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
I carry lots of guilt.
I was getting worried I may not become a grandfather, but the Lord has blessed me.
There is this power that comes with being famous.
You shouldn't be in the music business if you're posing.
At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.
Between 21-30 women go through humungous changes. After that, they've generally achieved what they wanted, and they're more settled.
Everybody sung in my family.
It has gone past me now, the writing phase.
My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.
My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.
I've never been more in love with anyone nearly half my age than I am today. I'd get married in a minute if I weren't still married to somebody else.
Because of my pride in my Scottish heritage, I used to say things like 'I don't mind buying a round of drinks but I don't buy two'. It was something I joked about which has come back to bite me on the ----. I'm shrewd about money, I invest well, and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generous. I look after people.
I'll sing over some chords, searching, what does [the music] conjure up, where's the melody taking you? I deliberate over the lyrics, I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line. It's never been easy for me.
Spread your wings and let me come inside.