STEWART & WOOD USED GROUPIES FOR LIFTS
ROD STEWART and RONNIE WOOD were so broke in their early touring days, they used ugly groupies as chauffeurs to get them home after gigs.
The pair performed together in the Faces in the 1970s, but despite eventually making an impact on the rock ‘n’ roll world, the band’s early days saw the poor rockers becoming friendly with fans so they could get home.
Wood tells Classic Rock magazine, "In the early days we didn’t have much money, so Rod and I used to ponce (borrow without paying back) lifts home from girls in the audience.
"We’d usually end up with the fat ones wearing glasses, but it didn’t matter. If they had a nice car, we’d bundle in and they’d take us home for tea and stuff. And we’d use their phones for long-distance calls, because it was so expensive."
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