| Rockin' News for September 1, 2009, p. 2 SPECIAL REPORT: Charlie Watts / Rolling Stones Update |
WATTS IS STILL ROLLING WITH THE STONES
ROLLING STONES drummer CHARLIE WATTS has moved swiftly to dismiss
rumours he's plotting to end his rock 'n' roll career and quit the band after 46
years.
A report about Watts' alleged departure on Australian website Undercover.com sent
fans into a frenzy on Wednesday (September 2, 2009).
The site suggested the 68-year-old throat cancer survivor would no longer tour or
record with the Stones, and the band was hoping to replace him in their line-up with
New York drummer Charlie Drayton, who has played on solo projects with Keith
Richards.
However, Watts is assuring fans he has no plans to leave the group.
His spokesperson says, "Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a
small music website in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling
Stones." (Courtesy of contactmusic.com)
ROLLING STONES drummer CHARLIE WATTS has moved swiftly to dismiss
rumours he's plotting to end his rock 'n' roll career and quit the band after 46
years.
A report about Watts' alleged departure on Australian website Undercover.com sent
fans into a frenzy on Wednesday (September 2, 2009).
The site suggested the 68-year-old throat cancer survivor would no longer tour or
record with the Stones, and the band was hoping to replace him in their line-up with
New York drummer Charlie Drayton, who has played on solo projects with Keith
Richards.
However, Watts is assuring fans he has no plans to leave the group.
His spokesperson says, "Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a
small music website in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling
Stones." (Courtesy of contactmusic.com)