The Rolling Stones recalled their “white” friend and drummer Charlie Watts in a new documentary series that looks back on the history of the legendary band.
Watts, who played drums in the iconic rock and roll band for more than half a century, died “peacefully” in London last August at the age of 80.
In BBC Two’s new four-part documentary series, My Life As A Rolling Stone, Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, and Keith Richards are bandmates’ personalities and his uniqueness, including “drawing all the sleeping beds.” Looking back on the habits of the tour. And his “specific” packing style.
The four-hour feature film features the band through each member’s lens and dive into their memories of the last 60 years.
In an interview with his feature film, Wood, 75, recalls Watts’ memories and states:
“I was pleased that he once showed me one of his tour books. They are very simple line drawings and he” put your coat here “or that A room with a small sign like that.
“And I always told him:” Charlie, you should release these, people want to see them. “” Nobody wants to see these, “I say:” They Do Charlie, it’s a real eye on your world. “
“He completely underestimated his power as a person.”
In the documentary, Watt’s old recordings heard him explain his painting habits. It’s a diary, but it’s a diary that ruins the day, so you can’t miss it …
“So when touring with the Rolling Stones, I just draw all the beds I’m sleeping on.”
In the fourth episode of my life as the Rolling Stones, in a July broadcast, Richards pays homage to Watt: “I can’t imagine the Stones without Charlie Watts.
“Charlie was the engine and the best drummer England has ever produced.”
He added: “People like Charlie Watts are very difficult to put in their pockets, they don’t make pockets for people like Charlie. He was a completely unique guy.”
Wood later shared his insights on Watt’s orderly packing routine, stating:
He continued:’Clothes had a layer of tissue paper between each shirt, each sock, each pair of pants, each jacket.
“It’s a primitive word. There’s more than one thing out of place.”
Jaguar, the band’s 78-year-old frontman, recalled the memories of his friends and fellow band members, saying, “Charlie misses many levels … he misses very much.”
Despite his preference for Watt’s structure and order, Stones also pondered their bandmates’ struggle with addiction later in his life and how he overcame it.
Richards was somewhat trusted for helping his friend and explained his memories of the time.
“I told him:” It’s not just you, Charlie, “he said.
“The main thing I was really worried about Charlie at one point was that he was drinking a sturdy cognac … I didn’t really care if he was doing something else, it’s liquor. was.
“Some people are just perfect as they are. They don’t need stimulants.
“Our fault, we need help, but Charlie Watts didn’t need anything, he was the Immaculate Conception, the Immaculate Conception. Bless his heart. “
As the band celebrates its 60th anniversary, the next series will form part of the BBC’s Rolling Stones at 60 season.
All episodes of My Life As A Rolling Stone will be available on BBC iPlayer on Saturday, July 2nd, the documentary will begin airing on BBC Two on July 2nd, and subsequent episodes will be removed the following week.
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