Rod: The Autobiography by Rod Stewart – review

Sam Leith enjoys a romp through Rod Stewart's colourful, rackety, rock'n'roll lifeHe's an strange figure, Rod Stewart: wildly successful but, despite having been in the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, never quite cool. He doesn't feel central to the world of rock and pop – or at least never has in my lifetime – but he has sold a staggering number of records. Did you know that in its first 24 hours MTV played 16 of his videos? Or that the act that kept the Sex Pistols off the number one slot i...

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