I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told me he didn't like Buddy Rich I'd right away say go and see him, at least the…

- Charlie Watts

When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but I was never enamoured with all that. It's supposed to…

- Charlie Watts

I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night.

- Charlie Watts

We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to 12 hours a night. It took six weeks to do …

- Charlie Watts

The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic.

- Charlie Watts

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

- Charlie Watts

I never weigh myself. But if I put my trousers on and they don't do up, then I don't eat until I can.

- Charlie Watts

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

- Charlie Watts

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.

- Charlie Watts