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Nic Cester praises Paul

18 September 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Jet frontman Nic Cester thinks Sir Paul McCartney was the most talented Beatle. The Australian rocker is in awe of the 67-year-old star's musicianship and thinks it is wrong his bass playing is often overshadowed and his vocals "underrated" compared to his Fab Four contemporaries John Lennon and George Harrison. He said: "He has an innate sense of melody that is quite unique to him. It is easy to overlook his bass-playing because of his other contributions to music, like his songwriting. He's a pretty underrated singer, too. He could cross between ballads and rockers without breaking a sweat." Another of Nic's musical heroes is Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, and he would have him in his dream band. He »

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Charlie Watts Not Leaving The Rolling Stones

2 September 2009 11:56 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Fran Curtis, a spokesperson for The Rolling Stones is quick to respond to rumor suggesting drummer Charlie Watts is no longer the band's member. "Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones," Fran told Billboard.

The speculation that Charlie quit the band was outed by Australian web, Undercover. The online publication claimed the drummer will be replaced by Charlie Drayton who had solo projects with the band's guitarist Keith Richards.

Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones in 1963. His contributions to the band included designing their tour stages and merchandises. He is also considered as the key member of the band due to his jazz-influenced drumming style. This rock band haven't released any studio effort since their poor-selling album "A Bigger Bang" was dropped in 2005. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Charlie Watts 'not quitting Rolling Stones'

2 September 2009 11:59 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has reportedly announced that he is not planning to quit the legendary rock band. Speculation circulated earlier today claiming that Watts "will never record or tour with the band again". The story was subsequently featured on several online news services before a statement was released to Uncut by the band's UK spokesperson. The statement read: "Contrary to a fabricated (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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Has Charlie Watts Quit the Rolling Stones After Nearly Half a Century?

2 September 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »

Update: A spokesperson for the Rolling Stones released a statement to Uncut magazine stating that Charlie Watts has not, in fact, left the band. “Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia," it reads, "drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.” Fair enough.

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If you shed a tear when Oasis disbanded late last week, you might need a willing friend's shoulder for this one: After 47 years playing in the Rolling Stones, it looks like drummer Charlie Watts is calling it a day. »

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Rolling Stones are now wedding singers for the rich

24 August 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

The Rolling Stones charge £5 million to perform at weddings. The ageing rockers - made up of frontman Sir Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood - have been named the world's most expensive wedding act, ahead of Sir Elton John and Kylie Minogue who only demand £2 million to play at nuptials. In 2002 the 'Sympathy for the Devil' hitmakers - who refuse to perform private shows unless they are already on tour - charged the enormous sum to play a 90-minute set at a lavish party in the Us. 'Candle in the Wind' singer Elton scooped £1.5 million in 2001 after singing along to his piano for a private »

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Rolling Stones' wedding fortune

24 August 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

The Rolling Stones charge £5 million to perform at weddings. The ageing rockers - made up of frontman Sir Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood - have been named the world's most expensive wedding act, ahead of Sir Elton John and Kylie Minogue who only demand £2 million to play at nuptials. In 2002 the 'Sympathy for the Devil' hitmakers - who refuse to perform private shows unless they are already on tour - charged the enormous sum to play a 90-minute set at a lavish party in the Us. 'Candle in the Wind' singer Elton scooped £1.5 million in 2001 after singing along to his piano for a private bash. However, the pop »

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Raging Bulls and Rolling Stones

20 July 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Shine A Light: The Long Haul Of Marty, Mick & "Keef"

An essay by Jon Zelazny

This article first appeared at EightMillionStories.com on April 18, 2008.

Martin Scorsese appears on-camera in the pre-concert scenes of Shine a Light, his only obvious personal touch to a concert film that’s generally indistinguishable from your average HBO special. Scorsese has made some wonderful documentaries over the years, and at this stage in his career, I look forward to his pet projects more than his Hollywood features, but when measured against gems like ItalianAmerican and The Last Waltz, or even the tutorial My Voyage to Italy, Shine a Light is easily the least impressive work of Scorsese’s non-fiction career… which isn’t to say it’s a boring movie, or somehow not worth the price of even an IMAX ticket, because The Rolling Stones are indisputably world-class entertainers, and don’t require any »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Ronnie Wood In "Great Shape" After Giving Up Drinking

3 March 2009 10:06 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Ronnie Wood is "in great shape" and has given up drinking. The 61-year-old rocker - who has an ongoing alcohol problem and reportedly faced being axed from The Rolling Stones after he fell off the wagon last summer - is alcohol-free, according to one-time Faces bandmate Ian McLagan.

Keyboard player Ian - who has been in contact with Ronnie about a possible reunion - said: "Ronnie is in great shape and good spirits. He's not currently drinking."

"He slips but he stops. He's finding his grace, and it's a struggle. He's trying really hard."

According to reports, Ronnie was warned he risked being dropped from a proposed autumn tour of America by his Rolling Stones bandmates Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts.

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Ronnie Wood Might Be Asked To Leave The Rolling Stones

16 February 2009 12:10 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Ronnie Wood faces being axed from the Rolling Stones because of his drinking.

The 61-year-old rocker - who has been treated for alcoholism several times over the last 30 years - has been warned to curb his partying or risk being banned from a proposed autumn tour of America with bandmates Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts.

A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "All the band have to have a compulsory pre-tour medical to make sure they can get insurance."

"Ronnie failed his medical for the 2002/2003 tour because he was drinking seven times the recommended number of alcohol units a week. He had to spend months drying out at a clinic in Arizona."

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