Ronnie Wood jokes about his death at Halloween party; new Wood art exhibit opens

Carla Hay

, Rolling Stones Examiner

November 1, 2011 - Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates.

Rolling Stones guitartist Ronnie Wood made a dramatic joke about his death when he was at a Halloween party in London on October 31, 2011.

According to the Daily Star:

Wild rocker Ronnie Wood shocked onlookers at a Halloween party by jumping into a coffin and announcing his imminent death. The Rolling Stoner, 64, was on a double date with his son Tyrone, 28 and two blonde birds. During the Halloween bash at London’s China White club Ronnie was getting up to his usual naughtiness.

A fellow party goer told us: “Ronnie was having a wild night, hilariously his date was far younger than his son’s. They had huge magnums of champagne delivered to their table in a big coffin, carried by zombie pall-bearers.

“A zombie climbed out of the coffin to deliver the champagne. Ronnie quickly clambered in. While lying in the coffin he said: ‘Not long to go now, I’ll be in one of these soon, I want stacks of champagne and fancy dress costumes at my funeral.’

“It was a really bizarre thing to witness.”

Wood's female companion at the party was stylist Nicola Sargent, whom he has been dating since his October 2011 split from polo instructor Ana Araujo. Wood and Araujo had been a couple since January 2010.

In related news about Wood, about 100 pieces of his art work will be part of the retrospective exhibit "Ronnie Wood's Faces, Times and Places," which runs from November 7 to November 12, 2011, at the Gallery in Cork Street in London.

Wood is an accomplished illustrator and painter who has had is work displayed in art galleries around the world. In an interview with the U.K. newspaper The Observer, Wood said: "People don't know that I'm an artist. Playing music as part of a team effort is wonderful, but to express individuality as an artist is very personal. Art is more powerful, a more personal statement."

Bernie Chase, who is co-curating the exhibit, told The Observer: "Ronnie played with everybody and kept friends with everybody – George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend … The iconic rock'n'roller. His art explains the history of English rock'n'roll."

Ronnie Wood at the 2011 Sony Radio Academy Awards in London,