Two years without Charlie Watts: the memory of the Rolling Stones and the mark he left on the band

Two years have passed since the death of charlie wattslegendary drummer of the Rolling Stones and the members of the band turned to their social networks to remember it.

“‘I wanted to play the drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn’t about fawning. I was playing up there.’ – Charlie Watts.” With that message, the official account of the band remembered the former member of the band.

for his part Keith Richard he remembered it with the following text: “Charlie Watts was my bed. I could lie there, and I know I would not only have a good dream, but I would wake up and still be rocking” (2021) I miss you, Charlie @thisischarliewatts. The post on his account is accompanied by a photo of both of them.

Ron Wood He also dedicated a heartfelt message to him on his social networks: “Remembering Charlie with respect”

Mick jagger He dedicated a series of stories to him on Instagram where a photo of both of them in a recording studio stands out.

The importance of Charlie Watts in the Rolling Stones

He was the oldest of the band, the silent one and the one who perhaps did not attract so much attention for those who let themselves be carried away by the lights of Mick Jagger, Richards, or even Ron Wood himself. Despite this, his importance was vital not only from a musical point of view, but also to keep the band together in more than one turbulence.

Owner of a particularly low profile, for his status as a world star, Watts knew how to stay away from the flashes and concentrate on the music. Despite being a lover of jazz, his name is and will forever be associated with rock and roll.

Throughout almost 60 years he became the absolute owner of the times of the band, he was the one who calmed the waters when Jagger and Richards hated each other and who contributed from his jazz training and his style, an unprecedented sound to the songs of the band. band.

“Charlie Watts is my absolute favourite. He has all the virtues I admire in people. Great sense of humor, a lovely touch of eccentricity, real talent, a lot of modesty. The one thing that has always been true about Charlie is that he hates being a rock star. She genuinely hates him. He wanted to be just a quiet guy. And he suddenly found himself in the middle of all this, which is not his true image.“. In this way and with great affection, Richards once knew how to define it in an interview. Without a doubt, a loss that still resonates as much as the sound of his drums.