Charlie Watts: Sir Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards lead tributes

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Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.

He said in a video message: “So sad to hear about Charlie Watts… he was a lovely guy. I knew he was ill but I didn’t know he was this ill.”

Charlie Watts passed away in hospital three weeks after pulling out of the band’s forthcoming US tour on medical advice.

Drummer Charlie Watts was the heartbeat of the Rolling Stones for more than half a century and died at the age of 80.

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