Charlie Watts Rolling Stone

Charlie Watts June 2, 1941-August 24, 2021 A TRIBUTE FROM THE AUTHOR OF "PAINT IT BLACK THE MURDER OF BRIAN JONES" AND "THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM", SQUID GAME STAR GEOFFREY GIULIANO "I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up there playing." "I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night." "It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge." "I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them." Charlie Watts Charlie Watts provided the foundation that underpinned the music of the Rolling Stones. The band became a by-word for rock 'n' roll excess but for Watts, playing with the Stones did not become the ego trip that drove Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. A jazz aficionado, Watts vied with Bill Wyman for the title of least charismatic member of the band; he eschewed the limelight and rare