| | Rod Stewart Waives feePage 2 of 3 (1, 2, 3) | If he came from London and not Scotland..well, that was my misfortune to read it somewhere and take it as true...
Love Scotland..Just not keen on Mr. Stewart. OK?
I find the people who are a lover of Mr. Stewarts Music , also find the songs of Mick Jagger somewhat enjoyable too. ..
Funny thing is, although I am not keen on Stewarts voice, I do rather like Elke Brooks and Bonnie Tyler!! Both singers more gravelly than my front yard!
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 10/15/2008 1:06:43 PM | | The real title of this thread should be, "how many sour grapes does it take to make a bottle of whinge"? | |
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 10/15/2008 1:48:48 PM | | Well at least he's a grafter with a job unlike so many in the UK that just pump out kids and expect the state to pay for everything. He's a fine example of hardwork having its own rewards and the sooner people respect that as a quality instead being bitter towards others achievements then the sooner this once proud United Kingdom might start getting some self respect back. | |
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Posted: 10/15/2008 3:16:20 PM | I have no problem if Rod wants to waive his fee because he is a fan of the Royals, and indeed it might be a cunning publicity stunt. It did set me thinking, however, just how much he was actually giving up.
Presumably, out of the million he would have to give his agent/management their cut (15%-20%???) Then presumably he pays his musicians? What was left would surely be taxed at 40%.
I seem to remember that he is now living in the USA, which would mean that he might pay even more than 40%, depending on which State he actually lives in. (California?)
I also remember something about the British Government stopping tax at source for overseas-based performers.
Do we have any accountants or tax whizzes on POF who know about Entertainment Tax Law.
Whatever the case, I suspect that Rod would put nowhere near the million in his pocket had he decided to keep it. I just wonder how much less than 50% it would actually have been? As it is we have missed out on a nice slice of tax revenue, and Gordon seems to need it right now. | |
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Posted: 10/15/2008 3:40:23 PM | Rod Stewart Waives /waves.
And fair play
Because, whether he has millions of pounds or the next £ pay cheque
The man doesn't ever forget his roots. | |
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holby
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 10/16/2008 2:03:02 PM | | if people offered him a million pounds to perform of course he whould do it any artist whould dont matter how much readies you have you always want more | |
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| Rod Stewart fans
Posted: 3/23/2009 2:46:53 PM | | calling all rod stewart fans. there is a rod stewart convention on the 26th of february 2010 in blackpool at the norbreck hotel it is from the 26th to the 1st of march a long weekend monday to friday and you get to meet rod stewart sister there and fans from all over i have been to these conventions since 2002 as it is once a year and you make loads of friends and enjoy dancing to rod music and it is amazing. if you are interested in going email me and i will give you the information my email is stewarthooper286@hotmail.com | |
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Posted: 3/23/2009 2:52:45 PM | | not being cynical but i wonder if it will be sir rod later on | |
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Ben433
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 3/23/2009 3:18:19 PM | | Who really cares? What difference will it make to you either way? | |
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Posted: 3/23/2009 3:43:37 PM | If we all club together and raise a million quid, I recon we'd have enough to pay him not to sing - it'd be worth it.
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Posted: 3/23/2009 4:06:39 PM | "With all the money he makes why does he need to charge such a fee anyway? "
Er he doesnt and he isint.
I think the title of your own thread gives it away
FFS some people.......................  | |
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 3/23/2009 4:26:07 PM |
I find the people who are a lover of Mr. Stewarts Music , also find the songs of Mick Jagger somewhat enjoyable too. ..
When he sang with the Faces, the sound had a wonderful loose, but really very well played Stonesy groove to it. I remember Maggie May being at No 1 on TOTP for weeks. In my opinion, his best records came from this era.
As for the waiving of the fee story, I'm not bothered really. Last years news.. | |
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| Rod Stewart Waives fee
Posted: 3/23/2009 5:04:49 PM | its called market forces .you command the fee that promoters are willing to pay how they get the cash to pay you can be down to what they charge for the tickets and other merchandise.
if you start in a club for say £25 a night then the next guy offers you £50 you will never go back to doing a gig for £25 and so your fee develops upwards and thats the way of the world ,,,,
it happens all over the place not just in the entertainment industry ,,,,how many reading this thread have left a job doing exactly the same thing because another company will pay you more..
and then if you get promoted you wont go back to the start of the ladder you move to another buisness to increase that wage
well rod and people like him worked for low cash to start with then as they became more established agents and bookers offered bigger money
if he didnt have a huge fan base he would no longer command that type of cash ,,, | |
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Posted: 3/23/2009 5:40:30 PM | I thought Rod Stewart was notoriously stingy with his money.Its reported that Rod wanted to reform with his old band " The Faces" for a money spinning world tour. Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones flatly refused after allegedly being offered a comparative ' pittance' by Rod Stewart.
Here's extracts from a recent interview he did in Australia. Rod is clearly unhappy about being branded "tight" with his money.
The Scottish rocker denies his former The Faces bandmates claims he doesn't like to splash his cash, insisting he is "careful" not mean.
Rod - who is set to reform the band later this year - said: "I am not tight or mean. Ronnie Wood, who is a great mate, keeps saying I am. He's such an ***hole.
"He says I'm tighter than two coats of paint. I am careful with money, Ronnie isn't."
He added in an interview in Australia: "Ronnie doesn't keep his eyes on the accounts like I do. He's got no Scottish blood in him. But I'm not tight. I do lots of work for charities. I just don't make it public."
Read more: "Rod Stewart's Scottish, not cheap" - http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1420850.php#ixzz0AcoEV8NX
So much is written and said about these stars that Its difficult to know what to believe.
Its not the first time Ive heard Ive heard these type of allegations aimed at Rod Stewart. Whether they have any substance or not is open to debate.
He's not my favourite artist but he's written a few good tunes in fairness. If he's able to command £1 million pound to appear at private parties etc.. Then good luck to him.
However , if as reported , he has waived his appearance fee to sing at Prince Charles birthday bash then why go public about it . The cynic in me suspects he has an ulterior motive . Possibly a knighthood ?
pennyapple.
The man doesn't ever forget his roots .
Surely you are referring to his dyed locks as opposed to his heritage ? He's from Essex [I think] yet portrays himself as Scottish. Has lived in Los Angeles for the last 27 years. So I for one , have no idea where his roots lie. I don't think he does either. | |
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Posted: 3/23/2009 5:47:02 PM | He's not Scottish, I believe his mum was but he was brought up in London and born there.
If he has a love for Scotland that's his choice, he can support Celtic and the national team if he wants but I wish he would stop referring to himself as Scottish in such an over the top way. I really don't see what difference it makes to anyone. | |
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Posted: 3/24/2009 6:02:09 AM | well i know i dont work for free , as a rule, so why on earth should he..
if he wants-or wanted to as thei thread was a while ago - give his services to either a freind/family member or someone else as a gift then all well and good..
but if people are still willing to pay to listen to him, why shouldnt he still work and charge however much is the going rate for singers or his status..
i personally dont like him, but i dont suppose anyone would have queried it when he was starting out and only makeing a few quid per performance and living in the back of a tour bus for weeks on end playing dingy little clubs.. he is in some peoples mind a superstar.. i should imagine the likes of cher, tina turner, genesis etc would command a similar sum... his age and where he is from or not from is irrelavant, what is relevant is do you work for free..? and if your boss said your going to get 1,000,000 for doing your job, your gonna turn it down..? no..? why should he then... | |
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Posted: 3/24/2009 6:11:50 AM | I am sure that :
1) his fee is nothing like 1 million (as reportedby the press and we all believe everything we read in the newspapers, dont we ...? )
2) if he wants to waive his fee, he can do - it's no-ones business but his own
3) It will be a great show as long as he sticks to what he does best and doesnt try to do the crooner stuff ... | |
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Posted: 3/24/2009 10:09:05 AM | | like him or loath him how many man at his age look as fit ,not many ,and i am sure if i could earn that kind of money why would i do it for free | |
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Posted: 5/13/2009 3:49:26 AM | convention information in case you decide to come to the next convention the the 26th february 2010 for free nights here is the information im booked i cant wait to go.
it is at the norbreck hotel in blackpool the price in total is £134 per person for 3 nights and includes all your meals it is only £30 deposit and the rest doesent need to be paid untill 8 weeks before you go. phone this number 08712220031 select option 3 then you need to quote this number otherwise you will get charged more r3nb2502 thats the hotel then booked if you do that the hotel is £99 for the 3 nights then it is £35 for your 3 day party ticket now that you need to send a cheque for £35 to the organiser of the convention so i cant put his address here for public reasons but if you want to go then email me and i can give you his address to send the £35 for party tickets my email is stewarthooper286@hotmail.com i cant wait to go it is so much fun if you like rods music and talking to his sister and other fans you dont have to be a fan to go. | |
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| Rod Stewart convention
Posted: 3/9/2010 2:11:22 AM | | the rod stewart convention was brilliant as it always is. i cant believe that my dad and my uncle now own a rod stewart jacket each actual jackets that rod has worn on stage its amazing they both entered the auction at the convention and won it in the auction my uncles went for £360 my dads went for £380 and now there getting them signed by the man him self amazing. i cant wait till the next convention in 2011 now. | |
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| Rod Stewart convention
Posted: 3/9/2010 3:41:34 AM | Market forces, indeed.
Ok, he might not be an Andrea Bocelli but since when has technical singing ability been the major factor in determining success in the pop-rock music world? Actually, RS has a very distinctive singing style, has worked very hard to get where he is and, while I cannot say that he is one of my favourites, I definitely think he is a good entertainer. I have seen him in concert twice as a matter of fact, and really enjoyed his shows.
On top of this, he is a very down-to-earth, approachable guy.
So if he can get top dollar for his performancss, good luck to him. I can think of a number of entertainers who are higher than him on the "overpaid" list. | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 4:30:51 AM |
So Rod Stewart, the Scottish lad turned pop star with a gravel voice and a face to match, has waived his ONE MILLION pound fee to play in front of Prince Charles as a treat for his birthday bash. With all the money he makes why does he need to charge such a fee anyway? Has he not got enough money now? at 63, you think he would have enough to retire quite happily on, (or maybe he has to pay all his ex wives 20% each!!)
What do you think of him charging such an astronomical fee for a performance? and anyone else for that matter....
Wow. I have so many issues with this story.
First of all, for Rod to "waive his fee as a birthday treat" for one of the world's richest men kinda defeats the object. Prince Charles wouldn't even miss the £1 million. If Rod wants to "treat" someone by waiving his performance fee, why not a worthy small local charity, perhaps?
Second, I have issues with any singer earning - or charging - those obscene fees, no matter how good they are. They're only singers, for Christ's sake. It's not like they do anything important, like deliver babies or perform life-saving operations, or rescue children from abusive homes.
I feel the same about footballers and other celebrity performers. That the least useful people in our society reap the greatest rewards proves how askew our priorities are. | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 4:55:48 AM | Wow. I have so many issues with this story etc etc
Rod Stewart, like many other top-earning performers, DOES do quite a lot for charity.
Maybe he has waived his fee for Prince Charles because he likes Prince Charles and appreciates the work that HE does for charity.
If you feel that the fees such figures charge are obscene, does that also apply to the huge demand to see them perform or the number of people who buy their records? | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 5:47:46 AM | Rod Stewart and Elton John and their kind lend their names only to high-end, high-profile, black-tie, £1,000-a-plate fundraising orgies of back-slapping, glad-handing and picture-posing for glossy mags -- with very little of the funds raised actually reaching the needy.
When was the last time one of these overindulged luvvies paid for new incubators in a local hospital's neonatal unit, sponsored a youth activity centre in an impoverished community, provided college grants to poor kids, paid to keep a struggling local library or petting zoo/farm open another year?
For seven years, my son attended a horse riding school for disabled riders. It's run entirely on donations, by big-hearted, civic-minded volunteers, and the good this centre does for these people is incalculable. Yet every year, they struggle to meet their annual costs. Where's Elton? Where's Rod? How much money to those big-heads need to survive comfortably in this world before they'll deign to share their good fortune with the needy in their midst?
As long as there is need in this world, there will be such thing as earning too much money. Countless worthy grassroots charities are going cap in hand because they're not high-profile enough for the attention-seeking Eltons, Hiltons, Stewarts and Beckhams of this world. | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 8:03:52 AM | Well, I appreciate your point, and your sense of injustice. In principle, it is very difficult to disagree with you, except that your statement concerning the so-called "luvvies" - or anyone who happens to earn what you personally would consider to be too much money - strikes me as being rather a sweeping one.
At any event, there has always been a great deal of inequality in this world and there always will be. It is a fact of life - sadly. But whether all the people you have mentioned are pertinent examples of the injustice of this is another matter.
I am assuming you don't have any Rod Stewart CDs!
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