A story about Charlie Watts, a true gentleman and maybe the only gentleman in rock. If you think gentleman means sissy then we remind that Charlie Watts drums for the Rolling Stones. Just in case you are still not clear, herewith, a story. (Francois Pistorius, Food Art: Charlie Watts , Rock ‘n Roll Drummer)
While the rest of the band was cultivating their image as rock music’s bad boys, Watts was settling down. He married Shirley Ann Shephard in 1964, and the couple welcomed a daughter named Seraphina four years later. They are still married today and share a passion for horse breeding.
A famous anecdote relates during the mid-1980s when an intoxicated Mick Jagger phoned Watts’ hotel room in the middle of the night asking, “Where’s my drummer?”
While the rest of the band was cultivating their image as rock music’s bad boys, Watts was settling down. He married Shirley Ann Shephard in 1964, and the couple welcomed a daughter named Seraphina four years later. They are still married today and share a passion for horse breeding.
A famous anecdote relates during the mid-1980s when an intoxicated Mick Jagger phoned Watts’ hotel room in the middle of the night asking, “Where’s my drummer?”
Watts reportedly got up, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, descended the stairs, and punched Jagger in the face, saying: “Don’t ever call me your drummer again. You’re my fucking singer!”
So, you think you know Charlie Watts a little better now?
Tip: don't call him your drummer. Ever.
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