Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts

All we can do is make the best of the time we have and Charlie certainly made the best of his.   A fine musician and a better person.

RIP Mr. Watts.

Jagger has said in the past that without Charlie, the band would cease to exist. As such, this tour, with Steve Jordan taking Watts' place, may indeed be the last one. 

Charlie was inspired by the old time jazz drummers. With the stones he was called "a human metronome."

https://youtu.be/WAU2SSZPiqs

Roxy54.  Are you a professional drummer?

Charlie Watts...I would consider myself a moderate Stones fan; they've always been there and I have many of their albums, but I wouldn't put them up there with my musical heroes. Anyway, I am sad to hear about Charlie because he was the Stones' Rock of Gibralter. He's been there forever. He was a constant. I've always liked him & respected his talent. What is starting to get scary, and sad in another way, is that the legends who are passing on now are not our parents' or older siblings' heroes, but ours. Every musician I love is well over 70. I know 80 is the new 60 but still. It's hard.