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Rod Stewart: Ronnie Wood's an a***hole for calling me tight

Veteran rocker says he’s just sensible with his cash

Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood were both in the 1970s band Faces

Rod Stewart still gets wound up by accusations he's tight.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is said to have called him stingy in the past.

But the veteran rocker claims he’s just sensible with his money.

‘I am not tight or mean,’ Rod said during an interview in Australia.

‘Ronnie Wood, who is a great mate, keeps saying I am. He’s such an a***hole, Ron.

'He says I’m tighter than two coats of paint. I am careful with money, Ronnie isn’t.

‘He doesn’t keep his eyes on the accounts like I do. He’s got no Scottish blood in him. But I’m not tight.'

Rod, who is married to model Penny Lancaster, 37, says he does give to good causes.

'I do lots of work for charities,' he insists. 'I just don’t make it public.’

Rod, 63, and Ronnie, 61, were in rock band Faces together in the 1970s.