MUSIC NEWS - The rock and roll life isn't what it used to be. Ron Wood, the 61 year old Stones' guitarist has been warned to stop drinking or face being fired from the ROLLING STONES as the group plans an autumn 2009 US tour. A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper that "all the band have to have a compulsory pre-tour medical to make sure they can get insurance." According to the source, "Ronnie failed his medical test for the 2002-2003 tour because of his drinking seven times the recommended number of alcohol units a week. As a result he was forced to dry out at a rehab clinic in Arizona. Mick Jagger and band are concerned that they may face the same issue with Mr Wood this time! Back in August 2008, Ronnie was treated for alcohol addiction at the Life Works clinic in Surrey, England, after a 10-day drinking binge in Ireland with his 20-year-old Russian girlfriend, Ekaterina Ivanova.

And, if he's barred from the Stones, he will have plenty of free time as even though he was pushing for a for a Faces reunion with Rod Stewart, that reunion plan has fallen apart. He'd also lose out financially if he gets removed; note that the Stones' 2005-2007 Bigger Bang tour garnered $558,255,524 US dollars, an all-time record.