Following the postponement of their Australia/New Zealand tour after the apparent suicide of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend and noted fashion designer L’Wren Scott, The Rolling Stones have each issued statements of support for their bandmate as well as condolences to the fans.

Mick Jagger recently broke his silence following the death, remarking, “I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way. We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves.” Jagger closed by saying that he was touched by the messages from people and, in closing, that he “will never forget her.” Read the rest of the Stones’ statements below.

Keith Richards: “No-one saw this coming…Mick’s always been my soul brother and we love him…we’re thick as thieves and we’re all feeling for the man…we really hate to disappoint our fans but we’ll see everyone really soon.”

Charlie Watts: “Needless to say we are all completely shocked but our first thought is to support Mick at this awful time. We intend to come back to Australia and New Zealand as soon as it proves possible.”

Ronnie Wood: “This is such terrible news and right now the important thing is that we are all pulling together to offer Mick our support and help him through this sad time. Without a doubt we intend to be back out on that stage as soon as we can.”