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Jo Wood, former wife of Rolling Stones frontman Ronnie, admits she was an 'out-of-control' mother


Jo Wood, the former wife of Rolling Stones star Ronnie, has admitted she was an 'absent' mother as she and
her husband spiralled 'out of control' during an 18-month spell of drug-taking.


Miss Wood, 57, said she was forced to rely on hired help to look after her children while she was high on cocaine during the early 80s.

The former model and the Rolling Stones frontman had two children together, Leah and Tyrone, and also brought up the sons they each had from earlier relationships, Jamie and Jesse.

Speaking on Radio 4's Women's Hour, she said: "I was an after 2 o’clock mother. Jay, the nanny would do the morning, I’d do the afternoon.

"I lived a life that was, I was up until four, five every morning, go to bed about then, get up at about two,’ she added. ‘I had a great nanny for years, my life was upside down for years.

"In the music business you stay up all night, maybe it’s because of the drugs, and sleep all day."


Asked how the drug-taking affected her children, Miss Wood replied: "They didn’t see what was going on.
"They just thought they had absent parents. They were very young. Looking back I wish it hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t recommend it, but it just happened. We were out of control for a year and a half.
"I’m very lucky, I got to a point and turned round and said I can’t do this anymore. I wanted to be a great mum and I knew I wasn’t being so I stopped.

"And I think I’m really a very fortunate person that I was able to stop like that.

"Ronnie carried on for three more years and I think the more I saw him do it after I’d stopped the more I thought I’m never going to do that stuff again."

Miss Wood, who was married to Ronnie for 26-years before their divorce in 2009, is releasing a new autobiography Hey Jo: A Rock and Roll Fairytale.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rolling-stones/9901755/Jo-Wood-former-w...

Police officer sold secrets of John Terry and Ronnie Wood


A police constable and a prison officer have pleaded guilty to selling information to journalists at The Sun newspaper.

By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent
10:28AM GMT 08 Mar 2013

Former Surrey police constable Alan Tierney and former prison officer Richard Trunkfield admitted charges of committing misconduct in a public office when they appeared separately at the Old Bailey.

Tierney admitted selling information related to Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood and the mother of former England football captain John Terry for a fee of £1,750 in 2009.

Terry's mother was cautioned for shoplifting clothes, while the information on Wood related to a scuffle in the street with his Russian girlfriend.

Trunkfield is understood to have sold information which led to the publication of a story about a high profile prisoner in 2010.

Both are due to be sentenced later this month. They were granted bail but were told that all sentencing options remained open.


The prosecution indicated that they would make an application under the proceeds of crime act to recover the money both received from the newspaper.

Both men were arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Elveden into corrupt payments which was set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

In a separate case today, Rebekah Brooks appeared at the Old Bailey today and the case in relation to her was adjourned to a later date.

John Kay, the Sun's chief reporter pleaded not guilty to an offence of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office when he appeared in court.

Also appearing at the Old Bailey were Andy Coulson, the Prime Minister's former director of communications and Clive Goodman, the News of the World's former royal editor.

The cases in relation to them were adjourned to a later date. A public official, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

Ronnie at the Camp Nou in Barcelona tonight cheering on the home side in their European Champions League victory over AC Milan

https://twitter.com/RonaldDavidWood/status/311609498458537986

Gazza wrote on Mar 12^th, 2013 at 6:38pm:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgtOGqnHawc

WaiteringOnAFiend wrote on Mar 13^th, 2013 at 1:35am:

must be a electronic cigarette, Congratulations to Ronny for being a Grandpa, he's still 16 himself LOL

So that's how you grow such a giant nose.

As announced in advance, Ronnie joined James McCartney for his solo gig last night at London's Ambassafor Theatre.

Here's a clip of the final song.

Some long-lost relative of James' also joined them on piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wMudBS9dkY

poor Paul, being there with James "singing"

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Mar 29^th, 2013 at 10:58am:



Damn right. Its fucking brutal. Paul's long departed sheepdog Martha would probably have been more tuneful.

I was expecting Yoko to come out at any minute and start her catwallering.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/vjs-coke-david-lee-roth-article-...

There is a Ronnie Story that starts at the bottom of the page.