Drinking could see Ronnie Wood miss proposed Rolling Stones tour

Ronnie Wood. Photo / Supplied

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been told to curb his drinking or face being cut from the band's proposed autumn tour of the US.

A source told the UK's Daily Express that all members of the band were required to undergo pre-tour medicals to ensure they could get insurance.

"Ronnie failed his medical for the 2002/2003 tour because he was drinking seven times the recommended number of alcohol units a week," the source said.

"He had to spend a month drying out at a clinic in Arizona."

"There are worries that could be the case again this time," the source added.

The 61-year-old rocker made headlines last year when he left his wife of 23 years for a 19-year-old Russian cocktail waitress.

- NZ HERALD STAFF