‘Our present drummer is atrocious!’: Brian Jones’s early bid to recruit Charlie Watts to Rolling Stones revealed for first time
The Independent - Oct 28, 2026
In a handwritten letter sent to ‘Mr C Watts’ on 3 June 1962, Stones co-founder Jones complained to Watts, then playing in a rival band, of their ‘atrocious’ drummer and urged him to join their fledgling rock group