Washington
(ANI):
'Rolling
Stones" star
Ronnie
Wood
has
revealed
that
he
took
to
alcohol
and
drugs
after
his
childhood
sweetheart
died
in
a
car
accident,
and
the
girl"s
parents
did
not
allow
him
to
attend
her
funeral.
Ronnie
writes
in
his
forthcoming
memoir
that
he
was
just
17
years
old
when
the
tragic
incident
took
place.
"Stephanie
de
Court
was
my
childhood
sweetheart.
It
was
all
very
innocent
-
talking,
holding
hands
after
school,
the
occasional
kiss,"
Contactmusic
quoted
him
as
writing
in
the
book.
"On
May
31,
1964,
Stephanie
and
some
girlfriends
were
coming
to
see
my
band
play
but
were
killed
in
a
car
crash
on
the
way.
Stephanie's
parents
didn't
want
me
at
the
funeral,"
he
writes.
The
rock
star
has
revealed
that
he
started
drinking
only
to
forget
the
painful
memories
of
his
love.
"Some
friends
took
me
to
the
pub
and
got
me
drunk
because
it
was
the
only
way
I
could
accept
the
fact
that
she
was
gone
from
my
life
forever.
In
the
bottle
I
discovered
a
way
not
to
think
about
it,"
he
writes
in
the
book.