Ronnie: The Autobiography - Hardcover

Wood, Ronnie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312366523 ISBN 13: 9780312366520

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2007

Synopsis

For the first time, a member of the world’s most famous rock ‘n’ roll band tells his—and their—story.  Raw, unsanitized, nasty and fascinating. An incredible journey.
 
The first of his family to be born on dry land, Ronnie Wood came from a family of water gypsies and was raised in a council flat near Heathrow Airport. Growing up only wanting to paint and play music, Wood was always talented. And in the 1960’s, he was often in the right place at precisely the right time—becoming the  guitar player for everyone from the Birds to Jeff Beck to the Faces and then to Rod Stewart . But Wood and his guitar-playing became super-charged when he joined The Rolling Stones. They were rock royalty from their earliest days, and from the first time Wood performed with the band, careening down New York City’s Fifth Avenue on a flatbed truck Wood has been at the center of the court and in the middle of the ferment.  No band has ever combined the Stones’ success--both artistically and materially—with their longevity.  No other band has ever survived the creativity and clashes of such big personalities.
 
But with success came excess—and as mayhem and hysteria followed Ronnie on his adventures through the extremes of rock ‘n roll, the drugs got harder and his relationships—especially with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the women in his life—became increasingly complex.
 
A fascinating portrait not just of the Stones, but of the greatest rockers of the 1960’s and beyond—from Eric Clapton to Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page to Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix to Pete Townshend—RONNIE is a rich, revelatory book. Readers have never had a view of the rock world like this before.
 

About this title

About the Author:

Ronnie Wood has been a member of the Rolling Stones for over thirty years. His other bands include The Birds, The Creation, The Jeff Beck Group, The Small Faces, and The Faces. He’s married to Jo Wood, is a globally renowned artist and lives in Surrey, England and Ireland.

Review:

"Like any good memoirist, Wood is shamelessly honest."—The New York Times

"Wood's wildly entertaining book is peopled with virtually every major British and American rocker since the early '60s."—Rush and Malloy, New York Daily News

"Wood is a classic classic rocker, and his story has just that kind of 'behind the music' arc."—The Associated Press

"Features candid tales about Wood's long career in rock 'n' roll...and his own drug, alcohol, and financial problems. 'It's been an adventure for me, ' Wood said."-U.P.I.

"Forthright and revealing...plenty for fans to chew on."-VNU Entertainment News Wire

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312366523
• ISBN 13: 9780312366520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368