"People say I play real loud. I don't,……" — Charlie Watts
"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."
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26 Quotes by Charlie Watts
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Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.
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The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic.
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I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them.
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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.…
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I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and…
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I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly…
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I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played.
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We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like…
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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…
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I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night.
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You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing,…
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When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and…
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I'm super serious about that stuff. I mean, it's rare that I sit down at a drum set when I'm…
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To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
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We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs we can and can't take…
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There are methods to creating a mayhem that sounds different from your usual mayhem. Because mayhem and a heavy drum…
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What's really good is African drum music.
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Just give a drum roll, announce my name & I come out & sing. I have a contract that says…
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The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum,…
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Strike up the drum and march courageously.
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In our Army every soldier must care about his job. Often- if the duty seems menial or hum-drum- it is…
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We cannot focus upon the weaknesses of one another and evoke strengths. You cannot focus upon the things that you…
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My son's taking drum lessons, and my daughter's taking piano lessons. One day they're going to start a band.
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