'I really feel like I'm 29 years old': Ronnie Wood poses shirtless for Esquire Magazine days before his 75th birthday as he admits he feels 'reborn' after two cancer battles
Ronnie Wood has insisted age is just a number, declaring he feels '29 years old' as he poses shirtless for Esquire Magazine's Spanish edition.
The Rolling Stones rocker stars in a cover shoot for the magazine, released just days before his milestone 75th birthday on June 1 - which is also when his band kick off their European tour.
Showing off his impressive physique, Ronnie speaks in the interview about his renewed lease of life following two battles with cancer.
Reborn: Ronnie Wood has insisted age is just a number, declaring he feels '29 years old' as he poses shirtless for Esquire Magazine's Spanish edition
In 2021 the rocker revealed he had secretly battled cancer for the second time during lockdown, admitting he was diagnosed with small cell cancer but had since 'come through with the all-clear'.
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It is the second time Ronnie has beaten cancer. In 2017, Ronnie successfully fought lung cancer after 54 years of smoking 25 to 30 cigarettes a day.
After having part of his lung removed he confirmed he was cancer free in 2018.
The rocker admitted in the new interview that his young family have given him a new lease of life.
Feeling 29: The Rolling Stones rocker stars in a cover shoot for the magazine, released just days before his milestone 75th birthday on June 1
He became a father again five years ago when his theatre producer wife Sally, 43 gave birth to their twin girls Gracie Jane and Alice Rose and gushed that family is 'everything'.
'Life has given me the opportunity to raise girls again at this age. My older children have grown up, now two babies run around the house again. Alice and Gracie and her mother are a blessing.'
'I like to always have them close. And they come with me everywhere. They are globetrotters... Remember that we are a gypsy family!' he adds, alluding to his own Romany gypsy roots.
Milestone year: Showing off his impressive physique, Ronnie speaks in the interview about his renewed lease of life following two battles with cancer
Ronnie was married to Jo Wood for 26 years before their separation and subsequent divorce in 2011.
The former couple are parents to three children; Leah, 42, an accomplished singer, Jamie, 46, and Tyrone, 37.
He married Sally in an intimate ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London in December 2011 after a six-month romance, with Rod Stewart serving as the groom's best man.
Health: In 2021 the rocker revealed he had secretly battled cancer for the second time during lockdown, admitting he was diagnosed with small cell cancer but had since 'come through with the all-clear'
Asked by the magazine if he feels 'reborn', Ronnie replied: 'Without a doubt. I have a new private life, recovered health, new inspirations... And now I need that energy more than anything. After all, we are facing the last tour!'
When asked what he means by 'the last tour,' Ronnie is quick to clarify:
'Well, all the tours are the last one. You never know what will happen next. All tours are a mystery. But there is no doubt that this one is especially so.'
With the tour starting on his 75th birthday, Ronnie is adamant that he doesn't feel his age, telling the magazine:
'We are really obsessed with age, with youth. But it is just a number. I really feel like I'm 29 years old.'
Family: He became a father again five years ago when his theatre producer wife Sally, 43 gave birth to their twin girls Gracie Jane and Alice Rose (pictured with Sally in 2020)
Read the full interview in Esquire, Spain
The European tour is the first time the Stones will play in Europe following the death last year of their drummer Charlie Watts.
'We were lucky enough to have his blessing to start rehearsals without him, with Steve Jordan, and we did it with a very strange feeling,' Ronnie explained.
'What was going to happen when Charlie was gone? But despite the uncertainty and sadness we keep going, with all the energy in the world.'
'It is what he would have wanted, the Rolling do not stop. And oddly enough, even if it's almost magic, I can tell you that the band now has an extra boost. It's Charlie's energy... Charlie lives.'
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