Immediately, the band assembles for a run-through of the still-evolving repertoire, with Wood and Richards sharing a double-headed microphone in the center of a stage painted in blood-red swirls.Īs the band members work their way through a sprinkling of songs from Wood’s three solo albums, plus a couple of reggae and South African tunes, it becomes apparent that this unit is even more rhythm-obsessed than the Stones. I just need a little reassurance then I’ll throw my energies back into the Stones and that’ll be it.”Īt one a.m., Clarke, who’s just completed a twelve-hour mixing session for his own album, strides into the rehearsal, toting his custom-made Alembic bass like a featherweight tennis racket. Actually, I wasn’t thinking of touring at all, but Gimme Some Neck came out so well that I thought it was the right time. I’m doing most of the singing, and if it’s a disaster, then let it fall on me. I don’t want to misrepresent it, and I don’t want people coming in the hope of hearing Mick. “Actually, it would be nice if ticket buyers see it as a Rolling Stones tour,” Wood chortles, and then deadpans: “No, I shouldn’t say that, not with people like Stanley Clarke helping out. I think even Mick - who’d said he was going to do some filming while we toured - is considering joining us for as many gigs as possible.
Last I heard, he still wants to turn up for a few shows. But I think his film and new baby have weighed a lot heavier on him than he expected.
“After all, he’s the one who named us the New Barbarians. “I’d especially hoped that Neil Young would join us,” Wood tells me. But the list of Wood’s friends speaks well for his standing in the British-cum-Malibu rock community. Of course, whether any of the others actually turn up is another matter.
Ron Wood: Rolling Stones Are Born, Not Made In fact, only Jeff Beck has flatly refused to play. Suddenly, the post-Woodstock fantasy about the leading rock stars all materializing on the same stage seems like it may become a reality. Mick Jagger Pays Tribute to Late Bandmate Charlie Watts: 'Thinking of Charlie Today'īeyond that, though, Wood - who’s never led his own tour before and doesn’t seem overly enthralled with the idea of being alone in the spotlight - has also invited Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Rod Stewart (who has his own tour to do) to appear separately or jointly at several of the shows.
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