'Think we'll last forever' Ronnie Wood's ex-wife Jo's heartache over Charlie Watts' death

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Jo said: "I wrote him a gift card when I heard he was unwell, I hope he got to read it."But you know, Charlie was 81, he was no spring chicken."It's a great loss to lose Charlie."But there again, he had a wonderful life.

He was a great man," she added.Following the death of the drummer, Mick Jagger described Charlie as the "rock" the band was built around, before acknowledging his unique contribution to their music.Mick said: "The thing about Charlie was that he was always there, always played beautifully and was always willing to discuss what to do about it – how he could make it better."He held the band together for so long, musically, because he was the rock the rest of it was built around."The star went on to admit to Rolling STone magazine that he is still struggling with the death of his friend, adding that he's finding the situation "very, very hard"..