Rod Stewart may have been born in London in 1945, but his father was an Edinburgh builder and the singer sees himself as Scottish – famously supporting both Celtic and Scotland football teams.
His early music career saw him busk on the streets of London and featuring in a succession of bands, most famously the the Jeff Beck Group and Faces, before releasing his debut solo album in 1969.
In 1971 he released the album ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ which topped charts all over the world, as did the single ‘Maggie May’.
Since then he has released a string of hits, selling over 250 million records, enjoying 31 top ten singles in the UK including six number ones.
Honours collected during his amazing career include a knighthood, being ranked the 17th most successful artist on the ‘Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists’, a Grammy Award, a Brit Award, voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and being inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice – for both his solo work and as a member of Faces.
Here are 13 insightful and funny thinks Sir Rod has said.
!["Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjc0YWNhYzVjLTkyMjYtNDBlOS1iOTcyLTIzNWMxODhiMmUzNDphNTg1NjQ4ZS1iNzM4LTQwZWEtYmM0Yy0wNmM2OTE1NWYxNmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Rod Stewart on...marriage
"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house." Photo: Julian Herbert
!["My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight."](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5MDczNTNjLTJkMmYtNDVmOS04ZDA5LWRlNmQxODY2MzNkNTo1OWYwMTExOC0xMWI2LTRlOTItYTY4MC0xODdlOWE1NDUzYTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Rod Stewart on...his Scottish heritage
"My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight." Photo: John Minihan
!["I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don't wear it just because I think I have to. I'm a very flamboyant person."](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYwYTgyMDA2LWFkMjEtNDg2Zi05MWQzLTM2N2FhN2Y0MGZiMjozNjY5MGFjMC02OTEyLTQ1M2YtOWIzNC00ODkxZjk2NDAxZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Rod Stewart on...his fashion sense
"I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don't wear it just because I think I have to. I'm a very flamboyant person." Photo: Robert Mora
!["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."](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyNGRjYTYyLTliYWItNDkyOS1hZGQ3LTAyZGQ0MzdlYzcyMDozYzgwOWI2Mi1jZmY2LTRhNjItOGYyNy1jZjYyNzA3MmEzYjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Rod Stewart on...therapy
"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." Photo: Bruno Vincent