Charlie Watts Dead: Rolling Stones drummer dies at 80

Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, has died aged 80, his London publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed today.

The statement reads:

“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. Charlie was a cherished husband, father, and grandfather and also a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation. We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members, and close friends is respected at this difficult time.”

Earlier this month, Charlie Watts had a “completely successful” procedure in London after a problem was found during a routine check-up. His spokesperson made it known that the musician needed time to recuperate.

Doctors found Charlie unfit to join the band’s No Filter tour scheduled for next month to allow him to recover from an unspecified medical procedure.

Charlie said at that time that for once, his timing has been a little off.

He added: “I am working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the experts that this will take a while.

“After all the disappointment with delays to the tour caused by Covid, I really don’t want the many Stones fans in the States who have been holding tickets to have another postponement or cancellation.”

FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Charlie Watts, of the Rolling Stones, performs during a concert of the group’s No Filter Europe Tour at U Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, Oct. 22, 2017. Watts will likely miss the band’s upcoming U.S. tour to allow him to recover from an unspecified medical procedure. A spokesperson for the musician said Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, the procedure was “completely successful” but that Watts needs time to recuperate.(Source: AP Photo/Michel Euler)