Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood
Ronald David "Ronnie" Woodis an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist and radio personality best known as a member of The Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 June 1947
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Maybe Mick's a bit happier now he's been knighted.
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I have a life coach out with me on tour, a very nice guy from L.A. He just prepares me for each day.
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The only exercise Keith does is lifting the bottle to the mouth.
I've always thrived on getting a drive from different emotional circumstances that I'm going through.
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We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.
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Songs are out there - they're waiting to be grabbed. I start with a phrase, musical and lyrical, words like 'I don't think so' and a nice riff. It rolls from there.
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It's good fun, making a solo album, because there's perhaps songs that wouldn't get used for the Stones or any other kind of outfit that I'm working with. It's just nice to be the boss.
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I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style.
people
It's an awful world out there. You've got to make people happy.
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The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.
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We're at our best when Keith and Mick (are/aren't) getting along, ... As songwriters, they seem to be at their most creative when there's (harmony/tension). Go figure!
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During the Eighties, when I was hurting for money, I thought, 'Hang on a minute - I can paint.' I was living in New York and I thought it would get the grocery money coming in, and it escalated from there.
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I'm thrilled to be in South Florida for our tour and to open the first gallery exhibit this year. It's a great turn-out and I look forward to speaking with the collectors who have shown me such great support over the years.
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I'm more lost when I'm not on tour. I'm in a bit of a muddle at nine o'clock - 'Where's the stage?' On tour, there are people directing and supervising you.