Product Description

Ronnie Wood is one of rock’s true originals. This is his story, in his own words, about his life, loves, family, friends, music, art and survival against the odds. It’s a roller-coaster ride of unbelievable highs and unimaginable lows,

From a small boy growing up on a working class council estate not far from Heathrow Airport who wanted to play music and paint - the first generation of his "water gypsy" family to be born on dry land - to becoming one of the most famous musicians in the world, Ronnie Wood toured the world with his Rolling Stone bandmates - Mick, Keith, Charlie and, for a while, Bill. And the five of them have, arguably, been seen in person by more people on this planet than anyone else in the history of mankind.

But as mayhem and hysteria invariably followed on Ronnie's adventure through the excesses of rock ‘n roll, the drugs got harder and his relationships - especially with Mick, Keith, various women and his family - became increasingly more complex. This is Ronnie the husband, father, grandfather and rock star the way you have never seen any rock star before.

RONNIE is an up-front and personal look at life as a Rolling Stone, from the inside, and at the Stones as the rest of the world has never seen them. After RONNIE, drugs, sex and rock ‘n roll will never be the same again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12766 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Brighton Argus
'It's an entertaining read and Wood lays himself bare so you can make up your own mind about him.'

Sunday Times
'...enough revelations and entertaining anecdotes to keep you interested.'

Review
'Hilarious adventures...The list of people Wood partied with is mind-boggling.'

Customer Reviews

A moving, hilarious, detailed journey of one of rock's legends.
An incredible story, Ronnie was much more than I expected. 60 years old and still rockin', this man has done it all. From a small house in london to the world's biggest stages, Ronnie has had an hilarious, moving, dangerously exciting six decades and this highly readable memoir will stay with you for a long while. The book rolls you through the ups and downs of his life, his 'relationship' with girls, booze and drugs, his love for music and art and his travels with Rod, Kieth, Mick and the rest of rocks unmentionables.

Ronnie Be Good
I couldn't put this book down . Ronnie is a great story teller , but always being himself, so you feel you are reading a friend's book . Sometimes he leaves one with an open mouth , and saying how did he survive and did he really do that! I liked Ronnie Wood before reading this book now I love the guy . He's a real human being that has has brought some great music , laughter, and life into so many lives . Nice one Ronnie I look forward to Ronnie part two .

don't give up the day job!
I've been a huge fan of the Stones since I first started getting interested in music round about the early 70's. I'm told that my Uncle used to bunk off school in the middle of cross country running, to pop in at his sister's (my Mum's) house to play the latest Stones release when I was much smaller. Seeing the Stones live for the first time in 1982 suggested to me that they were past their best; but they managed to bang out a handful more great albums, up to the awful Dirty Work; and not a decent record since. There's no denying though that they have a back catalogue to die for!
I've loved Woody's input from Black & Blue onwards. There's no taking away from the man, he is a terrific musician. I even have his solo recordings (well - the first 4 of them anyway) and they stand up as great period pieces from a man who has without doubt seen the world and more.
As a writer, however, forget it. The book is appallingly written, filled with lists of dropped names of the rich, famous and influential (ALL close personal friends, of course); tales of his philandering are told with a grin in the hope that the women he's hurt (and their partners) along the way will see it all as a bit of fun; relentless talk of his devotion to Jo (somewhat ironic given the current gutter press coverage of his alleged latest flame): all in all, he has written himself as a quite loathsome specimen of a man. I suppose at least he's painting himself honestly - if we are to believe his drug and booze addled reminiscences.
I was deeply disappointed. I was looking forward to enjoying the book and liking the man. I did read it all the way through very easily - the style is childish at best and makes for easy reading at any rate.
I can only hope that Ronnie does not commit pen to paper again; least of all for the crime suspense novel that he moots in the last chapter (no doubt making full use of his close personal friendships with the cast and crew of CSI).
If you want to know about Ronnie Wood's life, read the book by all means. Don't expect to believe it all though; and don't expect to come out of it thinking that he isn't better off concentrating on his fabulous musicianship.
Dreadful.
Cheers,
SPARKY ;-)