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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

Topics: Always Before Eight Everything Go Hours Just Know Least Like Month Night Play Road Six Something Time Took Virtually Weeks Work

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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

Topics: Actually Awful Awful Lot Better Change Gotten Gratifying Lot Me People Really Rolling Rolling Stones Stones Think Worth Worth It I Think

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For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in love with that, whatever it was called.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Fell Heard Just Love Reason Some Whatever

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I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Charlie Charlie Parker He Hell Just Know Liked Parker Played Playing Way

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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

Topics: Anyway Because Bill Changes Chord Follow Go Hear Know Need Playing Song Through Time Will You

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Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But I really need to listen to Keith and Mick. The rest of the band is sort of an embellishment to that.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Band Hear Listen Need Pianos Really Rest Saxophone Sort I Can

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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

Topics: Because Better Hear Lot Mixing Our Recording Songwriter Than Thought Tracks Way Would

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When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but I was never enamoured with all that. It's supposed to be sex and drugs and rock and roll and I'm not really like that. I've never really seen the Rolling Stones as anything.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: About Anything Like Me Never People Really Rock Rock And Roll Roll Rolling Rolling Stones Seen Sex Stones Supposed Talk Think

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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.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: About Adulation Because Being Drums Fell Glitter Lights Love Play Play Drums Playing Up Wanted

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Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.

~Charlie Watts

Topics: Been Every Fantastic Good He Him His Mean Other Over Own People Problems Ring Up Very Week Wonderful Years

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: June 2nd, 1941

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