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Byline: SOPHIE LERIS

In order to reach the entrance of the smartly converted warehouse, I have to squeeze through a crowd of remarkably tall, blond people standing quietly outside. They're so solemn that it takes me a while to realise they are fans. We are in Amsterdam and this gentle mob is here to catch a glimpse of Ronnie Wood, currently on tour with the Rolling Stones, but also opening his touring exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints. I find Ronnie inside, bouncing about like a manic gnat, his twig-thin legs encased in tight black denim, explaining that once the space is filled with the vertiginous Amsterdam art crowd, you won't see anything on the ...

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