What was it like drumming for the Rolling Stones? "Work 5 years, 20 years hanging around." | Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away today at the age of 80. In 1994, Watts gave Ed Bradley some of his thoughts on his bandmates, calling Keith Richards the leader of the band and Mick Jagger the best frontman in the world. https://cbsn.ws/3jehpVx | 60 Minutes

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97K views · 677 reactions | Charlie Watts, the legendary drummer of the Rolling Stones, has died at 80. In this clip from a 1969 interview with CBC, the ever-humble Watts talks about the Stones keeping their distance from each other during downtime, which may help explain their extraordinary longevity. Read more: https://bit.ly/Charlie_Watts #RollingStones #CharlieWatts | CBC | Facebook

62 years ago tonight history was made, when Charlie Watts played his first gig as an official member of the Rolling Stones at the Ealing Club. Charlie took to the stage with Mick, Keith, Brian and Bill and the lineup that would take the world by storm in a matter of month was complete. “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

On this day in 1968 the song 'Sympathy For The Devil' was released by the Rolling Stones. Charlie said of the genesis of the track: 'Sympathy' was one of those sorts of songs where we tried everything. The first time I ever heard the song was when Mick was playing it at the front door of the house I lived in in Sussex. It was at dinner, he played it entirely on his own, the sun was going down - it was fantastic. We had a go at loads of different ways of playing it; in the end I just played a jaz

1.3M views · 10K reactions | “He was a very understated presence in a band that was full of wild egos and a lot of posturing. He sat back, let it all roll. But still without him there wouldn't have been a Stones." Remembering The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who has died aged 80. | 7.30 | Facebook