Ronnie Wood's Life As A Preschooler Dad In His 70s

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Paul Rappaport, a close associate of the band, writes (via Classics Du Jour) that Wood has now started his second life, one that's a stark contrast to his wild days. In this new era of his life, "he wakes up, has to deal with cancer in his lungs, gets sober, and starts a brand new life with a brand new wife and fathers beautiful twin daughters."

According to Rappaport, Wood's elder children got caught up in the trappings of their father's rock 'n' roll lifestyle to their detriment, and the Stones star didn't want this to happen again. Rappaport writes of a parallel between Wood and David Gilmour (formerly of Pink Floyd): "... he messed up his first family being a rock star, and was extra careful making sure he was there for his new wife and family to ensure a better outcome the second time around."

Speaking to Sky News in 2018, Wood admitted that he finds parenting harder than it used to be, "but all my kids understand the rewards I'm getting — and that they're getting now — when they see [Gracie Jane and Alice Rose]. It's like: 'Wow, we forgot how fantastic little babies are.'" The girls may not be babies anymore, but their father surely continues to dote on them.

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