Ronnie Wood talks new Jimi Hendrix exhibition and hopes of Rolling Stones tour: “When my compadres say, ‘Let’s go’, I’ll be ready”

Ronnie Wood has spoken to NME about his new Jimi Hendrix exhibition, showcasing a collection of his paintings and sketches of the rock legend, while teasing what the future holds for The Rolling Stones. READ MORE: The Rolling Stones – ‘Foreign Tongues’ review: a fresh and fluent follow-up to ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Titled Ronnie Wood: The Jimi Hendrix Portraits, the exhibition is open now at the Handel Hendrix House museum – Hendrix’s former apartment on Brook Street, Mayfair, which is next door to the home where German-British composer George Frideric Handel resided, two centuries earlier. Alongside previously unveiled paintings and sketches of Hendrix created by Wood, the collection will also feature two new, unseen original portraits made by the Rolling Stones guitarist. As well as being a longtime admirer of Hendrix, Wood was a friend of the legendary musician, having met him when he first moved to London in 1966. At the time, Wood was playing bass for The Jeff Beck Group – and went on to briefly share a house with Hendrix in Holland Park. “I got to know him when he was a name that was already on people’s lips,” Wood told NME of how he became close with the ‘60s icon. “People like E...