Rod Stewart has been entertaining crowds since he took up busking with a harmonica in 1962, and he’s not slowing down any time soon — if he has anything to say about it.
The 80-year-old singer recently admitted that he still thinks about making new music in an interview with AARP The Magazine for their June/July cover story.
“There’s so much more music I want to create,” Stewart told the outlet, before revealing that he has “a covers album, a country album, and a Faces album all in the works.” The British native explained, “I just can’t stop. Even when I’m spending time with my grandkids, my passion for music drives me. I feel like I’ve done everything I’ve ever wanted, but there’s still more to come.”
The country album would be the singer’s second voyage into the genre after his “Another Country” album which was release in 2015.
The “Maggie May” singer also touched on what it’s like to perform regularly at his age, noting in the report, “When I feel I might be sick enough to cancel a concert, that’s when I go, ‘Maybe I’m getting old.’ Then a couple of days later, bang, I’m back at it again.” Stewart went on to confess, “I enjoy doing concerts more than I did back then. Maybe I’ve come full circle to appreciate how lucky I’ve been.”
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Stewart — who is set to receive the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards on Monday, May 26 — announced that he was done with big tours in late 2024, following the completion of his One Last Time U.S. and Canada tour. The first of 20 shows kicked off on March 7 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, with the last set to take place on August 15 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Legendary Rocker, 80, Teases He Has Country Album ‘In the Works’ first appeared on Parade on May 22, 2025
