Ronnie

Ron Wood, the guitarist who joined the Rolling Stones in 1975 after years with the Faces, tells his own story here. He sets out how he tried to make sense of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, two of the most forceful figures in rock. The book also follows his addiction, which at its worst cost him $5,000 a week in cocaine.

His career swings between fortune and ruin. He earns and loses millions, then rebuilds his finances, all while dealing with poor managers, dangerous associates in the underworld, and his own inner struggles. Eventually he sees his life slipping toward a serious crisis and starts to pull it back together.

The memoir also places Wood among the many larger-than-life musicians he worked with, including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend. Its mix of extreme highs and lows makes it a rock memoir for readers curious about life inside the music business.