Ronnie: The Autobiography by Ronnie Wood
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Book Summary Author: Ronnie Wood Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-11-11 ISBN: 0312531028 Number of pages: 368 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin |
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Book Reviews of the Ronnie: The Autobiography
Customer Review: Misses the point by a mile
Summary: 1 Stars
Hard to believe how someone who has spent much of his life in the limelight, surrounded by so many notable characters in the world of music can offer so little insight, so few details. Instead, we have here a gripping saga of Ronnie Wood's real estate transactions and the siring of his sundry children, and of course his drinking and drugging himself into oblivion. Precious little information or illumination is contained here, though. What must it be like to be on tour -- on stage -- with the Stones, Stewart, Beck? Dunno, really. Is Jagger a megalomaniac? What's it like to be in the studio with the Stones? How about the songwriting process? He simply doesn't delve into such matters.
We are given to believe, for instance, that Jeff Beck is not a warm, cuddly sort, but are given not a shred of evidence to support that conclusion. Rod Stewart? Dunno much about him either, either; but Ronnie evidently bought a house about that time. It had a studio (they all did), and he painted (he always did) and had a another kid or two. Want details? Most likely the poor sotted lad can't recall many, having lost many a brain cell to drugs and drink en route to his eventual sobriety. Best of luck, Ron, but gee, this is a poor effort.