his steady beat anchored the rolling stones that he formed along side mick jager, keith richards, bill wymane bryan jones. he spoke to 60 minutes in 1994. >> i considered myself a drummer. so that was the key at the time. and help everyone else do what they do. you know? i don't really like solo type things. ♪ ♪ >> his drumming skills self-taught by listening to jazz greats like charlie parker and duke ellington. >> it's one of the faults of my play, i never learned to play. >> the stones had searched for a drummer for months before finding watts and feared he might be too talented for them. ♪ ♪ but he ended up playing on all 30 rolling stones albums and on every tour. despite his sharp fashion sense. he shied away from flashy drum solos. and the attention that came with international super stardom watts defied all the stereo types that came with being in arguably the world's most inluential rock band. he was shy and introverted as the drugs ravaged the bands, watts indulged and quit cold turkey. he married his wife in 1964 and they stayed together and raised a family. ♪ ♪ >>> watts passing

not for the first he was gonna be replaced said well isn't going to be terrible out there without bill wyman's charlie it? mm we're out without this month or so a few days and know, steve jordan i it just depends how much fun keith has. but charlie was the heart and soul of the band. to band if you keith and mick jagger the hardest the band i know they are but band the guys in the group. they look charlie the enduring consistent of their whole thing. and joel had announced he would be touring the stones year mentioned that of an undefined issue did know how ill he was? no, they was well you know, he cancer time ago and you know touring i think surgery in fact. uh know charlie's. guy, and is a huge to everybody knew him everybody loved stones because he really right the know the of yes mentioned the admiration felt fellow members s about him and his style. well know, charlie didn't like rolling music he likes playing but he a jazz charlie uh garner you, baby baby in in his spare he led bands around the world and tours and played little clubs. um and about you know, he the most stadium band fr