![]() There were many anticipated "page-turners" and the author kept it moving at a lively pace. It was fun to read and I had a hard time putting it down, simply because each episode of Jo and Ronnie's life together seemed more unbelievable than what had happened before. Part of the allure is their five decades long image as carousing, drinking and drugging bad boys - and this book simply adds to the legend.Īs a reviewer, I should only stick with the writing of the book itself, which is actually quite good. But then I realized when it comes to The Rolling Stones, there really is no such thing as bad publicity. My first thought was that Ronnie Wood (with a hefty contribution from Keith Richards) would have to fight this one and offer his ex a big bucks payoff to keep it off the market. Unlike some rock biographies that only hint at or gloss over past bad behavior and dirty deeds, Jo Wood names the names and what was going on where and when. Personally? I still don't consider him a Rolling Stone. Hopefully his young girlfriend at the time will weep prettily at his grave. Also, good luck with that alcohol addiction, Mr. They are given such a rare opportunity in success and they treat it with indifferent contempt. I have zero sympathy for any of these people. She was already at it at a much younger age, with two abortions under her belt, a serious lack of formal education and indulgent parents. Her hedonism didn't start with Ronnie Wood at 16. I loved how she kept saying her first son (born from another man) was "happy" living with her parents in another part of the country. The drug excessives, the carelessness with money, the removal of responsibility. ![]() ![]() I had read in another book on Mick Jagger what an insulated from reality life it really is, and she does get into that more at the end of the book, once she has been pulled off that teet for good. What a depraved life the Rolling Stones lead. One thing she doesn't address is her plastic surgeries and it's obvious she's had them. Enchanting, candid, and moving, this page-turning fairy tale of fame and fortune has the best of the era's many euphoric and reckless moments within its pages. Including never-before-seen photographs from Jo's personal collection, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is a compelling piece of rock 'n' roll history from a woman with a backstage pass and front-row seat. For the first time, she reveals her heartbreaking account of what happened when Ronnie left her for an eighteen-year-old waitress, explaining how she was able to forgive, live without bitterness or regret, and find new happiness as an entrepreneur and organic beauty expert. Jo also opens up about her family life with Ronnie: their passionate love affair, the demands of being a mother by day and a wild child by night, and eventually coping with Ronnie's increasingly difficult behavior as his addictions consumed him. She recalls the excitement of getting to know international A-list celebrities like Kate Moss, Andy Warhol, Johnny Depp, and Slash. Telling never-before-heard stories about what life on the road with the Stones was really like, she offers intimate portraits of the band's legendary cast of characters, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jerry Hall, and Patti Hansen. Holding nothing back, Jo paints an astonishing picture of the sex, drugs, booze, groupies, and-above all-the fun that filled her thirty years as a member of the Stones' inner circle. A few years later, just twenty-two years old and a single mom, she met Ronnie Wood and her life changed forever. At the age of sixteen, Jo burst onto the British modeling scene and became a fixture at London's most glamorous parties. This startlingly honest, laugh-out-loud memoir vividly describes life on tour, in the studio, at the legendary parties-and every raucous moment in between.įrom teenage model to hard-partying rock 'n' roll devotee, through motherhood, marriage, breakdown, and the challenge of starting over again, Jo Wood has had a roller-coaster ride of a life. In this wild, behind-the-scenes portrait of one of the biggest rock bands in history, Jo Wood comes clean about her three decades as the girlfriend and eventually the wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
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