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"We just got hold of Charlie one night and said, ‘That's it, you're in, you're doing it,’ Stewart says.

Aside from his musical proficiency, Watts was wanted because he shared a similar sense of humor with Richards. Stewart saw this as a tremendous asset.

"With Charlie we were thinking about the atmosphere in the band. In the carly days I thought Keith might be an awkward person to get to know," Stewart says. "I’d watch Keith with other people, and he always seemed to back away a bit. But he and Charlie were a fuckin' comedy team. They had a dual sense of humor."

Jagger agrees that the addition of Watts greatly added to the camaraderie within the band.

"We had the advantage that Keith and I both get along very well with Charlie. The fact that there's three of us who get along so well," Jagger stresses, "is very important."

In addition to Watts's easygoing temperament, Jagger was equally amused and impressed with his jazzier image.

"We all thought Charlie was very kind of hip because he had jackets and shirts," Jagger laughs. "Because he was working in an advertising agency, he was very different. It was good for the band to have someone who was sort of sharp. And we were glad he had experiences with jazz people."

(From Keith Richards by Barbara Charone, 1979)

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“One night she rings Paris depressed. After talking for a while they end the conversation. Minutes later the phone rings again. A mutual friend from New York is on the phone. "I can't understand why Anita won't come to my party,' he tells Keith. 'Maybe she just wants a friend to talk to,' Richards succinctly says. Later that evening at the studio Anita calls. She rarely rings Keith, especially in the studio, Ironically, he is singing a tune he'd just written entitled ‘I Can't Help It But I Love You So Much' backed by an addictive riff. In the middle of a take Keith is told about the telephone call and is delighted. Un-strapping his guitar, he goes to the phone singing "Ah-A-ni-ta.”

From Keith Richards, Life as A Rolling Stone by Barbara Charone (1979)

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keith richards with barbara charone, circa 1977.

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Keith Richards Fights for Freedom in Toronto (1978)

Keith Richards Fights for Freedom in Toronto (1978)

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ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: Keith Richards' final days of the Toronto trial, 1978

ROLLING STONES TRIVIA: Keith Richards’ final days of the Toronto trial, 1978

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In this week's episode of the RBP Podcast, Mark & Barney welcome music scribe turned PR legend Barbara Charone into the RBP "cupboard" (© David Hepworth) and ask her about moving to London from her native Chicago in 1974 – along with her experiences of interviewing the Who, the Stones and other superstars of the '70s.

"BC" talks about befriending Keith Richards and writing his biography while staying at his Sussex home, Redlands, then reminisces about her move into PR and her decades-long association with such clients as Madonna and Robert Plant. Finally, Mark & Barney ask Barbara how she came to support the team they all three (and Jasper!) adore: Chelsea FC. (Spurs fans may wish to fast-forward at this point.)

The conversation segues seamlessly into a discussion of the week's fascinating new audio interview, in which John Tobler asks Pete Townshend about his 1993 solo album Psychoderelict – and all about the Who, Tommy and Pete's childhood traumas.

After semi-skirting around the week's free feature on Coldplay – an act for whom none of the three can muster much enthusiasm – Mark takes the reins and talks us through his highlights of the week's new additions to the RBP library – including a report of the 1966 scrapping of seminal TV pop show Ready, Steady, Go!, a review of the opening date of Led Zeppelin's 1975 tour of America, and a 1977 Rolling Stone interview with the 'Clean-Up Woman' woman Betty Wright.