Jagger: No 'Yoko' girlfriend rift
Rock stars denies L'Wren Scott, 38, causing split in band
LONDON, England -- Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger has taken the highly unusual step of releasing a statement rejecting as "nonsense" reports that his girlfriend is causing a rift with the rest of the legendary rock band.
A series of recent newspaper reports claimed L'Wren Scott had tried to get Stones guitarists Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards to give up smoking and had criticized their taste in clothes.
Stylist Scott was "doing a Yoko," they claimed, a reference to John Lennon's partner Yoko Ono, the Japanese artist who some Beatles fans blamed for splitting up the group in the early 1970s.
"We have not had any disagreements about clothes, smoking or L'Wren, and this is all very hurtful for her," the 62-year-old rocker said in the statement.
"It is completely untrue to say that L'Wren has caused a rift between myself and the rest of the band," Jagger's statement said. "This is all nonsense, everyone has their own style."
Jagger said the 38-year-old Scott "would not dream of interfering with a band who have been on the road for 40 years. In fact the band, their wives and girlfriends are all getting along extremely well."
A spokesman for Jagger said it was "very unprecedented" for the singer to speak out in defense of his girlfriend. "Mick feels very aggrieved that most of this is untrue," he told the UK's Press Association.
The Rolling Stones are touring North America to promote their latest album, "A Bigger Bang."
In Jagger's statement, Jo Wood, wife of Stones guitarist Ron Wood, denied that Scott had tried to get her husband to quit smoking.
"Ronnie is the only one who can stop himself from smoking. No one can tell him to stop. Me and L'Wren went together to stop smoking in Boston three years ago," she said.
"It's ridiculous about the clothes. Ronnie has the same look which he has had forever and that's not about to change. L'Wren did give some wonderful jackets to Ronnie that I loved and I told her if she found anything else I'd love to see them," she added.
"L'Wren has got great taste, is fantastic company and is just one of the girls on tour." |
