Ronnie Wood: How close have you come to dying?

The question

How close have you come to dying?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Ronnie Wood

English rock musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Courtney Pine British jazz musician

We were doing a tour in Japan and as our plane landed, it rose again, out of the blue. About 10 years later there was this programme about 10 of the nearest misses, and it was my flight. There was another plane on the runway and we nearly landed on top of it. I didn’t know until 10 years later.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗

Gemma Whelan English actress

I was very ill with anorexia when I was a teenager. I went into hospital voluntarily, otherwise they were going to section me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

In 2016, I fell off stage in Switzerland and broke my back in four places.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

Ray Mears British woodsman and TV presenter

In a helicopter crash in Wyoming in 2005. My cameraman broke his back and both legs; the pilot broke his back. The helicopter didn’t catch fire, so I’m still here today.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗