Mick Jagger shares poignant video tribute to Charlie Watts on 1st anniversary of his death
The drummer died a year ago today (24th August)
Last updated 24th Aug 2022
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger has shared a highly affecting video tribute to Charlie Watts on the first anniversary of the drummer’s death.
Soundtracked by The Rolling Stones’ 1974 anthem ‘Till the Next Goodbye’, the one-and-a-half-minute clip features various photos of Charlie Watts over the decades, together with poignant images of Watts and Jagger together.
The video ends with an audio recording of Jagger saying: “I miss Charlie because he had a great sense of humour and… also, outside of the band, we used to hang out quite a lot and have interesting times.
“We loved sports, we’d go to football, we’d go to cricket games and we would have other interests apart from music. I really miss Charlie so much.”
Sharing the video, Jagger tweeted: “Thinking of Charlie today.”
Two hours after Mick Jagger’s tribute, The Rolling Stones also posted a video montage tribute soundtracked by 1994 song ‘You Got Me Rocking’.
The band wrote: “One year on without our beloved Charlie 💔 Remembering him and all the incredible things he achieved in his life.”
Charlie Watts died on 24th August 2021 at a London hospital while surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old.
Born at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury, London on 2nd June 1941, Charlie Watts first met Brian Jones, Ian "Stu" Stewart, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1962 and joined The Rolling Stones early the following year.
Alongside Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, he remained a constant member of the band over the next 58 years and appeared on all 23 of their studio albums and every concert tour.
The Rolling Stones dedicated their rapturously received shows at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium and London’s BST Hyde Park this summer to Charlie Watts.
All concerts on the band’s recent European tour opened with a montage of a photos of the legendary drummer, which you can see below.