A candid, no-holds-barred romp through forty years of drugs, sex and rock ‘n roll
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'...generally Ronnie is out to entertain and amuse, much as you suspect he would be in real life'
-- Spectator
'Matey and conversational, it reads as if Ron is sharing a bottle of Chivas Regal with you'
-- Times
'Ronnie Wood is one of rock's true originals and this is his story told in his own unmistakable voice.' -- North East Times Magazine
'Wood is a charming guide and offers useful suggestions such as 'never holiday with a dealer, or the mafia' -- FT Magazine
'Wood's gift for friendship has carried him through a life of extraordinary highs and wretched lows'
-- Sunday Times
'[The]book comes into its own by providing details absent from other biographies'
-- Q
-- Spectator
'Matey and conversational, it reads as if Ron is sharing a bottle of Chivas Regal with you'
-- Times
'Ronnie Wood is one of rock's true originals and this is his story told in his own unmistakable voice.' -- North East Times Magazine
'Wood is a charming guide and offers useful suggestions such as 'never holiday with a dealer, or the mafia' -- FT Magazine
'Wood's gift for friendship has carried him through a life of extraordinary highs and wretched lows'
-- Sunday Times
'[The]book comes into its own by providing details absent from other biographies'
-- Q
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'Hilarious adventures...The list of people Wood partied with is mind-boggling.'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Cristian
Format:Paperback
I found this book really entertaining and interesting: Ron Wood's tales are a lot and you never get bored while reading his autobiography.
Nevertheless, every story sounds amazing as long as it's true, fantasy has no room into a biography. It shouldn't.
So, when I got to a precise point though the book, I felt some reasonable doubts about what I was listening to...
What is really impressive to me is the number of famous musicians and, in general, celebrities that Ron happens to have run into, from Jimi Hendrix to Clapton, Muhammad Ali, George Harrison, Elvis and just anyone you may name: Ron has jammed, partied or made friends with all of them (except he apparently never met Hitler, Jesus and Cleopatra).
After all he's a member of The Rolling Stones, one of the most famous rock bands on earth, and it's very likely he's got this kind of opportunities all the time.
I want to believe him, I want to believe it all... but when I read that one day Peter Grant (the legendary Led Zeppelin's manager, for the few that don't know his name) gave him a call claiming that Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham wanted him to be the guitarist for the "New Yardbirds" and, having Ronnie Wood turned him down twice, "they hired Jimmy Page instead"... come on man! What are you talking about??
The problem is that he apparently wasn't joking at all, and this got me a little concerned about the rest I read until the last page being genuine. Let's say that at this particular point I was seriously considering to put the book down. Forever.
Nevertheless, every story sounds amazing as long as it's true, fantasy has no room into a biography. It shouldn't.
So, when I got to a precise point though the book, I felt some reasonable doubts about what I was listening to...
What is really impressive to me is the number of famous musicians and, in general, celebrities that Ron happens to have run into, from Jimi Hendrix to Clapton, Muhammad Ali, George Harrison, Elvis and just anyone you may name: Ron has jammed, partied or made friends with all of them (except he apparently never met Hitler, Jesus and Cleopatra).
After all he's a member of The Rolling Stones, one of the most famous rock bands on earth, and it's very likely he's got this kind of opportunities all the time.
I want to believe him, I want to believe it all... but when I read that one day Peter Grant (the legendary Led Zeppelin's manager, for the few that don't know his name) gave him a call claiming that Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham wanted him to be the guitarist for the "New Yardbirds" and, having Ronnie Wood turned him down twice, "they hired Jimmy Page instead"... come on man! What are you talking about??
The problem is that he apparently wasn't joking at all, and this got me a little concerned about the rest I read until the last page being genuine. Let's say that at this particular point I was seriously considering to put the book down. Forever.
36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By Shaun Ree
Format:Hardcover
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ronnie Wood has the reputation for being rock's Mr Nice Guy. A moderately talented musician (and pretty reasonable artist) who has gone a long way by fitting in with the great and the good. Indeed he has done this for so long that he has joined the pantheon of rock legends himself. The good bits of the book are those where Ronnie narrates what it was like to be in at the start of the British rock 'n roll boom of the 60's, the excitement tempered by the grind of constant touring with very little money, only relieved by the excesses of youth. I also like hearing about his art career. From the content side, what is missing for me is detail about the creative side of the Stones, and how Ronnie came to write songs that made it on albums, or didn't - the details about the Stones are no more revealing than available in most other books written by outsiders. However, my biggest downer is nothing to do with the book's structure but relates to Ronnie himself. My long held view of Ronnie the nice guy was exploded completely by this book. The levels of selfishness he displays to family and friends is staggering - over four decades it seems to be a case of "as long as I'm happy then that's all that matters". In some ways Ronnie is quite brave to let us see him warts and all, but I'm not convinced he intended to paint such an unflattering portrait of himself.
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A simple bloke who done good
Good book for baby boomer musos. A unique time in popular music history. Highlights the difference between the pop star personas and the real people.
Published 2 months ago by Carroll Christian
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read.
I have been a fan of Ronnie Wood's music for many years,make that decades, so musically he can do wrong in my eyes, or should that be ears? Read more
Published 4 months ago by noname
4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would definitely recommend this book for a Stones and Ronnie fan. I'm 16, read it when I was 15, and won't forget
some of the wacky and wild stories he talks about. Read more
some of the wacky and wild stories he talks about. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cati
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow
i have just finished this book and it was a real page turner and eye opener! a must have rock and roll autobiograpy that details his life from his gypsy family, the faces, rolling... Read more
Published 23 months ago by D123
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Entertaining Read
Not the best-written autobiography by a long chalk, but certainly an entertaining read, with a liberal sprinkling of Rock'n'Roll anecdotes, though some of them leave you asking "is... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2010 by Anthony R. Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting
I borrowed this from a friend, as I like to read.
Very intersting story, especially when he meets Jo, really glad it was before the whole split and when he started to... Read more
Very intersting story, especially when he meets Jo, really glad it was before the whole split and when he started to... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2010 by L. Rae
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rubbish
I disliked this book. It's a very light read; nothing challenging whatsoever. I love reading about the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and the excesses that accompany it and there's a... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2010 by The_Man_The_Myth
2.0 out of 5 stars
not great
This book mirrors my opinon of the stones. Lots of hype, should be great but then just not really my thing. I seem to miss the point. Read more
Published on 21 May 2010 by Mr. S. Mchale
1.0 out of 5 stars
Missed Opportunity
There is no doubt Ronnie is a terrific,and much underrated, musician, and a genuinely talented painter however the written word is clealry not his forte. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Argus
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing tabloid fodder.
I was looking forward to reading this book because I like the image of Ronnie Wood - hard drinking, womanising rock star with a soft centre and a second career as an above average... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by Gypsy Davey
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