Jesse Wood

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Jesse Wood
Birth nameJesse James Wood
Born (1976-10-30) 30 October 1976 (age 46)
Malibu, California, United States
Origin London, England
Genres Alternative rock, electronic rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass guitar
Years active1988–present
LabelsDissention Records, Artist Management

Jesse James Wood (born 30 October 1976) is an American-born British musician. He plays guitar and bass guitar.

Wood is the son of The Rolling Stones musician Ronnie Wood [1] and Krissy Findlay, who died of an accidental overdose in June 2005. [2] He attended King's House School and Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, south-west London.

Wood has previously played with Glyda, The Leah Wood Band, The Ronnie Wood Band, Wills and the Willing, HOGG, and The Black Swan Effect. He joined the band Carbon/Silicon in June 2010. [3] In 2014, Wood joined two friends, John Hogg and Sean Genockey, in the band RedRacer. [4] [5] He joined Reef in April 2014. [6]

Wood is also a model. His work includes a Yohji Yamamoto fragrance campaign [7] and Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green clothing label. [8] In December 2014, Wood was featured in British GQ "My Style" page. [9]

Wood has been married twice. He has two children from his first marriage to Tilly Wood, whom he married in 2003.

Wood began dating TV presenter Fearne Cotton in 2011. On 21 February 2013, Cotton gave birth to a son, Rex Rayne Wood. [10] The couple were engaged in December that year and married on 4 July 2014.[ citation needed ] In 2015 they announced they were expecting their second baby. On 9 September 2015 it was announced that Cotton had given birth to their daughter, Honey Krissy Wood.

He lives in Richmond. [11]

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References

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  2. Pukas, Anna (15 March 2007). "Rolled over by the stones". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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  10. Cotton, Fearne (20 February 2013). "Jesse and I are over the moon to announce the arrival of Rex Rayne Wood born on the 21.2.13 ❤❤ beyond in love". Twitter.
  11. Sturgis, India (25 July 2016). "Jesse Wood on Coldplay's good vibes, reconnecting with his Rolling Stone father Ronnie, and touring with the band aged 12". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 12 September 2020.