FOREVER YOUNG? Rod Stewart, 79, says he's got 'probably another 15' years left
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Prostate and thyroid cancer survivor Rod Stewart, who is now 79 years old, says he doesn’t fear dying.
While aware his “days are numbered,” he told the U.S. Sun on Friday from his L.A. home: “We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket. I am going to be enjoying myself for these last few years as much as I can. I say few, probably another 15. I can do that easy, mate, easy.”
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Still, the Forever Young rocker, who is married to third wife Penny Lancaster, said he can’t go as hard as he used to as a young man.
“I’m not like I was in the ’70s and ’80s and I can’t stay up all night, get drunk and go mad and still have a voice just like that. Nowadays, I have to protect my voice before and after every show,” said Stewart, who was about to kick off his latest Las Vegas residency of shows.
“The older you get, the more you have to do that. Water has a hell of a lot to do with it. But no, you think I just have water on my rider? You’re talking to Rod Stewart here, mate. We go mad after every show.
“There are 13 of us, six women, really great musicians and I make them drink. We absolutely love it.”
However, Stewart said, “I am more aware of my health now than before. You should be when you start getting on a bit. It’s very important. I am a bit of a hypochondriac. I think men in particular should take advantage of all the wonderful medical science out there. When I come back to the U.K. ,I am going to have my blood cleaned, as I’ve been told it is a real boost to the system.”
But Stewart claimed he doesn’t need any help from medication to keep in top form.
“I’m not on any pills. No nothing. You’ve got to remember I’ve been doing this all my life — I don’t suffer after a show,” he said.
“Sometimes I take an anti-inflammatory if my knee is playing up, but very rarely. I don’t need pills.”
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