Soundgarden and the current drummer for Pearl Jam – is the latest musician to pay tribute to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died aged 80 earlier this week.In a statement to SPIN Magazine, the 58-year-old drummer described Watts as “the epitome of cool.”“His contributions to the world of music and drumming will live on forever,” said Cameron.“He had a beautifully greasy swagger in his drumming that was completely his own thing.
He gave the Stones an authentic swing that partly came from his love of African-American be-bop masters like Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk.”Cameron went on to praise Watts’ “jazz sensibilities” in his playing, alluding to Watts’ love of the genre and his time as a jazz musician both before and.
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