“Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public.”
Family
“You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.”
FamilyAll Quotes by Rod Stewart
“I see myself at 7:30 in the morning and it's not too pretty.”
Morning“I've never been more in love with anyone nearly half my age than I am today. I'd get married in a minute if I weren't still married to somebody else.”
Age“There is this power that comes with being famous.”
Famous“I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep.”
Women“I have a very lively and colourful show. It's two hours of hits and the music speaks for itself.”
Music“My dad bought me a guitar and people would ask me to play.”
Dad“I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you're at the top, it's so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the time, up and down, like a pair of trousers.”
Business“I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.”
Money“I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.”
Humor“Like everybody in show business, you think you're going to wake up one day, and it's all going to be taken away from you. I think we all share an insecurity in that way, everybody in show business - the ones I talk to, anyway.”
Business“I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.”
Dad“I shouldn't have got married. My dad told me. I was 35 and I got married. He said, 'You're too young to be married'. 'What? I'm 35'. Said, 'You're far too young. You haven't lived yet'. He was right, bless him, thanks, Dad.”
Dad“Half the battle is selling music, not singing it. It's the image, not what you sing.”
Music“You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.”
Family“At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.”
Age“I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that's what I enjoy the most. And I'm a lazy bugger.”
Famous“Everybody sung in my family.”
Family“I love change, I need it.”
Change“I have enough music coming out of my kids' bedrooms when I'm at home.”
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