Rod Stewart supported by fans after singer makes major announcement about his future
‘This will be the end of large scale world yours for me, but I have no desire to retire,’ said the singer
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir Rod Stewart has insisted that he has no immediate plans to retire but won’t be doing anymore large scale world tours, the 79-year-old has revealed.
The beloved musician has made numerous headlines in recent months from denying that his marriage to Penny Lancaster had hit a “stalemate” and that potholes could force him to give up sports cars.
Away from his private life, the “Sailing” singer took to X/Twitter to update fans on his health but said that his large-scale world tours will be coming to an end.
“This will be the end of large scale world tours for me, but I have no desire to retire. I love what I do, and I do what I love,” said Stewart.
‘I’m fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 metres in 18 seconds at the jolly age of 79.”
Stewart added: “I’d like to move onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever tour the year after next – smaller venues and more intimacy.”
“But then again, I may not…” signing off the statement as “The Ambiguous Sir Rod Stewart”.
The post has been flooded with messages from fans, supporting his decision and sending him their best wishes.
“Honey, do what makes you happy!!! I’m so glad I can listen to your songs anytime I want and thrilled I was finally able to see you in concert,” wrote one fan.
“You do you Rod – you have been entertaining us for decades – you deserve all the best things in life,” another person said.
“Thank you for whatever you’re able to do - and more importantly for everything you’ve shared,” added a third fan.
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Earlier this year, Stewart agreed to sell the rights to his song catalogue to Iconic Artists Group in a deal worth almost $100m (£79m)
Stewart’s catalogue includes ten number-one albums across six consecutive decades of hit records, including his work with the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
In recent years Iconic Artists Group, founded by music industry executive Irving Azoff, has also purchased the back catalogues of artists including the Beach Boys, Cher, David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt and Dean Martin.
“Irving and I are a couple of old-timers and I believe we have a mutual respect and admiration for each other,” Stewart told the Wall Street Journal. “My life’s work is in safe hands with him.”
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