RIP Charlie Watts

I remember a speeding ticket I got because of the Stones. I told the officer I had an excuse as I was listening to ‘It’s Only Rock n Roll’. I still don’t understand why he gave me the ticket.

Obviously wasn't a Stones fan!
 
This is an interview with Charlie from 2000. It gives a nice sense of the man. Not a rock star, a musician.

One bit that stood out for me was when he said this about Keith - ‘Keith is the most interesting, the most different of us all, though,' says Charlie. 'He's a man of vision, and one of the few people who hasn't really changed over the years. Wherever he goes, whatever he does, he's always Keith. He'll be in his room and all the stuff that makes him Keith will be there. The music's going, the wine's there, his guitar's there, and he'll be sitting in the middle of it all like some wonderful sultan. ' Charlie beams. 'It's fantastic. It's not a new thing, it's the way he's always been.'
 
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