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Who Was Shirley Watts? Wife Of Rolling Stones Drummer Death Cause Revealed
After a brief illness, Charlie Watts’ wife Shirley passed away at the age of 82, 16 months after the Rolling Stones drummer lost his fight with cancer.
Their children said in a statement that Shirley had been “reunited with her beloved Charlie.”
They stated: “Seraphina, Charlotte, and Barry announce the passing of their cherished mother, grandmother, and mother-in-law Shirley Watts with deep sorrow.
Shirley Watts, wife of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie has died aged 82 following a short illness, it was announced on Monday – the couple’s final picture together
‘Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family.
‘She will be also sadly missed by her sisters Jackie and Jill, and her brother Stephen.
‘Reunited now forever with her beloved Charlie.’
Who Was Shirley Watts? Wife Of Rolling Stones Drummer Death Cause Revealed
Before becoming famous with the band, the Rolling Stones drummer married his wife three years after they first met.
She was studying sculpting at the Royal College of Art in 1961 when she met Charlie Watts, a graphic designer and part-time jazz musician who was born Shirley Ann Shepherd in September 1938.
At the time, Charlie was playing drums for Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated while also holding a day job during an advertising agency. The two met at their first practice.
Charlie joined the band a year earlier, and they got married in 1964, before the Rolling Stones became well-known.
The couple are pictured with their daughter Seraphina at Mick Jagger’s 50th birthday party on 18 July 1993
Four years later Shirley gave birth to their daughter, Seraphina.
 Charlie Watts and Shirley had just one child, his beloved daughter, Seraphina. Shirley and Charlie moved to Devon eventually where she ran a world class Arabian stud farm, becoming highly respected as a breeder and show person in the International Arabian horse community.
Throughout her 57-year marriage to the Rolling Stones drummer, Shirley remained the love of his life and their love remained constant throughout the years.
Shirley was an accomplished sculptor and huge supporter of animal rescue.
In a statement released on Monday, their children announced that Shirley was ‘reunited with her beloved Charlie’ (Shirley and Charlie pictured at the funeral of Brian Jones, former guitarist with the Rolling Stones, in 1969)
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I don’t have all the trappings of it, Charlie previously said in an interview with NME. Having said that, I do own four antique vehicles, but I am unable to operate them.
Charlie previously referred to his wife as “an wonderful woman.” The one thing I regret about my life is that I never spent enough time at home. But she always encourages me to go back out once I get off tour because I am a nightmare.
Charlie has also said that Shirley and Seraphina, his daughter, saved his life when he seemed to get sucked into the drug-related element of the rock and roll lifestyle.
Heartbreaking: The statement read: ‘Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family’ (Charlie and Shirley pictured at Georgia May Jagger’s christening n 1992)
Speaking of the early Eighties, he said:Â ‘I became totally another person. At the end of two years on speed and heroin, I was very ill.
“My kid used to say that I reminded her of Dracula. Due to my behavior, I almost lost my wife and everything. I actually went crazy. I came so close to death.
Charlie, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away in August of last year, only 16 months ago, at the age of 80.
In a statement at the time, his publicist in London, Bernard Doherty, said: “It is with great regret that we announce the passing of our dear Charlie Watts.” He died away quietly earlier today while being attended by his family in a hospital in London.
Charlie was one of the greatest drummers of his generation and a beloved husband, father, and grandpa in addition to being a member of The Rolling Stones.
RIP: Shirley Watts’ husband, Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away in August of last year at the age of 80.
We humbly ask that during this trying time, the privacy of his family, bandmates, and close friends be respected.
According to reports, Charlie left his wife Shirley and daughter Seraphina his $29.6 million inheritance.
Charlie was scheduled to miss the band’s US tour, it was revealed earlier that same month.
At the time, a spokesman for him stated that due to his recovery from an unnamed medical procedure, he was “unlikely to be available for the resumption of the Rolling Stones USA No Filter Tour this fall.”
In 2004, Charlie was treated for throat cancer at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital and he was given the all-clear after a four-month battle with the disease, involving six weeks of intensive radiotherapy treatment.
He was diagnosed after discovering a lump on the left side of his neck.
Doctors performed a biopsy which confirmed the tumour was malignant and he was diagnosed with throat cancer in June that year.
Hitmakers: The London-born drummer (left) joined The Rolling Stones in 1963 after meeting Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones while playing in rhythm and blues clubs
