British rocker Rod Stewart broke an unwritten rule of the show business world and criticized his fellow singers. Among the objects of criticism of the honored artist of Scotland were two Sirs (Paul McCartney and Elton John) and one defender of rainforests (Sting). Rod Stewart didn’t like the fact that only his love affairs were being discussed.
Mr. Stewart’s angry tirade, which he unleashed in an interview with Radio Times magazine, stemmed from the deep hurt he had suffered from discussions of his infatuations with women who could be his daughters. The 58-year-old singer’s most recent fling, model Penny Lancaster, is a full 26 years younger than him. However, according to Rod Stewart, this age difference does not affect their relationship at all – they still love each other tenderly.
Especially Mr. Stewart was outraged by the fact that no one thinks to condemn, for example, Sir Paul McCartney for the fact that he married young. “Normally I don’t pay attention to what other people say. But it really hurt me that no one is penalizing Paul McCartney for marrying Heather Mills. He’s 60 and Heather’s 34. For some reason, everyone is turning on me,” complained Rod Stewart, ‘Maybe it’s because McCartney was knighted…’.
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The offended singer also said that he himself never received this honor, although he sold more than 100 million CDs during his career. “I don’t know why I’ve never been honored with anything. I also give money to charity,” – perplexed Mr. Stewart. In addition, the singer complained that he has not yet received the Grammy Award, the highest music award in the United States. “They don’t usually give them to Brits, unless of course you’re Sting”. As it turns out, Rod Stewart doesn’t think very highly of Sting and dismissively refers to him as “Mr. Idea Guy, saving the Indians,” alluding to Sting’s work to save the Amazon rainforest. “Everybody thinks he’s got light coming out of his ass, but he’s just a jazz musician,” Mr. Stewart finished his rant.
