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Rod Stewart Addresses Speculation That He's Retiring

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Sir Rod Stewart is clarifying his comments. In an interview with BBC Breakfast earlier this month, the 78-year-old musician revealed that after years of releasing rock music, he’s pivoting into the swing genre.

Host Charlie Stayt first mentioned that “rockstars are performing into incredible ages now,” and Rod responded, “I am actually stopping.” Keep reading to find out more… “I’m not retiring but I want to move on,” Rod continued. “I had great success with The Great American Songbook, and I’ve just done a swing album with Jools Holland, which is going to come out next year, so I want to go in that direction.” He also added that he wants “to leave the rock ‘n’ roll stuff behind, for a while…Everything has to come to an end sooner or later.” “I’m really looking forward to doing something else, especially singing with Jools’ band,” Rod said. “It borders on rock ‘n’ roll anyway, it’s just not ‘Maggie May’ and ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?’” Many fans were confused by Rod‘s comments, and took them to mean that he was retiring completely from rock music.

However, Rod later took to Instagram to further clarify his comments. “I’d like to clear up any confusion that I may have caused with my dear fans and the media.

I shall never retire!” Rod wrote. “I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good Lord lets me.

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