News | Entertainment
29 Mar 2024 13:15
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have finally stopped calling Ronnie Wood the "new boy"

    Ronnie, 73, joined The Rolling Stones in the 1970s but up until a few years ago, co-founders Mick and Keith were still reminding him that he was not an original member of the band


    Ronnie told Rockcellarmagazine.com: "Yeah, well they've given that up now finally. There's a new camaraderie now. 'Oh well, I suppose he really is one of us after all'."

    Ronnie has been sober for a decade and he revealed that he has a new "clarity of approach" to performing since he quit alcohol and drugs.

    He said: "I've got a new clarity of approach, coming with my sobriety, I think. That's an amazing plus for me, because I can play anything without a drink or dope.

    "It's a wonderful feeling to still feel ¬excited about a show, but I don't have to reach for false stimulants to get me through, you know?

    "It's hard to explain until one does it. But there comes an even further depth of understanding of songs. It changes all the time. Just to keep up with it and keep grips with it and experiment. You still experiment. Amazing new things are coming out, but it's out of a very focused place.

    "I'm still improving and still have ambition, which is a major driving force that still keeps me going.

    "Every Stones gig is different and better and changing."

    Ronnie also admitted that it took him about a year to get used to performing sober.

    He explained: There's that white-knuckle stage that can be quite frightening to get through. I suppose [it took] about a year. But you have to stick with it. You have to have faith and stick in there. It does get better."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     29 Mar: Pregnant mum-of-one Ashley Tisdale has admitted she vowed never to have a second baby
     29 Mar: Kelly Clarkson is reportedly happy and has no regrets about ending her marriage to Brandon Blackstock
     29 Mar: Eva Mendes says she and Ryan Gosling had a "non-verbal agreement" she'd be a stay-at-home mum
     29 Mar: Rebel Wilson has dec lared she won't be "bullied or threatened" by Sacha Baron Cohen
     29 Mar: Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone
     29 Mar: Machine Gun Kelly is said to be in "good spirits" despite Megan Fox admitting they once called off their engagement
     29 Mar: Inside Islamic State's transformation, from life support to 'slaughtering with gusto'
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Calls for Rugby Australia to back their women's game from Chiefs Manawa fullback Renee Holmes More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Innovative New Zealand apple producing company Rockit is focussing on its international expansion More...



     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    A scene examination is underway, following the death of a man after an incident yesterday, at a restaurant in Auckland's Browns Bay 13:07

    Entertainment:
    Pregnant mum-of-one Ashley Tisdale has admitted she vowed never to have a second baby 12:53

    Soccer:
    An 11th-hour broadcast replacement has saved the blushes of administrators in football's A-Leagues 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Clarkson is reportedly happy and has no regrets about ending her marriage to Brandon Blackstock 12:23

    Living & Travel:
    South Africa bus crash leaves at least 45 dead after vehicle plunges off bridge and catches fire 11:57

    Rugby League:
    Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes is unlikely to make a code switch to rugby league in the immediate future 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Eva Mendes says she and Ryan Gosling had a "non-verbal agreement" she'd be a stay-at-home mum 11:53

    Law and Order:
    A forensics team is in Auckland's Browns Bay, as investigations continue after one person died, after assaulting someone 11:27

    Entertainment:
    Rebel Wilson has dec lared she won't be "bullied or threatened" by Sacha Baron Cohen 11:23

    Accident and Emergency:
    An eight-year-old child is the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that's killed 45 people 11:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd