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

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

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

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

I have a very old-fashioned and traditional mode of dress. I get embarrassed, and I don't really like going to photo shoots. I don't like stylists.

- Charlie Watts

I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and then wake up and answer a ques…

- Charlie Watts