Rod Stewart wants to ‘leave rock and roll behind’ with switch into swing music
dailyrecord.co.ukSir Rod Stewart has said he wants to “leave all the rock and roll stuff behind” and is looking forward to moving in a different direction with his music.The singer-songwriter, who has had six number one hits in the UK charts including Baby Jane and Maggie May, has recorded swing tracks with pianist and TV host Jools Holland for an upcoming new album.It will be released next year, following Sir Rod’s UK summer tour which kicks off in Home Park Stadium in Plymouth on June 24 with support act Boy George and Culture Club.In a pre-recorded interview on BBC Breakfast, broadcaster Charlie Stayt said “rockstars are performing into incredible ages now”.Sir Rod, 78, said: “I am actually stopping.
I’m not retiring but I want to move on to… 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.“So I just want to leave all the rock and roll stuff behind, for a while maybe… Everything has to come to an end sooner or later.”Sir Rod agreed he was in a “good place” with his future plans.He added: “I’m really looking forward to doing something else, especially singing with Jools’ band, it borders on rock and roll anyway, it’s just not Maggie May and Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?.”The summer tour dates, part of Sir Rod’s Global Hits Tour, will see him perform at the Badminton Estate in Bristol, which is hosting a live event for the first time, and also revisit Seat Unique Riverside in Durham and Sewell Group Craven Park in Hull.It will culminate in two shows at Edinburgh Castle on July 6 and 7, which is Sir Rod’s first performance at the historic site for 13 years.Sir Rod said he and Boy George, whose real name is George
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