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

5K views · 121 reactions | “Charlie was a rock, and a fantastic drummer” said Paul McCartney in his tribute to Watts. Watch in full | Euronews English | Facebook

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

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.” Keith Richards Mick Jagger Bill Wyman | Charlie Watts