep them long enough, they all come back in fashion.