I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night. — Charlie Watts Every night Copy Share Image
The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
You'd imagine Mick would be the happiest person in the world, and yet a lot of the times he isn't. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and then wake… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would because of recording, mixing, and because I… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I saw Al Foster with Miles Davis the other week. It was beautiful. But, the whole thing was, Al Foster played as… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told me he didn't like Buddy Rich I'd… — Charlie Watts Being honest Copy Share Image
For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in love with that, whatever it was called. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
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… — Charlie Watts Challenges Copy Share Image
I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It… — Charlie Watts Adulation Copy Share Image
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 Jazz Copy Share Image
People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot of that is because we have good… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I think you get to a point where you watch something just to enjoy it. I don't think it's really done so… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear Keith to go through a song. I… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but… — Charlie Watts Drug Copy Share Image
I never weigh myself. But if I put my trousers on and they don't do up, then I don't eat until I… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I have a very old-fashioned and traditional mode of dress. I get embarrassed, and I don't really like going to photo shoots.… — Charlie Watts Dress Copy Share Image
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… — Charlie Watts Fantastic Copy Share Image
When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them. — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But I really need to listen to Keith… — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything… — Charlie Watts Change Copy Share Image
