Is rod stewart gay
Most of us include a particular decade we align with in terms of music. For me, it’s the seventies, disco being the obvious draw based on some of my ‘stereotypical’ queer tendencies. I also liked the mellow tunes of Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor, and, I’ll disclose it, John Denver.
In addition to disco, I also enjoyed pop melody of the seventies because it was also punctuated with story songs. Most are maudlin tales of oft ill-fated souls. My heart broke each period I heard “Shannon,” an ode to a dog that swam out to sea, never turning back. Yes, beneath that omnipresent cheerful face of the seventies, there was a darker side in song.
Nothing captured me more than the story of Rod Stewart’s presumably fictional companion, George.
In 1976, Rod Stewart released “The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II),” a lyric that had me passing hours by my transistor AM radio, awaiting its next play.
At first, I listened just to notice if I’d heard right or was I botching the lyrics, as I did to Elton’s “Benny and the Jets.” Rod’s unpartnered was the first I’d ever heard of someone singing about a male lover man. Rod Stewart was the stylish rock star who had topped the charts with “Maggie May” about an affair with an old
Rod Stewart Finally Addresses Urban Myths: “I’m as Heterosexual as they Come”
Rod Stewart’s autobiography is out, and it’s as full of stories as Keith Richards’ book was last year. Rod is on with Katie Couric right now, and he just addressed the most persistent urban myth about him–that he had to hold his stomach pumped after an experience in a San Diego gay prevent. Yes, they actually addressed this. Rod — who is very good natured in the interview– got a fine laugh. “I’m as heterosexual as they come!” he laughed. He explained that a former publicist, who was queer , made up the story after Rod had to heat him. The story took on its own life, just like a similar one about Richard Gere (which is, yes, completely untrue).
This is how the story reads in his book:
“Toon’s revenge [for being fired] was absolutely inspired. He fed the press a story in which, as a consequence of an evening spent orally servicing a gang of sailors in a queer bar in San Diego, I had been required to check into a hospital emergency room to have my stomach pumped. With minor variations (the quantity of the extracted fluid tends to fluct
Rod Stewart is hoping to put some long-standing murmurings about his love being to bed, so to speak.
During an appearance on "Katie," Stewart told host Katie Couric that he is "as heterosexual as they come," in response to a doubt about a rumor the rock legend once had to have his stomach pumped after a unrestrained night with sailors in San Diego, Greg in Hollywood and The Advocate are reporting.
According to Stewart, the myth was actually the work of a vengeful representative: "I used to have this guy work for me, he was a homosexual publicist. He’s dead now so he might be watching. I had to fire him because he did something terrible, which I won’t go into."
Stewart, who has been married to model Penny Lancaster since 2007, went on to note, "So he wanted revenge so he started this rumor about me, and it was horrible because my kids were at school. So that is definitely not true."
For other celebrities and public figures who've faced rumors about their sexuality, check out the slideshow below:
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Recently, Rod Stewart re-released a newly imagined version of his 1978 classic, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy,” with multi-platinum group DNCE. They premiered the single together on Aug. 27 at the MTV Video Music Awards, introducing Rod Stewart to a brand-new generation.
While “Da Ya Deliberate I’m Sexy” is one of his signature songs, peaking at No. 1 in six countries, some of his other songs stand out for their lyrics and ability to raise social awareness. What many don’t recognize is that 40 years ago, Stewart wrote the first commercially successful pop song to talk to gay rights.
I have seen Rod Stewart live seven times: Calgary in 1984; Wembley Stadium in London in 1986; Brighton in 1987; Calgary again in 1988; Edinburgh in 2002; London in 2013; and on Prince Edward Island in 2015.
There are a number of reasons why I keep going to watch him. In part, it’s my small way of saying thank-you for all the times when listening to him has salvaged a bad day or improved a good one. In part, it’s because he is now 72 years old, and yet still loves his job and is still having fun. These are worthy aims at any life stage, but especially when your 20s and 30s are firmly in your past.
In part, of course, it