Jo Wooden was thrust into the world of rock ‘n’ roll when she married The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wooden in 1985. The pair welcomed two youngsters; Leah, 46, and Tyrone, 41, throughout their 26-year marriage. Jo, 70, additionally shares a son named Jamie, 50, along with her first husband Peter Greene.
Jo, who not too long ago launched a brand new ebook, accompanied the rock band on tour for years, beginning when she met the musician in 1977. The TV character has been open her experiences travelling around the globe with the band, now consiting of Ronnie, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who turned recognized for his or her wild way of life.
However Jo admitted one factor did concern her throughout these days, and that was newcomers who would get together with the band and try to sustain with their way of life.
Talking solely to Categorical On-line, Jo mentioned: “There have been folks that used to come back out, particularly in Paris, who would try to sustain with the boys. One man died of an overdose. There was all types of dramas again within the ’80s.”
The entrepreneur confessed there have been many days on tour that she will’t keep in mind as a consequence of extreme alcohol and drug consumption. However whereas Jo may see these round her changing into addicted, she managed to keep away from it.
Revealing how she did this, Jo mentioned: “I do not imagine that I’ve an addictive character like some folks. I’ve at all times had the power to say I am going to have one drink and that is it or have a number of and undergo with a hangover.”
“I keep in mind after I used to smoke joints and someday I used to be sitting on the sofa and I believed I did not wish to do it anymore. My dad wasn’t an addict and neither was my mum.
“I noticed folks that bought addicted actually shortly and I may see it and I believed how fortunate I’m that I am not like that.”
When her youngsters had been sufficiently old, Jo revealed they accompanied the band on tour too.
Detailing the optimistic influence it had, Jo divulged: “They beloved occurring tour. It was nice. They learnt quite a bit about totally different international locations and cultures as a result of we went to all types of locations like Japan and Australia. I can not say they had been precisely good with the tutor however they’re good travellers now as a result of we travelled a lot.
“As soon as my youngsters got here on tour, the opposite youngsters began coming too. They’re so near all the opposite youngsters to at the present time. It was a beautiful factor and so they at all times discuss how a lot they beloved it, even now.”
Jo’s wild partying days are nicely and really over and she or he has turned her consideration to writing in recent times. She launched her biography, Hey Jo: A Rock and Roll Fairytale, in 2013 and has now revealed a fiction ebook titled The Resurrection of Flo.
Sharing an perception into the ebook’s premise, Jo mentioned: “It is all about inspiring girls to not fall victims. All of us undergo heartache and breakups and all types, however it’s about with the ability to choose your self up and with the ability to begin once more, that is precisely what Flo does. It is about not being a sufferer and having fun with life.”
She added: “It’s a must to get inspiration from someplace, so emotionally I do know what it is prefer to have a breakup after a wedding. I do know the emotions however Flo’s a unique story to mine.”
Jo admitted she by no means supposed to put in writing one other ebook, however bought impressed after occurring a date. It was after that that her pal Vin, who’s one half of award-winning style designers VIN + OMI, informed her to begin making notes.
“I really wrote about 52,000 phrases on my notes on my telephone after which my son-in-law made me go and get a brand new laptop computer. He put it into Phrase after which I needed to fill within the story and add bits. I loved it immensely, it was nice,” Jo gushed.
The Resurrection of Flo is available for purchase right here.
