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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

Topics: Been Challenge Drum Drums Enjoy Playing Snare Still Using Years Years And Years

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I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Every Every Night Go Go Home Hate Home Leaving Leaving Home Love Night I Love

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You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Better Jazz Need Play Same Same Thing Technique Than Thing You

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When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Actually Bands Copying Got Kid Learned Never People Play Them Through Watching

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Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Given More Rock Rock And Roll Roll Taken Than

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I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Awful Drink Honest Think To Be Honest You I Think

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I think you get to a point where you watch something just to enjoy it. I don't think it's really done so that you're supposed to feel, Oh, he's the most wonderful drummer. I think the whole lot is what's more enjoyable.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Done Drummer Enjoy Enjoyable Feel Get He Just Lot More Most Oh Point Really Something Supposed Think Watch Where Whole Wonderful You I Think

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I saw Al Foster with Miles Davis the other week. It was beautiful. But, the whole thing was, Al Foster played as well as everybody else, but all of them were quite brilliant under Miles Davis' direction.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Al Beautiful Brilliant Davis Direction Else Everybody Everybody Else Foster Miles Miles Davis Other Played Quite Saw Them Thing Week Well Were Whole

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To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Able Al Almost Impossible Jackson Play Slow

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People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot of that is because we have good engineers. Mick knows what a good drum sound is as well, so that's part of the illusion really. I can't play loud.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Actually Because Drum Engineers Good Illusion Knows Lot Loud Part People People Say Play Real Really Recorded Say Sound Well

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: June 2nd, 1941

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