London
(ANI):
Ronnie
Wood
has
rubbished
rumours
that
he
is
being
dropped
from
legendary
band
Rolling
Stones,
amid
his
battle
with
booze.
The
guitarist
has
been
hounded
with
reports
that
he
was
excluded
from
the
band
because
of
alcoholism,
and
fans
were
left
stunned
when
the
band's
official
website
listed
Wood
as
a
member
from
1976-2010.
The
site
editors,
however,
changed
the
status
as
"1976-present".
Despite
working
on
the
reunion
of
The
Faces
and
coping
with
his
alcohol
abuse
issues,
Wood
has
confirmed
that
he
is
still
very
much
a
part
of
the
band.
"The
Stones
are
great
about
The
Faces.
They
are
encouraging.
In
the
downtime
between
The
Stones'
activity,
you
might
as
well
do
something
constructive
and
keep
the
chops
going," The
Daily
Express
quoted
him
as
saying.
Earlier
this
week
the
band"s
drummer
Charlie
Watts
was
also
rumoured
to
be
leaving
the
group,
but
the
band's
representative
has
since
issued
a
denial,
saying,
"We
would
like
to
make
it
clear
that
drummer
Charlie
Watts
has
not
left
The
Rolling
Stones."