Ronnie Wood tried not to dish dirt on friends in new autobiography

Ron Wood says that while preparing his autobiography called Ronnie he had to think twice about writing about some events that include his legendary friends.

Wood explained that he felt as though he was writing his life story, not an expose on the rock elite: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "There was a lot of thought as to what I shouldn't use. A lot of the time it's not worth printing a story to put somebody down, you know that's quite easy to do. It's too easy to do. So what I tried to do was just depict a situation and whoever it was involved in it with me, I'd try to see the bright side of the lesson that could be learned out of the adventure that we went through together."

In the book Wood discusses at length his long and complex relationship with fellow Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Wood was asked to describe the status of their current relationship: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "It's just gone through its changes over the years. We're like chameleons, we can adapt to any situation and still remain very close and see the reality of things."

Wood's autobiography spans his entire life and career, including his years with the Birds, the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces, and his 33 years playing with the Stones.

The Rolling Stones are considering some performances next year as a tie-in to the upcoming Martin Scorsese documentary on the band called Shine A Light. The film is due out in April.