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06/14/2006 2:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Ben Gilbert - LAUNCH U.K. & Ireland
Ronnie Wood is understood to have entered rehab after he began drinking again, throwing the European leg of the Rolling Stones tour into further trouble.
The guitarist is understood to have quit alcohol on the advice of doctors some time ago, but is now reported to have fallen off the wagon.
The news comes just a month before the Stones kick off their Bigger Bang Euro dates, many of which had been delayed and postponed following the accident involving Keith Richards.
Richards has made a full recovery following brain surgery after his fall from a coconut tree in Fiji. However, Wood this week apparently checked himself into the Priory clinic in London.
A "friend" told London paper The Sun: "Ronnie has fought a long battle with drink. He managed to keep his boozing down to a minimum while the Stones were playing their American dates at the end of last year. The first gig in Boston was the first time he had played sober and without a cigarette for the first time in years.But he has started drinking again over the last few weeks and it has got out of control. The stress of worrying about his mate Keith has not helped."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Ronnie commented: "He needs some rest but he will definitely be fit for the first night of the European tour."
The Rolling Stones are scheduled to restart their world tour in Milan, Italy on July 11.
Hey Eddie...Can't you hear the knockin'!
Ben Gilbert - LAUNCH U.K. & Ireland
Ronnie Wood is understood to have entered rehab after he began drinking again, throwing the European leg of the Rolling Stones tour into further trouble.
The guitarist is understood to have quit alcohol on the advice of doctors some time ago, but is now reported to have fallen off the wagon.
The news comes just a month before the Stones kick off their Bigger Bang Euro dates, many of which had been delayed and postponed following the accident involving Keith Richards.
Richards has made a full recovery following brain surgery after his fall from a coconut tree in Fiji. However, Wood this week apparently checked himself into the Priory clinic in London.
A "friend" told London paper The Sun: "Ronnie has fought a long battle with drink. He managed to keep his boozing down to a minimum while the Stones were playing their American dates at the end of last year. The first gig in Boston was the first time he had played sober and without a cigarette for the first time in years.But he has started drinking again over the last few weeks and it has got out of control. The stress of worrying about his mate Keith has not helped."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Ronnie commented: "He needs some rest but he will definitely be fit for the first night of the European tour."
The Rolling Stones are scheduled to restart their world tour in Milan, Italy on July 11.
Hey Eddie...Can't you hear the knockin'!
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