Rod
The Autobiography
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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Rod Stewart
About this listen
The long-awaited autobiography of one of rock's true megastars. Rod Stewart (aka Rod The Mod and to a very select few, Dad) was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. He was never, as some stories later had it, a professional footballer or a gravedigger, though he did become a bit of a singer - and a fairly good one at that. Rod started out in the early 1960s, playing alongside acts like The Rolling Stones, before his distinctively raspy voice and natural onstage presence caught the eye of the iconic guitarist, Jeff Beck.
An often-interesting two year stint with Beck’s group paved the way into the angst-inducing (for the world's hoteliers) five years with the Faces, whose offstage antics with alcohol, hotel rooms, and groupies have become the stuff of legend. And during all this, he found a spare moment to write "Maggie May", among a few others, and launch a solo career that has seen him sell in excess of 200 million records, be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice, and play the world’s largest ever concert. Not bad, as he says, for a bloke with a frog in his throat.
And then, there is his not so private life: marriages, divorces and affairs with some of the world’s most beautiful women - Bond girls, movie stars and supermodels - a struggle with steroid dependency, and a brush with cancer which very nearly saw it all slip away. Rod’s is an incredible life, and here, thrillingly and for the first time, he tells the whole thing, leaving no knickers under the bed. Joyously entertaining and at times deeply moving, this is the remarkable story of a guy with one hell of a voice - and one hell of a head of hair.
©2012 Rod Stewart (P)2012 Random House AudiobooksCritic Reviews
“Gravel in his voice, silk in his soul. The singer’s list of blondes is almost as long as his list of hits but behind the rock'n'roll persona, vividly portrayed in his new memoir, is a self deprecating man of manners...highly entertaining.” (The Sunday Times ‘Profile’)
“…one of the most entertaining, revealing, captivating books of the year...There's enough sex, drugs and rock'n'roll to satisfy even the most jaded of palates, and the tales from the wilder shores of showbusiness, from his three marriages to his passion for model railways, is captured with wit and panache…” (Simon Kelner, Independent)
“What we loved about this book is the feeling that you are having a personal conversation with Rod Stewart…there is a refreshing honesty and humour as he charts his life. Through decades of his music, he describes how his career has developed, his relationships with his children and the women in his life, his passion for football, as well as behind the scenes at his concerts…For the Rod Stewart fans this will be a wonderful Christmas present, but it also is a fascinating read for anyone. Highly Recommended!”(Hot Brands Cool Places)
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- Helen
- 12-06-2018
mediocre
I didn't really like how Rod wrote...it showed how shallow he was and he was not a very likeable lad
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- Lindsey A.
- 05-07-2023
Interesting & honest
I thought it was an interesting, and honest book. Very funny and sad at times too
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-2023
Thoroughly recommend
This book is both funny and interesting. It would have been even better if Rod had read it himself but still, his voice and sense of humour comes through regardless.
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- Dawn
- 07-02-2015
Interesting
What a life Rod has had but he seems rather down to earth. Listened to all his songs as kid
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-2023
Excellent !
Absolutely loved this book . It was just like listening to Rod tell his story . Well written, well spoken .
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- jennt19
- 30-10-2022
great listen
Rod comes across as a very likeable guy., very appreciative of his talent and voice , I loved listening to his life.
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- Kamil Gurgen
- 30-07-2020
Rod Stuart autobiography
I like the flow of the story line and was light and quick. There wasn’t much of the bad side of his story all very glossy. Would have been better if he read the book.
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- suzanne vandenberg
- 14-02-2021
A great story!
Really enjoyed this book, narrator did a wonderful job but it would have been so much better if Rod had narrated it himself. Kept me interested the whole time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-07-2020
Brilliant!
As a lifelong Rod Stewart fan, listening to his story gave me immense pleasure. Bless you Rod.
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- Stuart Penney
- 01-07-2014
Rod - starts out strong, but flags toward the end
Would you consider the audio edition of Rod to be better than the print version?
Simon Vance does a good job overall with the narration, but his Scottish accent needs work. Plenty of work. And the American pronunciation of some words (eg "schedule") jarred.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The early chapters with Long John Baldry, Jeff Beck and the Faces are by far the most interesting. After Rod moves to LA it's little more than a catalogue of shameless infidelity, shagging, substance abuse and overall excess ("So I hired a Lear Jet and flew to Hawaii" just about sums up the second half of the book)
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Neither, I simply enjoyed the early chapters about the London R&B scene. The LA excess years consisted of Rod endlessly boasting about his wealth/sexual prowess/Scottishness
Any additional comments?
I love Rod, but his attitude to women is about 100 years out of date.
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