Ronnie Wood recalls Jeff Beck putting him on bass — and Jimi Hendrix becoming his first superfan

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Ronnie Wood has recalled how Jeff Beck got him to pick up the bass — and Jimi Hendrix became an instant fan.

The 78-year-old rocker has opened up about the unexpected path that led him to become a bass player long before he joined The Rolling Stones — and how none other than late guitar hero Jimi Hendrix became one of his earliest champions in the '60s.