Live on the radio: Rod announces classic rock album

What does a rock star do on a rainy Thursday morning? That's right, he simply calls his favourite radio station and chats casually with the presenter on air.

That's what happened today when music legend Rod Stewart dialled the number of online sports radio station TalkSport and was immediately put through to presenter Alan Brazil on the live programme.
The two initially chatted about Scottish football and the future role of manager Martin O'Neill at the club. Brazil then drifted onto the subject of the Super Bowl and asked Rod what he thought of Latin rapper Bad Bunny, who is set to perform at the Super Bowl in the USA this coming Sunday. ‘I've never heard of him,’ said the presenter. ‘Well, he probably hasn't heard of you either,’ Rod replied with a laugh, before revealing that he had spent the last few weeks in the studio. "We've been working on a new album and will be finished with it tomorrow. Then I'm flying to Florida at the end of the week, where I'll be performing in a few casinos. It will also be filmed for next year's Grammys. Everything is going wonderfully for me, I'll be playing around 70 concerts this year.‘ When asked by the presenter what kind of album it would be, Rod replied, ’It will be a classic rock “n” roll album, very closely based on the beginning of my career."