Charlie Watts, the longtime drummer of The Rolling Stones has passed away at the age of 80.
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"It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts," his publicist Bernard Doherty said in a statement to the BBC. "He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family."
The statement continued: "We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time."
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