411K views · 6.7K reactions | What was it like drumming for the Rolling Stones? "Work 5 years, 20 years hanging around." | Charlie Watts | Facebook

457K views · 19K reactions | Charlie Watts was renowned for his distinctive “firecrackers going off" backbeat for The Rolling Stones. He joined the band in January 1963, and in addition to drumming duties he also designed their record sleeves and tour staging. Like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Charlie had played on all of the Stones' studio albums up until his death. RIP | Marking Time | Facebook

"In the early seventies I was doing a session for Ronnie Wood...and I fell in love with it... and I've had it ever since." Charlie on his favourite Gretsch drumkit. | Charlie Watts

Charlie never played a drum solo, here he explains his approach to drumming with bands. | Charlie Watts

531K views · 9.3K reactions | Charlie Watts' drum kit archive is like nothing you've ever seen before... My Life as a Rolling Stone: Watch the 4-part series now on BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/3yC3Gzy | BBC Radio 2 | Facebook

97K views · 677 reactions | Charlie Watts, the legendary drummer of the Rolling Stones, has died at 80. In this clip from a 1969 interview with CBC, the ever-humble Watts talks about the Stones keeping their distance from each other during downtime, which may help explain their extraordinary longevity. Read more: https://bit.ly/Charlie_Watts #RollingStones #CharlieWatts | CBC | Facebook