Charlie Watts
-
@majorrage First time he missed a beat. What a drummer! Like Wicket Keepers in Cricket, it's drummers in a band that do most of the work.
Cool guy and a tough customer as well as a fine musician. On top of his work with the Stones he was in great demand as a jazz drummer. A cockney born in the Blitz. Grew up in Pilgrims Way, Wembley when that part of London was a bombed out mess. Died a multi millionaire after 58 years in perhaps the most famous Rock N'Roll band in the planet.
I love the story about Mick Jagger referring to Charlie as his drummer in an interview. Charlie Watts grabbed Jagger by the neck shoved him into the corner. "Don't you ever call me your drum again, Mick, you're my ###king singer."
Sad day. Rest In Peace, Charlie.
Yeah, really sad. I was just starting to explore his music outside of the Stones
The story I read it was an after show party and Jagger rang Watts in his room. Watts, who was asleep with his missus, got up, showered, shaved, dressed in a shirt and tie and freshly polished shoes and then went downstairs, punched him in the face, uttered the immortal words and then went back to bed. Pure class.
His first music love was Jazz and many said he saw the Stones as his day job. Was also a very accomplished artist who won awards for his book illustrations and happily married to his childhood girlfriend for almost 60 years - must have been an amazing relationship.
Like Ringo, he wasn't a flashy drummer but absolutely key to the music. Was rock solid, played for the song, never over-played and gave the songs their power and feel.
Bugger.
-
@victor-meldrew said in RIP 2021:
@majorrage First time he missed a beat. What a drummer! Like Wicket Keepers in Cricket, it's drummers in a band that do most of the work.
Cool guy and a tough customer as well as a fine musician. On top of his work with the Stones he was in great demand as a jazz drummer. A cockney born in the Blitz. Grew up in Pilgrims Way, Wembley when that part of London was a bombed out mess. Died a multi millionaire after 58 years in perhaps the most famous Rock N'Roll band in the planet.
I love the story about Mick Jagger referring to Charlie as his drummer in an interview. Charlie Watts grabbed Jagger by the neck shoved him into the corner. "Don't you ever call me your drum again, Mick, you're my ###king singer."
Sad day. Rest In Peace, Charlie.
Yeah, really sad. I was just starting to explore his music outside of the Stones
The story I read it was an after show party and Jagger rang Watts in his room. Watts, who was asleep with his missus, got up, showered, shaved, dressed in a shirt and tie and freshly polished shoes and then went downstairs, punched him in the face, uttered the immortal words and then went back to bed. Pure class.
His first music love was Jazz and many said he saw the Stones as his day job. Was also a very accomplished artist who won awards for his book illustrations and happily married to his childhood girlfriend for almost 60 years - must have been an amazing relationship.
Like Ringo, he wasn't a flashy drummer but absolutely key to the music. Was rock solid, played for the song, never over-played and gave the songs their power and feel.
Bugger.
Spot on
Driving rhythms that get you right in the gut
-
@victor-meldrew Concorde nose technology, no less!
-
@majorrage First time he missed a beat. What a drummer! Like Wicket Keepers in Cricket, it's drummers in a band that do most of the work.
Cool guy and a tough customer as well as a fine musician. On top of his work with the Stones he was in great demand as a jazz drummer. A cockney born in the Blitz. Grew up in Pilgrims Way, Wembley when that part of London was a bombed out mess. Died a multi millionaire after 58 years in perhaps the most famous Rock N'Roll band in the planet.
I love the story about Mick Jagger referring to Charlie as his drummer in an interview. Charlie Watts grabbed Jagger by the neck shoved him into the corner. "Don't you ever call me your drum again, Mick, you're my ###king singer."
Sad day. Rest In Peace, Charlie.
He and Keef my favourite Stones.
-
-
This post is deleted!
-
-
-
-
Sadly it seems musicians from that era are dying every week now.
Yeah not even a mention of Don Everly !
……and it’s inevitable that rock gods will starlet dropping, I was never much of a Stones fan overall but Charlie smashed it for them for nearly 60 years. That’s impressive.
The old man will be upset that those two have gone within a week or so of each other.
-
Shit way to start the day learning of Charlie's passing. I knew he'd had to pull out of the Stones upcoming tour but had no idea he was seriously ill
I'm guessing they will continue with their never ending Classic Gold money making tours but it won't be the Stones without Charlie.
-
Shit way to start the day learning of Charlie's passing. I knew he'd had to pull out of the Stones upcoming tour but had no idea he was seriously ill
I'm guessing they will continue with their never ending Classic Gold money making tours but it won't be the Stones without Charlie.
Yeah it will. They’ve functioned without Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor for fucken ages. Watts was no more important than any of them.
Some bands crash and burn when a member dies ( Zep and the Doors come to mind ) but many others flourish and keep on going.
-
@mn5 agree to disagree
Not sure on what basis but if you say so.
If anything the Stones would not be the Stones without Mick or Keith but then again everyone is potentially replaceable. Best example I can think of is Brian Johnson taking over from Bon Scott in AC/DC.
I still saw Deep Purple live in 2006 even though my favourite member left years before then.
-
Charlie Watts: the calm, brilliant eye of the Rolling Stones’ rock’n’roll storm
Unruffled amid excess, personality clashes and musical disputes, the Rolling Stones’ exceptional drummer used technique to deepen the meaning and power of their songs
