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
At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school, or steal my Daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool.
It has gone past me now, the writing phase.
I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you're at the top, it's so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the time, up and down, like a pair of trousers.
My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.
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.