Mick Jagger has spoken about how he still misses late Rolling Stones bandmate and pal Charlie Watts, two years after the tragic death of drummer.
Unfortunately, Charlie passed away in August 2021 at the age of 80 as a result of emergency heart surgery.
Speaking to SiriusXM’s CBC, Sir Mick, 80, spoke about the loss and their long-standing friendship after they first met as teenagers.
He said: “I knew him since I was 19 and I hung out with Charlie a lot. “He was one of my close friends.
The rock and roll frontman went on to reveal that the pair shared an unlikely interest in antiques and cricket.
Candid: Mick Jagger, 80, has spoken about how he still misses his late Rolling Stones bandmate and pal Charlie Watts, two years after the drummer’s tragic death
Friends: Sir Mick (right) spoke about the loss and his friendship with Charlie (left), whom he met as a teenager (pictured in 1964)
“Charlie and I had many interests that went beyond just playing in a band. We loved football and cricket. Charlie and I often went to cricket together.”
He also said that although Charlie supported Arsenal, he was a fan of rival football team Tottenham, proving the competition between the two.
“Charlie knows his stuff very well [football] As a child he played football. He was pretty good. Much better than me.
Before we go any further: “Charlie loved beautiful objects.” He liked antiques, he liked furniture. “So we talked a lot about things like that.”
Mick also recalled how he and his close friend listened to reggae music “before it became mainstream”, with their shared love of different genres of music.
This comes after the band drove fans crazy when they confirmed they would be returning to the music scene with their first album of new material in 18 years.
Sir Mick, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reunited at a special live event for their new album Hackney Diamonds, their first since the death of drummer Charlie.
The rock band confirmed that a number of big stars collaborated on their album, including the likes of Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
RIP: The drummer unfortunately passed away in August 2021 at the age of 80 as a result of emergency heart surgery (LR) (Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards in 2003)
Close: He went on to reveal that the pair had an unlikely shared interest in antiques and cricket (pictured together in 1981).
And Sir Mick also revealed exactly how she decided to work with Lady Gaga, 37, sharing that it was a somewhat spontaneous collaboration.
He talked about how Lady Gaga was recording her own music in a studio next door while she was in Los Angeles and just popped in to say hello.
But then the singer landed on her new track Sweet Sound of Heaven when she spontaneously started singing with Sir Mick.
“She came next to me and we started singing together,” Jagger told AP backstage. “She sang it live and then we went in and cleaned it up a bit.”
On the new album, recorded in studios around the world in December and January, the Stones collaborate with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who helped assemble the star-studded guest list that includes former Stone Bill Wyman .
Low key: The rock and roll frontman went on to reveal that the pair shared an unlikely interest in antiques and cricket (Charlie pictured in 2016)
Big news: The band drove fans crazy when they confirmed they would be returning to the music scene with their first album of new material in 18 years
Bill was part of the band’s first stable lineup and appeared on their first 19 albums. Now he returns for Hackney Diamonds.
Sir Mick said of Bill’s involvement: “We asked Bill to come over and do a track so we could have the original line-up on a track.”
Among the star-studded guest list, the Rolling Stones also included actress Sydney Sweeney to star in the music video for the album’s lead single “Angry.”
In the video, the 25-year-old Euphoria star put on a hot show as she slipped into a leather crop top and matching skimpy shorts.
In the video, directed by Francois Rousselet, Sydney mimics the single’s lyrics while performing a series of dance moves in the backseat of a car driving through Los Angeles.