It's a huge blow to them because Charlie was a rock and a fantastic drummer."
"I knew he was ill but I didn't know he was this ill. McCartney sent condolences in a video message.
"The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company. "Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer," Elton John posted on Twitter. The death of Watts brought tributes from musicians ranging from Paul McCartney to country singer Rosanne Cash. There was no word on Tuesday whether it would go ahead. 4.Īfter the death of Watts was announced, Jagger tweeted an image of the joyful drummer while Keith Richards posted a photo of a drum set without adding any words.ĭisrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the No Filter tour is scheduled to kick off on Sept. "We really look forward to welcoming Charlie back as soon as he is fully recovered," Jagger tweeted on Aug. tour because he needed time to recuperate after an unspecified emergency medical procedure.īandmates had expected Watts to rejoin the band. 4 statement by the band that the drummer was pulling out of its rescheduled No Filter U.S. No cause of death was given for his passing, but the announcement followed an Aug.
Watts played drums on all of the group's 30 albums and on every tour. "I knew he wasn't doing well, but it was a shock to me," Starr, who joined the Beatles in August 1962, five months before Watts became a member of the Rolling Stones, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview after Watts' death. The Stones also went on to break records with multimillion-pound grossing global tours.įormer Beatles drummer Ringo Starr described Watts as a "beautiful human being" and said he was shocked by Watts' death.
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Among the first British bands to properly crack the American market and a symbol of 1960s London, the Rolling Stones lineup of Watts, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman produced a string of hit records.
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