Charlie on Keith (1973): “I don’t really have that much to say, I mean, if you want to talk about the Rolling Stones, you should talk to Keith, who, I think, embodies […]
Charlie Watts at Robert Fraser’s Gallery exhibition opening, London, June 7 1966 (silent footage, from the Kinolibrary)
Charlie, about being on the road (2003): “My wife is at home. So when I get home, mentally I’m still on the road, but I’m actually straight back into being there, with […]
Charlie, on the band carrying on: “I love playing the drums, and I love playing with Mick, Keith and Ronnie. I don’t know about the rest of it. It wouldn’t bother me […]
Cleveland News 5’s Don Webster and Jimmy O’Neill interview Mick and Charlie on ‘Upbeat’, US TV, 1964
Keith on Charlie (1979): “Charlie’s always there, but he doesn’t want people to know. There’s very few drummers like that. Everybody thinks Mick and Keith are the Rolling Stones. If Charlie wasn’t […]
Charlie, on playing drums: “It’s been years and years and years I’ve been playing the drums, and they’re still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.”
June 7, 1970: Charlie does the photo shoot for the cover of the Stones’ next live album GET YER YA-YA’S OUT! Although the two photography sessions for the cover featuring Charlie and […]
“CHARLIE WATTS” (Bobcat Books, England, 2004)*Interview by Marcelo Sonaglioni Alan, you did books on Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, Beatles (both the band and also individual biographies of each member, as well as […]
Charlie, on going on the road with the Stones (2017): “You get your call-up, you get your kit together, you say goodbye to your wife and you come back two months later, […]
Charlie on drummers being interviewed: “If someone asks me a direct question, I give a direct answer. Anyway, it’s becoming a tradition that beat-group drummers shouldn’t be the greatest talkers.”
August 30, 2019: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL, USA (last show with Charlie Watts, final Stones’ show ever)Jumping Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Tumbling Dice/Out Of Control/Under My Thumb/You Can’t Always Get What […]
Charlie, about jazz, rock’n’roll and the Stones (2000): “With the jazz, it’s great being onstage with such wonderful players, and with the Stones, it’s great being up there with your friends. I […]
Charlie, on his music background: “I certainly can’t claim that I came from a musical family. My dad was a lorry driver for British Railways and I reckon the only instrument any […]
Mick, Charlie and Ronnie interview, The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC2, UK TV), Sept. 20 1977
Charlie on meeting Brian (2011): “Alexis Korner, all his life, was a hub for young people – and particularly blues and obscure jazz players. He was a great one for bringing them […]
Charlie about the Stones (1981): “I love this band, but it doesn’t mean everything to me. I always think this band is going to fold up all the time – I really […]
Charlie interview on Tonight With Jonathan Ross’ (Channel 4, UK TV, Apr. 5 1991)
Charlie Watts on playing drums:“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.”
Charlie Watts’ book, which he wrote and illustrated in 1961. The story of a little bird, but it’s really about jazz great Charlie Parker.In 1961, twenty-year-old Charles Robert Watts was working as […]
Charlie Watts interview at his home, The Old Brewery House, Lewes, England, May or June 1966
I hope you’re able to read this once your tears dry out…Bye bye Charlie Boy. And thanks for staying with us forever.
Por Marcelo Sonaglioni Mi mamá falleció el 12 de julio del 2012, el día del 50 aniversario del primer show de los Stones. Ni un día antes, ni un día después. Charlie […]
Charlie, about his 1985 junkie period (2001): “During this period, I was personally in a hell of a mess and as a result I wasn’t really aware of the problems between Mick […]
Charlie receives Gold Award at the Jazz FM Awards, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, Apr. 25 2017
The official version. After undergoing an unspecified medical procedure, he decided not to take part this time. “Charlie has had a procedure which was completely successful, but his doctors this week concluded […]
Keith and Charlie, about Darryl Jones instead of Bill Wyman (1997)Keith: “I miss Bill. I turn around and say, Where’s that skinny white guy? Instead there’s a big spade. Hey Darryl! But […]
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY CHARLIE WATTS!Born: June 2 1941 (at University College Hospital, London, England)The following text is reprinted from a fact sheet sent to American fans in Spring 1964:REAL NAME Charles Robert […]
¡FELICES 80 CHARLIE WATTS!Nacido el 2 de junio de 1941 en el University College Hospital, Londres, InglaterraEl siguiente es un texto extraído de una gacetilla enviada a los fans de EE.UU. en […]
Ya lo sabemos: Brian no era lo que se dice precisamente adepto a dar notas. En lo que respecta a entrevistas gráficas (en diarios o revistas), las únicas que solía brindar era […]
“The Secret Jewish history of The Rolling Stones” Nota de Seth Rogovoy originalmente publicada en el sitio online de cultura judía Forward el pasado 2 de junio citando un artículo del 2014 […]
Continuando con la cadena de aniversarios, hoy nos toca el no. 37 de “1234”, o tal el nombre que Ronnie Wood eligió para titular a su cuarto álbum solista, que salió a […]
Rolling Stones “On Air” (Interscope, 2017) Ahora que las bóvedas del tiempo finalmente se dignaron a parir, ahora que el reloj que no para de girar sigue acrecentando el pasado minuto […]
The Four Steps. No, no numerical error involved here to refer to one of Hitchcock´s masterpieces, but it sure would serve as the title of this interview. That´s all it takes to […]
Los Cuatro Escalones. No, si no se trata de un error numérico para referirse a una de las grandes obras cinematográficas que nos dejó Hitchcock, pero bien serviría como título de esta […]
Allá por 1989, en momentos en que los Rolling Stones cumplían poco más de un cuarto de siglo de existencia, el bajista Bill Wyman, que para entonces aún era miembro del grupo, […]
It’s no surprise at all arriving to Andrew Loog Oldham’s hotel room and find him on the phone. He’s lying in bed while he talks, and is sporting shorts and sandals. Being stuck […]
Publicado en Evaristo Cultural el 2 de enero de 2014 No debería resultar para nada extraño ingresar a la habitación de hotel de Andrew Loog Oldham y descubrirlo tendido en la cama hablando al […]
