Ronnie Wood Net Worth

Ronnie Wood's Quotes

• We'll die on stage, I suppose. What a way to go.
• [on tackling his alcohol addiction] The radio's been a kick up the arse for me, and while I've been keeping sober, it's been a way to express myself in a new, focused way. I've had to concentrate but I also get the freedom. It's what I do: I deal with music. I get energy from it.

Interesting Facts about Ronnie Wood

1. Is the guitarist with The Faces and The Rolling Stones.
2. He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (as a member of The Rolling Stones).
3. He was the original choice to replace Brian Jones in the Stones in 1969, but lost out to Mick Taylor due to the fact that for some reason he didn't receive the message that Jagger and Richards had sent him an invitation to join. He eventually did join when Taylor quit the band.
4. His brother was the singer, Art Wood, who died in 2006.
5. Revealed in an interview with the British Sunday Mirror that his doctors have discovered traces of emphysema in both his lungs, and therefore ordered him to quit his 30-a-day smoking habit immediately. Ronnie already gave up drinking alcohol before the Stones embarked on their worldwide Forty Licks tour, since prior to that he had been getting through a bottle and a half of vodka every day. (March 2004)
6. Had two older brothers named Art Wood (1937-2006) and Ted Wood (died in 2004).
7. Grandfather of Arthur, Leo and Lola (Jesse's children with Tilly), Maggie Dylan, born on May 18th 2009 (Leah and Jack Macdonald's daughter).
8. Father of Jesse Wood, with Krissy Findlay (who died in 2005), Leah Wood (b. September 22, 1978) and Tyrone Wood, with Jo Karslake, and Jamie Wood.
9. Added guitar, bass, saxophone, keyboards, and back-up vocals to Ringo Starr's solo album, "Stop and Smell the Roses", recorded at Cherokee Studios.
10. Father of singer and model Leah Wood from his marriage to Jo Wood.
11. As a guest on TV's Top Gear (1978) (Oct. 2007), Wood completed the traditional celebrity speed lap in 1m:49.4s lap.
12. Is an accomplished and respected painter whose artworks have been displayed in many esteemed picture galleries over the years.
13. Married theater producer Sally Humphreys Wood in a private ceremony on December 21, 2012 in London. His best men were Rod Stewart and Sir Paul McCartney.
14. He recently released a solo album "Not for Beginners" and is at the moment in the middle of a 40th Anniversary Rolling Stones project. [February 2002]
15. Had keyhole surgery to remove a lesion from his lung in 2017.
16. Diagnosed with lung cancer.[Aug. 6, 2017].
17. His 3rd wife, Sally Humphreys Wood, gave birth to their twin daughters, Gracie Jane Wood (6 lbs.) and Alice Rose Wood (5.7 lbs.), on May 30, 2016 at 22:30.