In a world where celebrities, athletes and musicians sell out left and right for the almighty pay day, Rod Stewart is saying the heck with that because the buyer is Saudi Arabia.
The 78-year-old music legend had previously turned down a $1 million offer to play Qatar because of the country’s human rights abuses. He has also now reportedly turned down Saudi Arabia’s offer which was “substantially more” over the same concerns.
“I’m grateful that I have a choice whether or not to perform in Saudi Arabia. So many citizens there have extremely limited choice [especially the] women, the LGBTQ community, the press,” Stewart told the UK Mirror.