Biography
It is difficult to imagine, but the world of music could be without a kind of stewart. The singer wanted to become a football player as a child, and for this possessed all the deposits and capabilities. However, fate ordered otherwise, fortunately music lovers. The musician masterfully drawn with different genres, in his songs there was a place blues, rock, ass and rhythm end-blues. Rod changed the mass of musical groups, but became famous as a solo performer. The English magazine "Q" turned on a man in a list of great singers.Childhood and youth
Roderick (Rod) David Stewart was born in the capital of Great Britain, where the family moved from Scotland shortly before his birth. Parents have already brought up four children, a little Roddy became a universal favorite. The boy went well at school, from the subjects especially allocated history. He was fond of the models of the railway, and at 11 years old first took the guitar.
Father and brothers were football fans, the future musician also joined the sport and even dreamed of building a player's career. For several years she chased the ball as part of the junior team of the Brentford Club. Parents were confident that the star of the game was growing on the grass, but the music won.
The young men worked on the cemetery the grave train, and in the evenings mastered the guitar. One day I finally understood that the musical path is a matter of life. I threw the work and together with the friend, the Folk-performer Wizz Jones, drove the wheel in the light. The guys planned to drive around Europe, but the journey broke off in Spain. The country expelled young people by taking them for the vagrants.
Music
The first fans of the role of Stuart fastened in nightclubs, beer kabaks, played and sang even on the streets. In their rows, young groups took different groups, and he himself passionately dreamed of someday creating his own musical team. And the desire embodied, a sprouting in 1962, "The Ray Davies Quartet", which was subsequently renamed "The Kinks".
However, Glory came later when the musician joined the ranks of the team "The Jeff Beck Group", organized by Jeff Beck. The guys traveled England and gave fans a couple of platinum plates. The debut album "Truth" immediately turned into a hit. But by the end of the 60s broke up, and the genus began to speak with the team "The Faces".
In parallel, the artist tried to do a solo career, receiving a proposal from a record company about the release of the "personal" record. "Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" turned out to be unusual, Folk, Country and Rock were unusually mixed in the album.
The breakthrough in the creative biography happened with the release of the "Every Picture Tells a Story" disk. From each house there was a touching and funny composition "Maggie May", in which the young man deprives virginity.
The cinema was based on real facts from the singer's life. From now on, the musician in every album, which was published one after one, pleased the songs, certainly became hits. Rod found a sponsor and for the first time went to the tour in the world, he looked even in Australia.
After the collapse "The Faces" Stewart finally went to solo swimming. Soon replaced the place of residence, being in America - moved to another country to avoid British taxes. At the new continent, the artist met warmly, and he deliberate the fans with brilliant fans - "Sailing", "Tonight's The Night" and "The Killing Of Geogie".
Before the beginning of the 80s, the singer was at the peak of popularity, but then for six years faced with a creative crisis. I could not create something fresh, interesting. Returning former love managed only in 1988. Singles from the "Out of Order" record began to get into the charts of radio stations. Rod Stewart began to arrange bright light show with which appeared in different parts of the world.
The genus was unforgettable duets with famous colleagues. Sang, for example, with Tina Turner, and in the film "Three Musketeers" the composition, filled with Brian Adams and Sting, sounds. In the record of the TV show "MTV Unplugged", Briton made a longtime familiar Ron Wood.
Popularity resembled hysteria Bitleania. A musician's speech on Copacabana's beach was performed in history, where 3.5 million music lovers were squeezed. In 1994, the singer was honored that his name appears in the Hall of Glory Rock and Roll.
In 2002, Rod Stewart pleased fans with new ideas in creativity. The musician submitted to the public an album "IT HAD TO BE You", in which he shared his own vision of jazz standards of the 30s and 1960s. The plate was the first of four disks, which together made up the "The Great American Songbook" series. She had a huge success.
After such a tense work, the artist urged the dust, until 2015 there were only three albums. In the last - "Another Country" - fans especially attracted the song "Love IS", on which they also created a clip. In 2016, the singer "presented" Frank Miller's vocal parties. The English singer included singles into his album.
Personal life
Stewart is recognized to journalists, which is very happy in family life. In 2007, the genus went to the crown for the third time. The elected Famedel Penny Lancaster, with which the musician before the registry office lived under one roof of eight years. In an interview, the singer recognizes:
"Penny is my angel. She was my inspiration and my defense, my Berlin Wall. If we were not met, I would not become the person who was now. "Spouses met at the Christmas party, the first step made a woman - asked the autograph from the celebrity. A couple over the years managed to maintain warm relationships, on walks the model and the musician must certainly hold hands.
Rod is a large father. For the first time, he experienced the joy of paternity at the age of 18, the extramarital daughter Sarah brought up adoptive parents. In the Union with the actress Alana Hamilton, the daughter of Kimberly and Son Sean appeared. Another wife Rachel Hunter gave birth to a Rena girl and Liama Boy. And about the relationship with the model Kelly Emberg resembles the daughter of Rabi. In this day, the heirs of Alistaire and Aiden were born.
In 2000, the musician collided with a terrible disease. Doctors discovered a thyroid cancer, the operation gave a chance to life.
Rod Stewart now
The physical and musical form of the artist remains only to envy. In 2018, Rod noted the 73rd birthday, however, does not think to leave on peace. Already rolled with concerts on Canada, even visited the Russian capital, noting at the Bravo Award. Shone at the jazz festival, which suited New Orleans.
And the nature of the musician has been preserved - the same gathering and confusion, loving to hang out the portions of hurt criticism in the address of colleagues. At one time, it was delivered to Stingu, Madonna, Lady Gaga. In the spring of 2018 pounced with criticism at Elton John.
Sir Elton announced the last tour of the tour, deciding to put a point in a career, which lasts for 50 years. The musician was going to say goodbye to the fans of three years in a row.
Stewart also ridicked the idea of the farewell tour, in fact, accusing John in a commercial approach to music. Rod said:
"When the artists talk about farewell tours in honor of retirement, they just want to create an excitement and sell more tickets."Also noted that it is usually stars and do not think to leave, then returned and earn even more than before. A vivid example of this is the group "Scorpions", on the account of which three farewell tour. However, Elton John did not parry, ignoring the colleague lunge.
Discography
- 1970 - "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down"
- 1971 - "EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY"
- 1972 - "NEVER A DULL MOMENT"
- 1974 - "SMILER"
- 1978 - Blondes Have More Fun »
- 1983 - Body Wishes »
- 1988 - "Out of Orter"
- 1995 - "A Spanner in the Works"
- 1998 - "WHEN WE WERE THE NEW BOYS"
- 2006 - "Still The Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time"
- 2013 - "Time"
- 2015 - "ANOTHER COUNTRY"