Mick Jagger‘s Rolling Stones bandmates have publicly supported the decision to postpone the band’s tour of Australasia after their singer’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott died suddenly earlier this week.
“No-one saw this coming,” Keith Richards has said in a statement released to Billboard. “Mick’s always been my soul brother and we love him, we’re thick as thieves and we’re all feeling for the man.”
“This is such terrible news and right now the important thing is that we are all pulling together to offer Mick our support and help him through this sad time,” Ronnie Wood added. “Without a doubt we intend to be back out on that stage as soon as we can.”
Understandably, it is at the moment unclear if and when the Stones will return to Australia and New Zealand, but Richards has insisted they will, ‘See everyone really soon’.
And lending his thoughts, drummer Charlie Watts remarked: “Needless to say we are all completely shocked but our first thought is to support Mick at this awful time.”