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Rod Stewart says Trump’s Afghanistan claim ‘hurts me badly’

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The Independent UK · Jan 26

Rod Stewart brands Trump a ‘draft dodger’ after NATO troop remarks

British rock star, a former Palm Beach neighbor of Trump, said he was ‘hurt’ by president’s false claims that Nato soldiers avoided the front lines in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Jan 25

“Furious? That’s putting it mildly. I was counting how many people I was going to have to kill”: Randy Holden’s 1970 album pioneered doom metal. But he was never told it had been released

Two decades after he’d been sickened enough to quit playing, Holden discovered he was a guitar hero. He picked up the guitar again straight away, but he’ll never return to the industry that burned him

Guitar World · Jan 20

Rod Stewart’s hilarious response to Celtic sacking Wilfried Nancy

Sir Rod Stewart had a hilarious response to Celtic sacking manager Wilfried Nancy following Saturday’s (January 3) 3-1 loss to rival Rangers.

The Independent UK · Jan 5

He hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page: Jeff Beck’s wild times

Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most memorable friendships

Louder · Dec 30, 2025

“If we had stuck together we could have been as big as Led Zeppelin – or at the very least, Deep Purple. We had the stuff!”: The heavy rock innovators whose hard-hitting drummer was a star before John Bonham

“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"

MusicRadar · Dec 28, 2025

'I once saw an Arsenal player stub out his cigarette as he ran onto the field' Ray Davies on his lifelong obsession with Arsenal, from the era of "boring, boring" era to the liquid football of Wenger

The Kinks frontman on watching the Gunners with brother and bandmate Dave, and nearly missing a gig to see England’s World Cup win

FourFourTwo · Dec 27, 2025

“One day Ronnie came in and said he was leaving. I went: ‘Yeah, right.’ He said: ‘No, I really am. Plus I’m running off with my best friend’s wife’”: These 70s icons were rock’s ultimate party band – and gave the world Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood

They were the greatest party band of the 70s

Louder · Dec 27, 2025

'Rod gets my mum to wrap his presents' - Penny Lancaster spills the family secrets this Christmas

Rod Stewart might be a man of many talents, but it appears wrapping his wife's Christmas presents isn't one of them

Woman & Home · Dec 23, 2025

“I gave my tie from the European Cup final to Rod Stewart. He always fancied it and I had a spare one – he wears it all the time now!” Lisbon Lion Jim Craig recalls run-in with Celtic-supporting rockstar

Former Celtic defender Jim Craig gave his tie from the victorious 1967 European Final to one of the most famous glam-rockers of the era

FourFourTwo · Dec 22, 2025