Rod Stewart blamed for Faces split

Rod Stewart caused '70s supergroup Faces to split, his former bandmate has claimed.

Ian McLagan said the singer was too busy concentrating on his solo career to give enough attention to the group.

Faces, also known as The Faces, formed in 1969 from the remaining members of Small Faces after the departure of Steve Marriott. The band comprised McLagan, Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones.

McLagan claimed that Stewart's selfishness had been behind their split in 1975, saying: "He was reluctant to give his songs to us. He'd give his solo albums first choice. It left us out in the cold and there was no way around it."

He also suggested that a reunion may be in the pipeline, telling WENN: "I've spoken to Kenney and Ronnie, who's keen, but I haven't spoken to Rod more than a couple of words, so we will have to wait and see."