‘I shall never retire!’: Singing sensation Rod Stewart confirms he isn’t going anywhere

After recently celebrating his 80th birthday, many wouldn’t blame Rod Stewart for wanting to call time on his stellar singing career and enjoy retirement.

However, Stewart is showing no signs that he wants to take his foot off the pedal, taking to social media with a defiant message to his fans that he has no plans to ever hang up the microphone and plans to carry on as he long is able.

“I shall never retire! I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good lord lets me,” he said.

 

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Steward has long maintained his commitment to the stage, regularly shutting down any suggestion of retirement

Recently he dismissed the notion entirely, telling the Associated Press: “I don’t know. The word retirement is not in my vocabulary at the moment because I’m enjoying myself.”

Addressing concerns about his health, given a scare a few years back, Stewart stressed the importance of staying active and maintaining good health practices.

“It’s all part of getting older. My thoughts at the moment are with our King who’s got some sort of cancer,” he shared.

“But I’ve made a promise to myself since I was really young. I’ve always played soccer, and I still do. I play with my kids as well. I keep myself really fit. I work out a bit. I’m mad about nutrition, watching my weight and everything.

“So I do work at it, and I think that helps a lot. And do your due diligence. You know, men are notorious for not wanting to go to the doctors. You should.”

When asked about any concerns he may have regarding his health, the music legend displayed a pragmatic attitude but admitted it does weigh on his mind more as he gets older.

“I’m not obsessed by it. I mean, none of us want to pass on,” he explained.

“You do think about that as you get older, but not in a morbid way. I’m not frightened of dying, but I’m just enjoying myself so much. I feel absolutely privileged to be doing what I’m doing.”

It’s clear that for Stewart, the stage is where he belongs.