Rod Stewart to release biography

The Grammy award winner has promised to "hold nothing back" in his memoirs detailing his earliest days spent in The Jeff Beck Group & The Faces through to his years as one of the biggest performers on the planet.

The Scottish rocker has been stalling on an autobiography for years but now insists the time is right.

He said: "I thought long and hard before committing to write my book. It is a funny old thing telling my life story but I truly intend to hold nothing back. I've had quite a life, known some extraordinary people and had some amazing experiences.

"I've waited all this time, until my 50th year in the business and realise I can no longer put it off. Forget skeletons in the closet; this one's going to be socks and knickers under the bed."

The book is due for release next year (2012).