Rod Stewart admits 'the whole thing floundered' as he shares heartbreak over split
One of the big names set to grace the stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival, Sir Rod Stewart, has spilled the beans on the historical band split that saw The Faces, a group he fronted, disband. The rock outfit was established in 1969 in London, featuring not just Rod but also Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones.
The collective was an assembly of musicians who had parted ways with previous bands. Ronnie L, Ian, and Kenney once were part of Small Faces, which disintegrated when lead vocalist Steve Marriott departed to start Humble Pie.
Concurrently, Sir Rod and Ronnie W were eager to exit the Jeff Beck Group and soon amalgamated their talents with the trio.
Amidst these transitions, they formed The Faces, only to go their separate ways come 1975. Rumours have long circulated that Sir Rod's thriving solo career was the catalyst for the break up.
However, in a candid chat with Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 show earlier this month, Rod clarified his stance, expressing his fondness for the band and debunking the narratives that he walked away from The Faces.
Reflecting on the enduring bond he shares with Ronnie W and Kenney despite the absence of Ian and Ronnie L, he nostalgically noted: "We don't talk about the old times very much, I mean there's only three of us left, obviously that's without Mac and Ronnie."
He reminisced about the golden past saying: "But they were wonderful those days. That was a band I would've stayed in for the rest of my life."
Countering the belief of many fans and critics alike, he specifies: "People think I left but I didn't, you know, Ronnie joined the [Rolling] Stones and so the whole thing floundered.
"Ronnie Lane had already left because he wasn't happy, so once we lost Ronnie Lane, we lost the soul of the band really."
The rock legend has stayed tight with his former bandmates Ronnie W and Kenney, with the trio now creating an album and a documentary together. There's also buzz about a potential comeback at Glastonbury this weekend.
Rod shared some juicy details on their current endeavours, stating: "Yeah we've been filming it [the documentary] for some time, we're trying to finish off an album and it's all down to me again, because I've got to get the lyrics finished.
"I've been working so bl***y hard, I've got two albums on the go, two documentaries.
"I'm supposed to be doing a book about my model railway, which I've just dropped because I ain't got the time, but yeah, there is a documentary.
"We've got a considerable amount of film and some really old stuff. Apparently Kodak gave all of The Faces cameras way back [then and said] 'Shoot what you want' and Kenny has still got it all.
"So, it's going to go way back. I don't know when it's going to be finished, the album is down to me, I need to finish the lyrics off."
Set to slay the Glastonbury Legends slot on Sunday, Rod confirmed last month that Ronnie will be strutting out on stage with him. While fans are hopeful for Kenney to join them, no official word has made the rounds yet.
Festival organiser Emily Eavis expressed her excitement on Instagram, stating: "Bringing Sir Rod Stewart back for the Sunday afternoon slot on the Pyramid stage is everything we could wish for. What a way to bow out with the final legends slot before we take a fallow year. We cannot wait!".
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