{"id":304422,"date":"2025-10-15T04:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304422\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T04:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:19:10","slug":"ronnie-wood-shares-the-story-of-how-he-and-rod-stewart-helped-form-the-faces-after-steve-marriott-quit-the-small-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304422\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie Wood Shares the Story of How He and Rod Stewart Helped Form the Faces After Steve Marriott Quit the Small Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ronnie Wood<\/a> recently released a career-spanning compilation Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025<\/a>, celebrating the longtime Rolling Stones<\/a> guitarist\u2019s 60-year music career. In conjunction with the album, Wood has been posting videos on his social media pages<\/a> featuring him sharing his recollections of various highlights of his musical journey.<\/p>\n

Before joining The Rolling Stones in 1975, Wood was a founding member of the Faces<\/a>, which he and his pal Rod Stewart formed with three members of the popular British mod band the Small Faces<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: The Rolling Stones\u2019 Ronnie Wood Reveals the Music Superstar He Most Enjoyed Hanging Out With Backstage]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In one of his latest videos, Wood explained how the Faces came to be.<\/p>\n

Ronnie first noted that when he and Stewart were touring the U.S. with the Jeff Beck Group in 1968, their favorite album was the Small Faces\u2019 then-latest record Ogden\u2019s Nut Gone Flake. Then, in 1969, Wood said he and Stewart were surprised to discover that Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott was leaving the band to form a new group, Humble Pie, with Peter Frampton.<\/p>\n

On a side note, Ronnie pointed out that the Small Faces\u2019 four members\u2014Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane, drummer Kenney Jones, and keyboardist Ian McLagan\u2014were all short, hence the band\u2019s name. \u201cThey were perfectly suited for each other,\u201d Wood noted.<\/p>\n

Ronnie recalled that when he heard about Marriott quitting the Small Faces, \u201cI said, \u2018Well, what are the rest of the boys gonna do?\u2019 I didn\u2019t know them from Adam, but I said, \u2018This is a criminal shame. We can\u2019t have the Small Faces splitting up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood Then Contacted Ronnie Lane, Leading to the Faces\u2019 Formation<\/p>\n

Although Wood didn\u2019t mention it in the video, the Jeff Beck Group lineup featuring him and Stewart also was breaking up around this time.<\/p>\n

Ronnie recalled that he \u201cdid some research, got Ronnie Lane\u2019s number, and rang him up.\u201d Wood said, \u201cI went [to Lane], \u2018Well, what are you guys gonna do?\u2019 And he said, \u2018I don\u2019t know. Would you help us?\u2019 I said, \u2018Sure, come on now. Let\u2019s get going.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Lane invited Wood to come to the London district of Bermondsey, where The Rolling Stones had a rehearsal space that Stones touring pianist and road manager Ian Stewart was letting the Small Faces use.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we all got together, played with our backs to each other\u2014me, Mac [McLagan], Kenney, and Ronnie [Lane,] no Rod \u2026 just instrumentally,\u201d Wood shared. \u201cAnd so we all played The Meters and we all played Booker T. and the MG\u2019s, and it was fantastic music we were getting together.\u201d<\/p>\n

After jamming for a while, Wood recalled, \u201c[Lane] said, \u2018Who\u2019s gonna sing?\u2019 And we said, \u2018Well, we\u2019ll get to that later.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

A few months later, Stewart came on board. Since Rod and Ronnie were taller than the band\u2019s other members, the decision was made to drop \u201cSmall\u201d from the group\u2019s name, and the Faces were born.<\/p>\n

More About Wood\u2019s Fearless Compilation<\/p>\n

As previously reported, Wood\u2019s Fearless was released in September. The retrospective features highlights from the various bands and artists with whom Ronnie has recorded, as well as from his own solo releases. The compilation includes songs by The Creation, the Faces, and The Rolling Stones. It ends with four brand-new solo tracks by Wood.<\/p>\n

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