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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rod Stewart's unlikely fake name given at hotels after they banned his band
Sir Rod Stewart first teamed up with Ronnie Wood as part of legendary band The Faces in 1969 and famously 'had me a real good time' - now they're reuniting for Glastonbury - but what can fans expect? It's been 55 years since Sir Rod Stewart first teamed up with Ronnie Wood as part of legendary band The Faces and famously 'had me a real good time.. Now the rather more wrinkly rockers are to reunite on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage later this month, when they take the Legends slot. In the five decades or so since they played their unique fusion of rock 'n' roll, blues and psychedelia - with hits like Stay With Me (1971), Ooh La La (1973) and Had Me a Real Good Time (1970) - the faces of The Faces have changed … a lot! Just as well known for their drinking, drug-taking and debauchery as they were for their hit songs, wrecking hotel rooms grabbed the band as many headlines as their music. Back then, Rod Stewart was a fresh-faced 24-year-old singer with the five piece band, known as 'Rod the Mod.' Now 80, the Da Ya Think I'm Sexy star recently revealed, enthusiastically, of him and Ronnie on That Peter Crouch Podcast: 'We're going to do Glastonbury together." Playing together in The Faces from 1969 to 1975, when Rod left and the band split, the music he and Ronnie helped create was said to have influenced The Sex Pistols - although their concerts were either brilliant or shambolic, depending on how much alcohol they'd consumed. Ronnie, now 77, wrote in The Faces' biography: 'We were the sponsors of Holiday Inn and Marriott, and anywhere we could get banned from. We used to call them the Holiday Out. We used to check in as Fleetwood Mac; no hotel chain would have the Faces because of the damage and madness that went on... Half the audience would come back with us to the hotel. We would party with whoever was there and they'd all end up staying with us.' Touring America, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the UK, the band played more than 500 concerts. DJ John Peel was an early champion of their music and said a 1973 Faces gig at Sunderland Locarno was his all time favourite live concert. While Rod and Ronnie were the band's most famous faces, there were other notable musicians. These included other bassist Ronnie Lane, who died in 1997 after a battle with multiple sclerosis. He left in 1973 and was replaced on bass by Tetsu Yamuchi. There was also keyboardist Ian McLagan, who died in 2014 following a stroke, and drummer Kenney Jones, who joined The Who in 1978, replacing Keith Moon after his death. He also formed the band The Law with Paul Rodgers and The Jones Gang, touring the United States in 2005. In 1975, the year Rod left, Ronnie joined the Rolling Stones. Over the years, they reformed a number of times - one of them being for the encore of Rod's Wembley Stadium concert in 1986. That year, Ronnie Lane appeared on stage with the band, but by then he had multiple sclerosis and was in a wheelchair, so Bill Wyman played bass for him. At the Brit Awards in 1993, the same line-up (minus Lane) reunited once more when Rod was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award - finally coming together again in 2015 at Rod's private 70th birthday party. In a birthday speech, Rod said: 'Being in The Faces was a mad and brilliant time for all of us and although we don't have Ronnie and Mac with us anymore this is our chance to remember them and say 'Had Me a Real Good Time'.' Then in 2021, Jones, Stewart and Wood announced they were recording new music for an album due to be released in 2026 - their first in over 50 years. In fact, they have been working together a fair bit, with Rod revealing recently that he was reuniting with Ronnie and Kenney Jones, 76, to work on a new documentary. Rod, who has twice been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, has won a Grammy and a Brit Award and holds the World Record for staging the largest free rock concert in history. His New Year's Eve concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1994 was attended by 3.5 million people - and he looks set for a busy 80th year, as he prepares to embark on a world tour. He said: "I enjoy going on tour now more than ever, at this ripe old age of 80. I'm doing seven concerts in Vegas and then I am around the world. It keeps me fit. You have got to be fit to do it. I would probably die if I didn't do it. I have seen so many guys that have to give up and retire and they have nothing to wake up in the morning for." Wrinkly they may be, but Rod and Ronnie are still clearly rocking it!
Perth Now
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The Faces have recorded 11 tracks for their next album
The Faces have recorded 'about 11 tracks' for their comeback album. Drummer Kenney Jones has revealed the surviving members of the 'Stay With Me' group - also including Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood - laid down the tunes at RAK Studios in London. Jools Holland is featured on one of the tracks. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Jones said: 'Not all of them are going to be right [for the album]. But most of them are good.' The sticksman suggested it could be released in 2026. He said: 'I can't see it coming out this year. But I can see it coming out next year. Everyone's doing different things. We do little snippets [of recording] here and there. Then all of a sudden, The Stones are out [on tour] again, Rod's out again…' Stewart is set to play Glastonbury's Sunday afternoon legends slot in June. The 'Maggie May' hitmaker previously admitted The Faces were "struggling" with the album. The group originally revealed they were recording new music in summer 2021. Asked the best unreleased song he's written, Rod told Vulture last year: "I've sent a lot of them to Ronnie Wood. I told him, 'This is stuff we've recorded with my band, maybe the Faces would like to do it instead?' We're still struggling to make this album. We'll see. Some of them might see the light of day." Jones previously explained The Faces' record - which will mark their first since 1973's 'Ooh La La' - would be a "mixture of old and new". He told Uncut magazine: 'What we've decided to do is work on some of the original stuff that we didn't use, so the album is going to be a mixture of old and new. 'The songs we've been revisiting are from right across the board. 'It's very difficult to go into specifics because many of them didn't even have titles. 'I think the fans may have heard certain things before and might recognise them. 'Ronnie and I, in particular, have been working on lots of the old stuff together and we've re-recorded a couple of those songs with more of a modern feel.'
7NEWS
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
The Faces return: Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones confirm new album is in the works
The surviving members of The Faces — Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones — are working on their first studio album in more than 50 years. The legendary British rockers, who helped define the genre in the 1970s, have been collaborating intermittently since reuniting at the 2020 BRIT Awards. Drummer Jones confirmed the trio have recorded 11 tracks at RAK Studios in North London. 'Most of (the songs) are good,' Jones told The Telegraph this week but tempered expectations about a release date. 'I can't see it coming out this year. But I can see it coming out next year. Everyone's doing different things.' Stewart has been tied up with his One Last Time North American tour and his Glastonbury 2025 Legends slot, where he is set to headline the coveted Sunday afternoon set this June. Similarly, Wood is gearing up for a major European tour with The Rolling Stones this year, with dates expected to be announced across cities including Rome, Vienna and Zagreb. The Stones were also the top-grossing US touring act of 2024, according to Pollstar. Meanwhile, Jones is spearheading a series of reissues to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Immediate Records — the label associated with his earlier band Small Faces. Through his own imprint, Nice Records, he is releasing expanded editions of classic albums, including a three-LP and three-CD box set of The Autumn Stone, featuring unreleased tracks and rare versions of Small Faces songs. The Faces trio have been teasing the follow-up to 1973's Ooh La La since 2021. Speaking to The Times that July, Wood said: 'Me, Rod and Kenney have been recording some new Faces music.' When music writer Craig McLean interviewed Stewart that same year, the singer revealed the trio had '15 tracks that are extremely worthy, some old, some new'. 'We will get it finished, I promise,' Stewart said. 'No other band sounds like us.' Jones's latest interview with The Telegraph offered new details, confirming UK musician and TV fixture Jools Holland guests on one song, and that the band are also working on a documentary. 'It's never been seen,' Jones said. 'And there's some rude bits in there!' The Faces formed in 1969 after Steve Marriott left Small Faces to form hard rock band Humble Pie. The remaining members regrouped under a new name, bringing in vocalist Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood from the Jeff Beck Group. Across four influential albums, The Faces helped define a blues-infused rock sound that left a lasting legacy — even as Stewart's solo career soared. The group disbanded in 1975, paving the way for Wood to join The Rolling Stones — arguably the greatest active rock'n'roll band in the world.
