STEWART TRIES TO STEER KIDS AWAY FROM DRUGS

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart hopes being honest about his own
experiences with drugs will help steer his younger children away from
illegal substances.

The Maggie May singer, who openly enjoyed a rock 'n' roll lifestyle
during the early days of his career, admits his two oldest children -
24-year-old Sean and Kimberley, 26 - have already developed drug and
alcohol problems.

But he hopes he can convince his younger offspring that over
indulgence of drink and drugs ruins their lives by drawing on past
friends as examples.

The 60-year-old says: "As a parent you worry, but it's hard for me to
moralise because I've taken drugs myself. All I can do is educate them
the best way I can.

"I warn them off by telling them about people I've known. As a
teenager I had a friend called Angus who took LSD and jumped naked out
of a window, thinking he could fly.

"Of course, they had to scrape him off the pavement."