Charlie Watts
Undercover.com seemed to have its wires crossed when they posted the shocking headline that Charlie Watts had quit the Rolling Stones just days after another Brit legend Noel Gallagher had parted ways with Oasis.
The rumor spread like wildfire just days short of the Stone’s 50th anniversary. But as it turns out fans can adjust their pacemakers back down to normal settings again as Rolling Stone’s spokesperson Fran Curtis cleared the false news up with following statement:
“Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning, Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.”
According to the Australian undercover.com, which quoted a source within the Stones’ circle, “Charlie Watts has quit the band. He will never record or tour with the band again.” The source also claimed that the band were looking to Charlie Drayton, Keith Richards’s drummer from the Expensive Winos, to take Watts’s place.
Fran Curtis’ associate declined to say how the rumor got started, and also denied any truth to the story that the 68-year-old Watts has left The Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band In The World.
(Studio Session with Charlie Watts)