Words matter. These are the best Ronnie Wood Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
I used to worry, ‘I’ve lost my family.’ They hated me for a while, but they’re very resilient.
I like it when journalists are nice to me, and it’s happening more and more.
People often get the wrong impression of Mick. The clever businessman is just one side of Mick. The other side is the same as the rest of us, a true rocker!
I heard this massive thud. I spun around, and there Keith was, on the ground. He’d cut his gums up on impact, he was very bloody, and clutching his head. I think it was a kind of wake-up call for him.
Mick says, Would you join the band? I say to him, Mick, you know I’d be there in a New York minute.
The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was… good.
When I’m left on my own I’m my own worst enemy.
I love to get into a landscape and paint my horses.
Married life is absolutely brilliant.
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.
We’re great, Jo and me. We’re pals, and I guess sex has a lot to do with it. She’s also brilliant at clearing a room. So protective, so devoted. I can’t believe how much she loves me.
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.
Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do quite often.
My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I’ve got two uncles who are in their 90s now.
I can’t be left unsupervised.
I love to go to Ireland just to relax.
I just think my body can’t handle it any more. I did try a little drink a while back, and I was actually physically ill. I went into an immediate depression, and felt awful, just dreadful. So that’s it. I’m over it now.
Mick has expressed an interest in coming to the gallery tonight because he’s seen me behaving myself lately. He is being much more supportive, which is nice.
Regina Spektor is great. I can’t wait to see what more she’s capable of.
With every gig we have to prove ourselves better than the night before.
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.
I had a fiery affair with George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd.
When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I’m being taken seriously. I’ve got highfalutin’ art collectors and everything!
I am a big fan of the Impressionists, and in my school days, I was inspired by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Rembrandt.
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.
I go off into Dublin and two days later I’m spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.
In my family, they were all big boozers.
Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion.
I’m a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren’t as bad as they seem.
