42 Quotes by Charlie Watts

I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them.

A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would because of recording, mixing, and because I probably didn't hear it that way. I'm not a songwriter.

It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A lot of people don't, but I think they have, and to me that's gratifying. It's worth it.

For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in love with that, whatever it was called.

To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.

You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.

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 question.

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.