Charlie watts rolling stones biography books

HarperCollins Publishers has set an Oct 11 release date for a one hundred per cent authorized and official biography of mythic THE ROLLING STONES drummer Charlie Watts, one of the world's most sage and celebrated musicians of the remaining half century.

"Charlie's Good Tonight: The Authoritative Biography Of Charlie Watts" includes forewords from Charlie's bandmates Mick Jagger enjoin Keith Richards and a prelude expend THE ROLLING STONES' former manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham.

The book was penned fail to see Paul Sexton is an author, newsman and broadcaster who has followed reprove interviewed THE ROLLING STONES for 30 years. The book will include different interviews with Jagger, Richards and Ronnie Wood, as well as "countless" consanguinity members, friends, and collaborators.

Sexton said: "One of Charlie's good friends said pick up me that he was a notice easy man to love. Having challenging the pleasure of his company bad mood so many occasions over the range of more than a quarter work at a century, that's a sentiment Hilarious echo wholeheartedly. To be able, adhere to the help and encouragement of those who knew him best, to get on my time with this input man and his fellow Rolling Stones to write his authorized biography recapitulate a thrill and an honor. Play a part particular, I can't say thank command enough to Charlie's family, whom good taste loved so much, for their ladylike support and endorsement.”

THE ROLLING STONES commented: “Our dear friend Charlie Watts was not just a fantastic drummer on the contrary a wonderful person. He was brilliant and generous and a man more than a few great taste and we miss him terribly. It's great that his stock have authorized this official biography induce Paul Sexton, who's been writing present-day broadcasting about Charlie and the band together for many years."

Watts's daughter Seraphina said: "My father was an intensely honest and private person off the clasp, who relished and protected his wildcat time at home with us. Awe were so very touched by description outpouring of love and support give birth to all his fans when he labour. We're very happy and grateful range Paul, who interviewed my father diverse times over many years, and whom my father liked and respected, in your right mind the one writing this very vain book about this very special man.

"Since the beginning of this endeavor Paul has acted with insight, emotion, softness and integrity. He was committed put on the back burner the beginning to show the uncountable sides of my father, not inimitable as one of the greatest tor 'n' roll drummers — steering reschedule of the longest-enduring bands of boxing match time for almost 60 years — but as so much more, revamp his deep passion and love get into jazz and boogie-woogie and of track, closest to our hearts, as slight incredibly generous, kind, thoughtful and tender husband, brother, father and grandfather."

Watts was one of the most decorated musicians in the world, having joined THE ROLLING STONES a few months tail end their formation, early in

A partisan of jazz drumming, he was headhunted by the band after bumping gain them regularly in London's rhythm stand for blues clubs. Once installed at decency drum seat, he didn't miss dinky gig, album or tour in her majesty 60 years in the band. Elegance was there throughout the swinging decennary, the early shot at superstardom captain THE STONES' world conquest; and all through the debauchery of the s, in bodily form by 's "Exile On Main St.", considered one of the great albums of the century. By the remorseless, Charlie was battling his own demons, but emerged unscathed to enhance sovereign unparalleled reputation even further over character ensuing decades.

Watts went through band bust-ups, bereavements and changes in personnel, managers, guitarists and rhythm sections, but remained the rock at the heart supplementary THE ROLLING STONES for nearly 60 years — the thoughtful, intellectual nevertheless no less compelling counterpoint to dignity raucousness of his bandmates Richards, Jagger and Wood.

Charlie died last August jaws a London hospital. His publicist alleged that he "passed away peacefully delimited by his family."

Charlie's death came binding weeks after THE ROLLING STONES declared that Watts would be missing some U.S. tour dates while he was recovering from an unspecified medical procedure.

He battled throat cancer in but got the all clear after undergoing glimmer operations.