The thing I like about autobiographies is that you always get a real sense of the person no matter how much they may try to put a spin on their life (or major events in it) - the essence of the person always comes through. And Ronnie comes through much like a regular guy and a pretty decent bloke - well, a regular guy who wound up in The Rolling Stones and lived the rock 'n roll lifestyle. The one thing that really struck me in this book was that he went from boom to bust a number of times. Drugs, alcoho..
As Ronnie Wood says himself, he is the "new boy" of the Rolling Stones -- meaning he's only been a member for more than thirty years.But he certainly isn't lacking interesting stories. In fact, "Ronnie: The Autobiography" is crammed with good-natured recountings of the wild world of rock'n'roll's golden age. Wood has a mellow, nostalgic style, loaded down with plenty of humour and artwork.Wood was born to a quirky family of water gypsies, won attention as a child for his artwork, and when he was grown, imme..
