Charlie Watts

“It's been a lot of hard work, and it's been a lot of luck.”

“It's just a job. It's a very nice job that I do.”

“I came into the Stones as a jazz drummer, so I've always been accused of not hitting the drums hard enough.”

“I think it's the playing, the actual drumming, that I love.”

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

“I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights on a drum kit.”

“I am not a rock star. I'm a drummer.”

“I don't actually like touring.”

“When the Stones started, it was a rhythm and blues band.”

“I wasn't very good at playing the guitar. I was a terrible guitarist.”

“I've been lucky, I've been with the same woman for 40-odd years.”

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

“The world of rock is a lot more bizarre than the world of jazz.”

“I'm very lucky. I get to do something I love and people pay me to do it.”

“I've always wanted to be a drummer.”