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I read/heard today that Charlie Watts died on Tuesday (Aug 9th).. even though i've found several articles about it on the internet the information is not conclusive... should i update the article adding his death??? --Danrha 17:28, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
Long after the comments above were made, he died in 2021, aged 80. Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:43, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
From this article: Although formerly a smoker, Watts did not abuse harder drugs.
From Dirty Work: Watts was reportedly not as involved in the sessions due to a period of rehab from alcohol and heroin addiction.
Um? Hoary 10:44, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Charlie Watts' involvement in the recording sessions was also limited; in 1994 Watts told Ed Bradley on 60 Minutes that during the 1980s he had been addicted to heroin and alcohol." Martinevans123 (talk) 10:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I saw some flaws in the article, and wanted to add a little weight, gave it Solo discography and organized it like Richards and Jagger articles. I think there was a bit of a faulty belief Watts was a "mr. Clean" throught he years, and there is some truth to it, compared to others, but he still was a touring muscian and a lot the stuff i added i got from Rolling Stone magazine interviews, not with him but others, and his own interviews in print and t.v.--Mikerussell 04:55, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
The first Rock band to play live from the back on a flat bed truck was The Edgar Broughton Band — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.49.64 (talk) 03:02, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if someone could post something about Charlie's drumming style which I observe to be quite idiosyncratic. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.28.141.229 (talk) 01:19, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
'a lorry driver for British Rail' British Rail was founded in the 1960s. Before that there was British Railways, but that was founded in 1948. Watts' father must have worked for some other company when he was born.217.43.226.218 (talk) 01:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
Is Charlie Watts Jewish? I know he doesn't practice the religion, and I can find no evidence of his ethnicity. This article has him in the "English Jews" category. Is there any evidence of this? SpanishStroll (talk) 17:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
re the rumours started on 02 september 2009, see this correction by the Rolling Stones' publicist. Sssoul (talk) 17:30, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Aren't there any photographs of him from when he was younger? Iminrainbows (talk) 02:23, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
Charlie is not dead, has not quit the Stones, and is not Jewish. He mostly averted the drug thing in the '60s/'70s (although he was a binge drinker), but began abusing hard drugs, by his own account while going through some depressive things, in the late '70s/early '80s; by his own account this included amphetamines and heroin as well as alcohol. He's been clean and sober for years, and, as of 2004 when he was treated for throat cancer, is a non-smoker after over 4 decades of heavy smoking (like almost every other Britisher who came of age in the '50s and '60s). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maccb (talk • contribs) 19:11, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Everything in the discography was the work of CHarlie Watts the jazz saxophone musician. I deleted it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coltranedis (talk • contribs) 13:17, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Any more info re his parents? When they died, etc., whether his sister Linda is older or younger? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:8C0:4300:1130:3158:420A:EA8D:117C (talk) 00:57, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
I know this page isn't for general discussion of the subject, but I have to say it. My parents bought me Between the Buttons as a gift in 1967, little knowing they were infecting me with the sex, drugs, and rock and roll disease. I always liked Charlie. RIP. Carlstak (talk) 00:48, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
I think the article should include details about his funeral and burial Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 21:15, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
More informations in Furse (surname). Perhaps to use that references/informations here? Xx236 (talk) 08:45, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
To: TheSandDoctor
Dear colleague,
Thank you for this edit, although the repetition of his surname within the space of three words still sounded unnatural to me (At the time of Watts' death, Watts, Jagger and Richards...
). In another attempt to resolve the need for repetition, I have now combined that sentence with the existing one about his tenure, as it seemed to me that they were closely related. An added benefit is that it is easy for the reader to infer who the subject ("he") is, in the resulting sentence:
Watts' first public appearance as a permanent member was in February 1963; he remained with the group for 58 years until his death, at which time he, Jagger and Richards were the only members of the band to have performed on every one of their studio albums.
I am hopeful we might agree on such a compromise? Should the above sentence be considered too long, then it would also be possible to replace the semicolon with a period/full stop and keep the rest as a separate sentence.
In any case, thank you for your interest in getting this right, and for all your other contributions to our encyclopaedia.
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 11:28, 14 February 2023 (UTC)