And even the drummer left !!!!

Charlie Watts decided it was about time to explore new horizons. After all he had been playing the drums for the Rolling Stones for 58 years. And to his amazement the world he glorified in every performance collapsed leaving little room for his genius to replenish and flourish. Great music does not seem to be a priority for people worldwide. On the contrary, the world is living an age when noise is glorified and declared music. The enveloping waves of percussion are now buried under boring a rap tat tat that celebrates homicides, violence, and death. The transforming tune of jazz has been declared boring in favor an electronic clatter that gather millions of fans in festivals held in the US and Europe.
So, Charlie the greatest Rock and Roll drummer of all times whose talent compares to that of Ringo Starr of the Beatles left planet earth in search of new dimensions. In the artistic world his talent was not the most sought after. In real life for somebody who sprang form a generation of artists- crusaders who publicly opposed the Vietnam War, the Balkans War, Genocide in Rwanda, and hunger in Africa current state of the world must give chills. A short scan over today’s headlines would attest to the accuracy of Charlie’s s decision to part with planet earth.. In Asia while China is focused on its competition with the United States on its doorstep a monstrous entity is on the rise. The new Afghan nation will be the tower of fortitude of two organizations: terrorism and organized crime.
Sooner or later these players will seek lucrative businesses in Chinese territory given its current prosperity and growth perspectives. Tyrants in need of money and without much regard for legitimacy who rule in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan ; Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will soon benefit from financial support meant to facilitate heroin trade. Pakistan will, of course, soon become the victim of widespread terrorism lest its rulers deepen cohabitation with terrorist organizations already nestling in Pakistani territory. In America slowly but surely organized crime is taking over the leading countries South of the Rio Grande triggering an exodus to the United Sates of enormous proportions.
South American economies severely battered by the take on the economy by Covid 19 are now teetering under a migratory outflow coming from Venezuela that has overpowered their absorption capacity. In Africa radical Islamism is about to destroy the economic inroads made by most nations. In short , a world without harmony and appropriate leadership to mend the institutional framework that oversaw stability for over 50 years. A world where everyone seems to play drum solos. Charley Watts disliked drum solos as he publicly stated in an interview with The Guardian. “I don’t like drum solos …….. generally, I prefer drummers playing with the band. The challenge with rock’n’roll is the regularity of it. My thing is to make it a dance sound – it should swing and bounce.”
Time to go !!!