Charlie Watts is 71 years old. Take a moment to fully understand that. Charlie is a 71 year old DRUMMER. One of the most physically demanding jobs there is- and he is older than social security age. That’s insane What is more insane?
He wants to get back on the road.
Watts told BBC 6 (how many darn BBC’s are there!)
"Ronnie plays, I still play, Mick sings, he can do it anyway, I think Keith is doing some records. Anyway it would be great if we did, we are just getting to an age where it's getting a bit difficult to get it together and it's such a bloody performance getting us together."
What I love more than this though is his explanation for why the band hasn’t called it quits: . "I think no one wants to quit because the other one will say you quit."
These guys must be preserved in booze or something its just plain amazing. Should they decide to do a half a century tour it would be the first since the 2007 ‘Bigger Bang” tour which grossed $162 million.