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Scooby
But if Charlie said to the other Stones that the show must go on without him then maybe that extends to us fans?
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NilsHolgersson
They should go on as long as possible, before we'll only be able to see Stones tribute bands and hologram shows..
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NilsHolgersson
What if Charlie actually said the show must stop and Mick & Keith are just making it up to have an excuse to keep touring and to make a profit of Charlie's legacy?
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NilsHolgersson
What if Charlie actually said the show must stop and Mick & Keith are just making it up to have an excuse to keep touring and to make a profit of Charlie's legacy?
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DocChill
Don McAulay - Charlie Watt’s drum tech for ten years pays tribute to Charlie for his birthday, placing his drum key where Charlie always would before each show.
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lem motlow
It shows a complete lack of understanding of the Stones to think Charlie would ever in a million years want them to stop when he was gone.
Part of being a fan is knowing the nod and wink that that goes along with much of what they say.
Charlie’s attitude was always tongue in cheek,”I’d rather be home”but let me help design the stage, the artwork for the t-shirts and go out there and kill it every night with a smile on my face.
As a writer once said “ with all his insincerity what Jagger is hiding is his absolute sincerity”
Think of the effort we put into being fans then imagine the effort it takes to BE the Stones. The band was and is everything to them.
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Irix
"Charlie just got hit with the double whammy" :
On 13-Mar-2022 Keith said in 'CBS Sunday Morning' - [www.YouTube.com] , (Pos. 2m:55s) - that Charlie "just got hit with the double whammy" and talked only about cancer.
In a short interview with Chuck Leavell, broadcasted in 'Scala' on 27-Jul-2022 by German radio-station WDR5 - [www1.WDR.de] - Chuck mentions Charlie's heart surgery (Pos. 2m:03s) and that everyone expected Charlie to fully recover from this.
Charlie was 9 weeks in the Hospital according to Dave Green - [www.TheGuardian.com] - but passed away suddenly & unexpected. The treatment of cancer and the heart-surgery might be what Keith meant with "double whammy".
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sundevil
knowing this helps a little bit, especially since we are all so powerless to do anything about this loss. 'blue and lonesome' was so powerful and has such a razor's edge. it just proves the stones were still on the cutting edge and could deliver the goods as well as any year, 1968,1981,2002, whatever. it would have been heaven if they just went into the studio for a few weeks here and there and see what gets blistered onto the tape.
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philrock90
Watching old live shows I miss the banter Keith or mick will have with Charlie you'll just see him laughing then get serious when it comes to playing he was so cool
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philrock90
Watching old live shows I miss the banter Keith or mick will have with Charlie you'll just see him laughing then get serious when it comes to playing he was so cool
I miss the way Mick talking to the crowd was never a solo: nearly always Charlie joining in, chatting away on his drums.
And no, Paint It Black doesn't work without him. Don't know why, it just doesn't.
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steffialicia
Steve is a good drummer no doubt but I miss Charlie all the time. It was more than his talent. He was the perfect foil to the personalities of the others.