Rod Stewart Shares His Strict Rules To Protect His Voice

Rod Stewart revealed his secret and the strict rules he follows to protect his voice. The rocker appeared on Forbes to talk about his recently released whisky, ‘Woflie’s Whisky,’ explaining the creation process and talking rock n’ roll. Stewart was asked if he could drink while touring, to which he declined and explained why:

“I can’t [drink] whisky martinis before [a show]. Alcohol is not great for the voice, as are a lot of things.”

He then shared the rules he has been following to maintain a good voice:

“When I’m on tour, I can’t speak during the day because it’s called voice rest. It works wonders at keeping your voice 100 percent. I like a couple glasses of wine afterwards. Usually, I’ll drink the whisky on a night off. I don’t speak during the day, but when I go out for dinner, I can talk. That ten hours rest during the day really helps. Pass it on to young vocalists, will you?”

The rocker also shared that some people know he can’t talk to rest his voice, so he passes them notes or puts them on his phone instead of speaking.

Stewart once wholly lost his voice and had to learn how to sing again after overcoming thyroid cancer. Apparently, it wasn’t a battle that took months, and the tumor was really easy to get rid of, but it led to losing his voice completely. It took six months for the rocker to gain his voice back and get on stage, which he referred to as scary and shocking.

This June, the rocker made it clear that he wants to leave rock music to move on to a different direction after completing his 2023 tour. Stewart told BBC:

“I am actually stopping. I’m not retiring, but I want to move on to… I had great success with The Great American Songbook, all-American standards, and I’ve just done a swing album with Jools Holland, which is going to come out next year, so I want to go in that direction. I just want to leave all the rock ‘n’ roll stuff behind — for a while, maybe.”

Stewart’s 2023 tour is scheduled to end on November 22. See the dates here.