Mick Jagger reflects on death and remembers Charlie Watts: ‘I still think about it a lot’

Mick Jagger recalled moments with his friend and drummer Charlie Watts in an interview with The Guardian (via Variety). The singer celebrated the release of Hackney Diamondsthe first new album by Rolling Stones in 18 years and still gave insights into politics in the United States.

“It’s been two years, and I still think a lot about Charlie. I think about him when I’m playing, and what he would play, if he would like this song, because I always asked his opinion,” he said. “I would be playing the silly pop songs of the moment, and he would love that.”

Jagger He also talked about getting older and seeing many friends die, despite not being surrounded by older people. In fact, he lives the opposite. His own wife, for example, is 44 years younger than him.

I hate to say it: as you get older, a lot of your friends die. It doesn’t get easier by any means. There are a lot of people your age, they are dying all the time. I have no friends older than me, just one. Aside from the band, a lot of my friends are much younger… You’re aware of your own mortality from an early age — it’s not something that only happens when you’re in your 70s.

The drums of the tracks”Live By The Sword” It is “Mess It Up” were recorded by Watts. Listen to the full album: