Following his recovery, the band began work on their 22nd studio album, A Bigger Bang.
On any given night you might bump into then unknowns such as, John Mayall and.
The , which was postponed due to the pandemic,is set to resume.
He had an incredible sense of humor that he kept to himself unless you sparked it.
Watts also famously remained faithful to Shirley Shepherd, his wife since 1964, which set him somewhat apart from his excessive, hard-partying bandmates.
But he was a steadying influence on stage and off as the Stones defied all expectations by rocking well into their 70s, decades longer than their old rivals the Beatles.