Rolling Stones comment on L'Wren Scott's death; Charlie Watts performs in Perth

By carla hay/By Candace Sutton

On March 19, 2014, Rolling Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts issued statements about the tragic death of L'Wren Scott, the fashion designer who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend since 2001. Meanwhile, Watts performed a late-night, low-key jazz concert for about 130 people at the Ellwood Jazz Club in Perth, Australia, on March 19, 2014, the same night that the Rolling Stones were supposed to do a concert at Perth Arena. The Rolling Stones' 2014 concerts in Australia and New Zealand have been postponed in the wake of Scott's death.**********
On Wednesday night, the same night the Rolling Stones were due to perform in front of more than 15,000 screaming fans for the first show of their sold-out tour, drummer Charlie Watts played to just 130 people at the city's tiny Ellwood Jazz Club.
The club was closed to the public when Watts performed, but jazz fans already inside were treated to the surprise 45-minute performance from the Rolling Stones drummer.
Club director Graham Wood told MailOnline that the 72-year-old drummer was ‘private and quiet’ during his two hours at the club. But he said Watts came alive when he walked onto the stage, even treating fans to a jazz-style version of Rolling Stones' mega-hit Honky Tonk Woman.
 He got here around 11pm and stayed a good couple of hours. He was fairly private. He had his entourage and security there. He was pretty keen to just quietly enjoy the music.
‘We had a full house of about 130, and they didn’t really know what was happening.
‘He played a kind-of slow, swing version of Honky Tonk Woman. The place just erupted. People couldn’t believe it.’
Watts had been expected to play at the club earlier in the week as part of saxophonist Tim Ries' Rolling Stones Project when the news of L'Wren Scott’s death altered his plans.
Kaitlyn Elsegood, who was at the club, told MailOnline that Watts arrived and took up a spot in a quiet corner, going largely unnoticed by most people. But she said the Stones drummer’s demeanor changed as soon as he hit the stage.He was sitting in the bar the whole time, but he was sitting quietly in the corner having a drink.
‘Not many people noticed he was there. But he was very relaxed on stage. He played for about 45 minutes. 
‘He didn’t really say anything. He was just happy to play....’