Charlie Watts - RIP

[Love Expresso]

It's important to me that he mentioned Charlie Watts than if he hadn't written anything.

I remember waiting for a few words about Ennio Morricone. The silence surprised me.

Good point.

LE

[Knopflerfan]

'Yesterday marks another sad farewell, to Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones.

A great band so often has a great drummer who’s individuality and style play an essential part in creating the character, the magic recipe of the music. The Beatles had Ringo Starr, The Who had Keith Moon, The Band had Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin had John Bonham and the Stones had Charlie Watts.’ – MK

Well, Ringo is still alive and hopefully is for a long time which makes this list somewhat strange to me.. I know what MK tried to say but his way with words left him here I think.

LE

More strange to me is the fact that you can continue this list with like 100 other names. Why he chose only this bunch of people? Anyway, Mark probably spends as much time writing all these obituaries as it takes you to read one.

Probably these were on his mind at the time, like you say the list is most probably endless!!

[superval99]

It's important to me that he mentioned Charlie Watts than if he hadn't written anything.

I remember waiting for a few words about Ennio Morricone. The silence surprised me.

Also Liam O'Flynn, but later he contributed to a film about Liam, which kind of made up for the omission.

[Robson]

It's important to me that he mentioned Charlie Watts than if he hadn't written anything.

I remember waiting for a few words about Ennio Morricone. The silence surprised me.

Also Liam O'Flynn, but later he contributed to a film about Liam, which kind of made up for the omission.

Exactly.

[superval99]

'Yesterday marks another sad farewell, to Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones.

A great band so often has a great drummer who’s individuality and style play an essential part in creating the character, the magic recipe of the music. The Beatles had Ringo Starr, The Who had Keith Moon, The Band had Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin had John Bonham and the Stones had Charlie Watts.’ – MK

Well, Ringo is still alive and hopefully is for a long time which makes this list somewhat strange to me.. I know what MK tried to say but his way with words left him here I think.

LE

More strange to me is the fact that you can continue this list with like 100 other names. Why he chose only this bunch of people? Anyway, Mark probably spends as much time writing all these obituaries as it takes you to read one.

Probably these were on his mind at the time, like you say the list is most probably endless!!

This was a list of drummers and Charlie was a drummer, that was why he chose these particular people.   Apart from Ringo, all have died and The Beatles are no more either!

[Robson]

It's important to me that he mentioned Charlie Watts than if he hadn't written anything.

I remember waiting for a few words about Ennio Morricone. The silence surprised me.

Good point.

LE

Thank you LE:)

[PensaGhost]

It's important to me that he mentioned Charlie Watts than if he hadn't written anything.

I remember waiting for a few words about Ennio Morricone. The silence surprised me.

that's exactly why MK shouldn't write any of these, you always forget someone

are there other artists who constantly write obituaries on their websites ? I guess not many

[Robson]

For example Peter Gabriel.

[qjamesfloyd]

I was also suprised about no words for Liam O'Flynn at the time, also another person he played with died recently, Nanci Griffith, I don't believe he mentioned her, he doesn't have to make a public statement about everyone who dies, he might also make private comments to the family that we don't know about, and probably shouldn't know about. As for the drummers he mentions, so what, they were they ones that came to his mind at the time, we shouldn't read to much into everything he says or states!!

[Robson]

That's true.

[dustyvalentino]

I find it more interesting when he comments on the death of people from different genres to hi, like George Michael or Prince.

[PensaGhost]

I miss the times when musicians released music and that's all

[JF]

that list doesn't surprises me. they are just the most famous and greatest bands in rock history imho

you might not like them that's another story.
But in terms of celebrity, influence, reference, importance etc.. I think that Mark chose the exact right list of dummers/bands

[Knopflerfan]

that list doesn't surprises me. they are just the most famous and greatest bands in rock history imho

you might not like them that's another story.
But in terms of celebrity, influence, reference, importance etc.. I think that Mark chose the exact right list of dummers/bands

Quite agree with you...

[PensaGhost]

'Yesterday marks another sad farewell, to Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones.

A great band so often has a great drummer who’s individuality and style play an essential part in creating the character, the magic recipe of the music. The Beatles had Ringo Starr, The Who had Keith Moon, The Band had Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin had John Bonham and the Stones had Charlie Watts.’ – MK

^^^^^Dire Straits had Pick Withers but I benched him, then I benched also the 2nd one^^^^^^