Charlie Watts

What a cool guy, will be sadly missed.

An unassuming rock legend.

Rest in peace Charlie, without doubt a fine man.
I hope that this now marks the end of Jagger’s egotistical greed.
Yes, they made some excellent music, but I find the way that the Stones carried on for decades, making piles and piles of cash very strange. I hope that Watts had chance to enjoy it.
Remembering L’wren Scott too.

I always enjoyed watching Charlie, just getting on with the job, as much as Jagger's performances.

Ta for the music, Charlie.

A great guy and musician. ?

I always maintained that you could be anywhere in the world and if you walked into a venue and heard a drum intro, you would know if it was Charlie Watts ... and you would know that was the Stones.

A beacon in an uncertain world ... thank you Charlie.
Step gently over the rainbow bridge.

The quiet man in nature, the passion in his music, thank you Charlie RIP.

Lovely clip Silverbridge, thank you.
Wonderful music.

Very sad to hear this today. Always been a stones fan . Hard for them to manage as a group now apart from I imagine, them all being devastated.

Shine on Charlie Watts ……✨??

Sad news. Thanks for the clip silverbridge, very good.

Stones forme. RIP Charlie xx

First time I saw the Stones live they weren't even top of the bill. Last time was in Barcelona on their European tour a few years ago.
Charlie was the anchor and will be much missed.

Nice little tribute from Stewart Copeland today.

He explained the technical way Charlie played - which I'd honestly never given a moment's thought to. Why would I?
Obviously lots of drummers had.
What an amazing driven sound he helped create.

I love the Stones and admire their doggedness is keeping on going. Rest in peace, the wonderfully musical and elegant Charlie Watts.

Sad to see another icon of the music of our youth gone, he always seemed such a gentle soul. RIP Charlie.

Icon. Sadly missed.

Charlie was my favourite Stone, very sad that he's died. Great tributes to him in the Guardian last night.

I loved that he and his wife bred Arab horses. I once saw a photo of them at a horse event. Charlie was as ever sartorial in morning dress.

We have many Wagtails around our pool, my favourite bird, and they remind me of Charlie in his morning dress, or father of the bride, and I call them all Charlie Watts as they strut around the pool while I float in my water hammock. I shall regard them with even more affection now.

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I always thought Charlie gave the impression that he would rather have been playing jazz - and why not?

Charlie did prefer jazz and had projects of his own going on with jazz musicians. He came to our house once for work-related stuff and was a delight.

RIP Charlie the most ‘normal’ one in the band ?

Very sad, the end of an era for me when The Stones start to die. They somehow seemed invincible. Apart from Brian Jones of course.
Totally agree

Great story here about Charlie punching Mick for calling him 'his drummer'.

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A true gentleman and a bit of a dandy. I was listening to the tributes to Charlie on the radio during the night and as well as his love of jazz, horses, family and clothes he was also very knowledgeable on military history.
A quiet enigma of a man who will be much missed.
RIP Charlie and condolences to his family.

In the early 60s I saw the Stones at Finsbury Park Empire, and at the free concert in Hyde Park. A few years ago they played again at Hyde Park (definitely not free) and I took my three grown up kids to see them, we had a wonderful time. Charlie was always my favourite, a great drummer and a lovely man. RIP.

Will certainly be missed.
Knew him when he was a very good graphic artist with a 'respectable' day job, very kind to everyone.