Rod: The Autobiography

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The 1980s proved to be more challenging for Stewart. While 1981's Tonight I'm Yours went platinum, the albums that followed did not fare as well. He ended the decade on a positive note, however. His remake of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" in 1989 received a lot of radio play. A few years later, he released Unplugged and Seated (1993), which was recorded at MTV Unplugged concert and featured the hit "Have I Told You Lately."

Smithies, Grant (28 October 2007). "Rod Stewart". Sunday Star Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012 . Retrieved 24 June 2008. In May 2000, Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, for which he underwent surgery the same month. It had been previously reported he suffered from a benign vocal cord nodule. [150] Besides being a major health scare, the resulting surgery also threatened his voice, and he had to re-learn how to sing. [151] Since then he has been active in raising funds for The City of Hope Foundation charity to find cures for all forms of cancer, especially those affecting children. [150] In September 2019, Stewart revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, and has been given the all-clear after treatment. [152] a b c d e f Herbst, Peter (1989). The Rolling Stone Interviews: 1967–1980 (reissueded.). Macmillan Publishing. pp.118–26. ISBN 0-312-03486-5. Pero también menciona las cosas malas, entre ellas destacan las drogas, el alcohol y su relación con las mujeres. Es impresionante lo mal que manejo sus relaciones, sabía que no era material para casarse o para mantener relaciones estables pero lo seguía intentando, lastimando a muchas personas en el proceso. Su estilo de vida, su fama, su forma de ser y su dinero se prestaba para otro tipo de relaciones, más fugaces. I think he wrote this for Oprah. It is mostly about his clothes, his girlfriends, getting drunk and betraying all of them, doing coke, and buying mansions around the world.

On 1 July 2007, Stewart performed at the Concert for Diana held at Wembley Stadium, London, an event which celebrated the life of Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death. [109] [110] He performed " Sailing", " Baby Jane" and " Maggie May". [111] On 12 December, he performed for the first time at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum in front of HRH Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, singing another Cat Stevens number, "Father and Son", and Bonnie Tyler's song " It's a Heartache". On 22 December 2006, Stewart hosted the 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS at 8:00 pm (PST). Sprinkled hither and yon are Digressions on various pet subjects. The first one is on the subject of his hair, and it's splendid. He's had the same hairstyle for 45 years ("It's what I have in common with the Queen"). He paints a delightful portrait of early days: he and Ron Wood spending hours tenderly arranging each-other's barnets; or standing on the platform at Archway tube desperately trying to protect his bouffant from the pressure wave of the arriving train. Still, there's plenty of sex. Blonde on blonde! At one point he swanks about cheating on one Playboy model with another Playboy model; at another, about sneaking out for a first date with Kelly Emberg while still married to his first wife, then leaving that date (smitten, he tells us) to climb into bed with his mistress. On 7 June 2012, Stewart signed a recording agreement with Universal Music Group. [117] Stewart released his first Christmas album, titled Merry Christmas, Baby, on the Verve Music Group label (a division of Universal Music Group) on 30 October 2012. The album was produced by David Foster and contained several duets, as well as an original song written by Stewart, Foster and Amy Foster called "Red-Suited Super Man". [118] According to IFPI, Merry Christmas, Baby was the seventh best-selling album worldwide in 2012. [119] In October 2012, Stewart's autobiography titled Rod: The Autobiography was released (exact dates vary worldwide). [120]

Rod Stewart was first married to actress and model Alana Hamilton, the former wife of actor George Hamilton, from 1979 to 1984. By the early 1990s, Stewart had mostly abandoned creating his own material, saying that he was not a natural songwriter and that the tepid response to his recent efforts was not rewarding. [99] In 1995, Stewart released A Spanner in the Works containing a single written by Tom Petty, " Leave Virginia Alone", which reached the Top 10 of the adult contemporary charts. The latter half of the 1990s was not as commercially successful though the 1996 album If We Fall in Love Tonight reached number 8 in the UK and went gold and hit No. 19 on the Billboard album chart. [83]Kreisler, Lauren. "Rod Stewart enjoys first Number 1 album in nearly 40 years!". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 19 May 2013. Turning down Decca's recommended material as too commercial, Stewart insisted that the experienced session musicians he was given, including John Paul Jones, learn a couple of Sonny Boy Williamson songs he had just heard. [59] The resulting single, " Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", was recorded and released in October 1964; despite Stewart performing it on the popular television show Ready Steady Go!, it failed to enter the charts. Also in October Stewart left the Hoochie Coochie Men after having a row with Baldry. [58] Kitts, Thomas M. (2008). Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97768-5. Thorpe, Vanessa (4 January 2020). "Rod Stewart charged over alleged altercation at Florida resort". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 December 2020.

a b c Crandall, Bill (19 May 2004). "Football and Fancy Free". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009 . Retrieved 4 May 2009. Rod devotes the second chapter of his book to his hair, which, let's face it, we all want to hear about. And, as he says, maybe he is a bit extreme with his hair, but how many other people can say they're recognizable for the spiky tips on the top of their heads? a b c d e f g Birch, Will (May 1995). "Rod Stewart – The Graveyard Shift". Mojo. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009 . Retrieved 4 May 2009. a b Scaggs, Austin (7 October 2003). "As Time Goes By: Rod Stewart". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009 . Retrieved 10 August 2009.Sometimes I read a musician's autobiography, and I like him/her more afterward. Other times, as with this one, I'm left wishing I hadn't read the book at all. Rhythm of My Heart": Most definitely the rhythm Rod has followed for most of his life, so follow your heart. I originally listened to this book in 2013, when I blogged. Ever since then, I will ALWAYS recommend the audio to anyone and everyone because it was just SO DAMNED GOOD. (Trust me, I am not necessarily a fan. I have always generally thought of him as a wanker.) But when a friend, who lives in Minneapolis, was feeling down about her city and life in general, I told her to listen to this bit of sunshine. And what the hell, maybe I should too. And in rereading my review from 2013, I couldn't really say it better, so here it is: