Irvine Welsh has paid tribute to Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts who has died aged 80. We told how the music legend passed away 'peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family' on Tuesday.
Welsh took to social media to pay tribute to Watts. He hailed him as 'no-nonsense' and 'honest'.Welsh wrote: "RIP Charlie Watts."Always steadfastly came over as a no-nonsense honest broker in a situation where the acclaim, wealth, pomposity and egotism could corrupt the sweetest of souls." Charlie's London publicist Bernard Doherty said in a statement: "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts.
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