Ronnie Wood

Ronald David Wood is a renowned English rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, radio personality, and author who has been part of The Rolling Stones since the year 1975 and the Faces and Jeff Beck Group.

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Biography and Early Life

Wood was born into a family of English “bargees” in Hillingdon, west London. According to him, his generation was the first in the family to be born on the dry ground. Mother Elizabeth Wood and Father Arthur Wood were his parents. Wood grew up together with his siblings. Ronnie Wood was given the name ‘Ronald David Hood’ when he was born.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Ronnie Wood in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Ronnie Wood’s age is 74 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 1 June 1947. Though, he is 5′ 7″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 148lbs in Pound and 67 kg in Kilograms.

Education

He spent the better part of his childhood in Yiewsley and joined St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School, St Stephen’s Infant School, and St Martin’s C of E Secondary Modern School West Drayton. 

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Wood is the father of six children. His first partner was Krissy, an ex-model to whom he got married from 1971 to 1978. The couple was blessed with Jesse.  During this period, he had a relationship with Pattie Boyd, George Harrison’s ex-partner. Findlay passed away in 2005. Wood married Jo Wood, the mother of their two children, Leah and son Tyrone, in the year 1985. Jamie, Jo Wood’s son from a past relationship, was also adopted by him. Wood now has six grandchildren.

Is Ronnie Wood Gay?

Ronnie Wood’s sexual orientation is straight. He has been into several relationships with different women. Currently, he is married to Sally Humphreys. He has six children and six grandchildren.

Professional Career

In 1964, Wood started his career as a musician with The Birds (not to be mistaken with an American band, The Byrds). He then formed the mod band The Creation but only stayed with them for a brief period and only performed on a few singles. In 1967, he formed the Jeff Beck Group as a bass player. Truth and Beck-Ola, their two songs, have earned a lot of acclaims.

Along with lead vocalist Rod Stewart, Wood left the group in 1969 to create Faces with previous Small Faces members Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane, and Kenney Jones. The band was a massive hit in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe but only reached cult status in the United States. From their final album, Ooh La La, which was released in 1973, Wood sang and co-wrote the famous title track.

As the group disbanded, he embarked on several solo ventures, finally releasing I’ve Got My Own Album to Do in the year 1974. Wood’s bandmate McLagan, as well as former Beatles George Harrison as well as Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, were both included on the record. After Mick Taylor left The Stones, Richards quickly asked Wood to join them, which he did in the year 1975, although he wasn’t formally inducted as a part until the bassist Bill Wyman left in 1993.

Wood has released many solo albums in addition to I’ve Got My Own Album to Do. Now Look got released in the year 1975 and reached No. 118 on the Billboard charts; he also worked with Ronnie Lane on the Mahoney’s Last Stand soundtrack record. Wood also launched Gimme Some Neck in the year 1979, which charted at No. 45 in the United States, and 1234 in the year 1981, which reached No. 164.

In 1992, he launched Slide on This, and in 2002, he launched Not for Beginners. In the year 2010, I Feel Like Playing was published. Wood was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year 1989 as a part of The Rolling Stones and again in April 2012 as a member of Faces.

Awards

Wood earned the “Outstanding Contribution” award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour ceremony that was held in London on November 2, 2009. The award was given by Pete Townshend. The Ronnie Wood Show received the Sony Radio Personality of the Year prize in May 2011.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Ronnie Wood in 2021

As of 2021, Ronnie Wood is a well-known musician with a net worth of over $220 million. His net worth is estimated based on his musical success. In 2012, he earned $446,667 from his well-known album GRRR. Aside from that, Wood is a renowned visual artist. This career has contributed to some of his wealth.

Ronnie Wood isn’t just a rock star; he’s still an accomplished painter. His paintings as well as drawings have been shown all over the world and earned critical acclaim. He is commonly referred to as Ron. Between 2003 and 2006, Wood became obsessed with alcohol and squandered valuable career time. Later, he uses his high willpower to overcome the situation.