Mengenang Kembali Charlie Watts, Drummer Rolling Stones yang Meninggal Dunia

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones perform live at Adelaide Oval on October 25, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Meninggalnya drummer Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, adalah duka yang besar bagi dunia musik. Foto: Getty Images/Morne de Klerk

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JUNE 10: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts looks on during the One Day International match between Scotland and England at The Grange on June 10, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Sebab, musisi yang menghembuskan napas terakhir di usia 80 tahun itu dikenal sebagai salah satu drummer terbaik pada masanya. Foto: Getty Images/Mark Runnacles

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood pose for the media ahead of their Australian tour at Adelaide Oval on October 23, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Kabar meninggalnya Charlie Watts diumumkan oleh Rolling Stones melalui keterangan yang diunggah di akun Instagram mereka. Foto: Getty Images/Morne de Klerk

English drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones at the Empire Pool in Wembley, during the group's 1973 European Tour, London, UK, 7th September 1973. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

"Ini adalah kesedihan yang besar untuk mengumumkan meninggalnya Charlie Watts yang kami cintai. Ia pergi dengan tenang di sebuah rumah sakit di London hari ini dengan dikelilingi oleh keluarganya," tulis Rolling Stones di Instagram. Foto: Getty Images/Evening Standard

English drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, circa 1965. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

"Charlie adalah suami, ayah, kakek, dan juga anggota Rolling Stones yang menjadi salah satu drummer terbaik di generasinya yang begitu disayangi," ungkap band. Foto: Getty Images/Keystone Features

British drummer Charlie Watts as The Rolling Stones perform at Earls Court, as part of their Tour of Europe '76, London, England, May 1976. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

"Kami meminta kalian untuk menghargai privasi keluarga, anggota band, dan teman-teman dekatnya di masa yang sulit ini," sambungnya lagi. Foto: Getty Images/John Minihan

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones waves as he poses for the media ahead of their Australian tour at Adelaide Oval on October 23, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Charlie Watts lahir di Kingsbury, London, Inggris pada 2 Juni 1941. Foto: Getty Images/Morne de Klerk

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones hugs fellow band member Charlie Watts during a photo call for the media ahead of their Australian tour at Adelaide Oval on October 23, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Semasa hidupnya, ia bergabung dengan Rolling Stones sejak 1963 hingga akhir hayatnya. Foto: Getty Images/Morne de Klerk

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones walk onto the Adelaide Oval for a photo call for the media ahead of their Australian tour at Adelaide Oval on October 23, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Bersama Mick Jagger dan Keith Richards, ia menjadi personel Rolling Stones yang mengisi seluruh album studio dari band tersebut. Foto: Getty Images/Morne de Klerk

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones performs live at Perth Arena on October 29, 2014 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Keith Richards pernah memuji kebolehan sang drummer dalam bermusik. "Charlie Watts memberikanku kebebasan untuk terbang di panggung," ujar dikutip dari BBC. Foto: Getty Images/Paul Kane

HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 24: (L-R) Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones talk to media after landing at the Jose Marti International Airport on March 24, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. The Rolling Stones are in Havana to play a free concert for the first time, after the music was once banned by the Cuban government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Karena kesetiaannya pada Rolling Stones, sosoknya turut menjadi salah satu personel ikonik dari band tersebut. Foto: Getty Images/Joe Raedle

Kepergian Charlie Watts tidak hanya menjadi duka bagi Rolling Stones, tapi juga bagi dunia musik. Ungkapan duka dari para musisi papan atas yang mengenalnya mengalir di media sosial. Foto: Getty Images/Mark Runnacles