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Update: Charlie Watts quits The Rolling Stones (Maybe?)
By Alex Young on September 2nd, 2009 in
Update: The band’s spokesperson, Fran Curtis, tells Entertainment Weekly there is no truth to the rumors: “Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning,” she says, “Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.’’
Charlie Watts has played with The Rollings Stones for the last time. According to Undercover, the drummer of 46 years has quit the legendary outfit. While no reason was given, a source within the Stones inner-circle said, “He will never record or tour with the band again.”
Watts, who is 68-years-old, had been with the band since 1963 and was often praised as being its most important member. In a 2005 interview with Guitar Player, guitarist Keith Richards said that the Rolling Stones would not be, or could not continue as, the Rolling Stones without Watts.
Whether a name change is coming remains to be seen, the band does intend to continue on in some capacity. Undercover went on to report that the Stones are looking to Richards’ Expensive Winos drummer Charlie Drayton to fill the void for upcoming endeavors, which is rumored to include a new studio album in 2010.
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The drummer is somehow overlooked with every band, yet invariably he is the most irreplaceable member of the band. Guns and Roses found that it was very difficult to replace Steven Adler.
Even though Ron Wood looks like an original member of the stones….he is not an original member. I would much rather see Mick Taylor at guitar than Ron Wood. Mick is a fantastic guitarist. Wood is just a showman.
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Holy mazoli – first Oasis sans Noel, now the Stones sans Watts! I officially declare this “The Week of Britain’s Rock Demise.”
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so now the stones and the who are both down to 2 real members. ok maybe you could make the case for 3 with the stones.
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drayton traded off on drums and jordan played guitar, on at least one song on the first winos tour, but jordan was the regular drummer.
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I’d love to see the Stones take a stab at recording another “Some Girls,” responding to today’s music trends. They may be rooted in blues-rock, but that album with disco and punk influences is one of their best. If only Mick could swallow his ego a bit and Keith would give something other than the blues and reggae a chance…
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They’ve secured their place in rock & roll history – it’s time to move on. What’s next? The “Steel Wheelchair Tour”?
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Actually, Both Drayton and Steve Jordan played drums for the Winos.
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Bad enough that Bill Wyman quit. Now the Stones have lost the lazy swagger that made their music so damn funky. There is no Rolling Stones without Charlie Watts, period.
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Charlie Drayton didn’t play drums for the Winos – Steve Jordan did. Makes me wonder just how accurate this article is. I assumed Charlie had done his last multi-year, international tour, but I think most people were still expecting the Stones to play in the US and western Europe – with Charlie.
