Rod Stewart has revealed that he is well into the writing process on his new album.

"I'm actually halfway through a new album," he told ABC. "I was very encouraged by the success of Time, it was a very long period where I wasn't writing any songs."

"It's encouraged me to take another step forward and come up with more songs and I'm finding it quite easy. The floodgates have been reopened."

The legendary songwriter also spoke about fans not really wanting to hear any new material:

"I've got a unique method — I'll say 'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to have to put you through the misery of a new song . . . just pretend you're listening to 'Tonight's the Night' and give it a big round of applause at the end.'

Usually they fall for that ploy and they do. It's hard work selling new songs with the vast catalog I've got that people want to hear. They pay the money and they want to hear what they want to hear. It's pointless being self-indulgent."