It’s been years and years and years I’ve been playing the drums, and they’re still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum. Charlie Watts Read Quote
I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can’t play to them. Charlie Watts Read Quote
I’m very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that’s it. Charlie Watts Read Quote
A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would because of recording, mixing, and because I probably didn’t hear it that way. I’m not a songwriter. Charlie Watts Read Quote
When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them. Charlie Watts Read Quote
I don’t need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear Keith to go through a song. I know Bill will be playing what I’m playing anyway. I need to hear Keith because it’s all there: the time, the chord changes, and all the licks you have to follow. Charlie Watts Read Quote
I didn’t know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing… I just liked the way he played. Charlie Watts Read Quote
For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in love with that, whatever it was called. Charlie Watts Read Quote
It doesn’t really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A lot of people don’t, but I think they have, and to me that’s gratifying. It’s worth it. Charlie Watts Read Quote
We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to 12 hours a night. It took six weeks to do it this time. We just play virtually everything we know. Charlie Watts Read Quote
