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The software still wasn't finished, and it wasn't clear if there was enough time left to get it into adequate shape.

Meanwhile, the Apple PR machine was revved up to full speed, so there were also plenty of unusual diversions, like being interviewed and photographed for the national press. Home About Folklore. The Original Macintosh: of Mick Jagger. The absolute deadline for finishing the software was when the factory opened at 6am Monday morning, on January 16th, eight days before the introduction.

When I came into work on Friday, January 13th, I knew that I would probably stay there all weekend, along with the rest of the team, working as hard as possible to shake out the remaining bugs before Monday.

Steve Jobs, Mike Murray, Bob Belleville and others were in New York city doing a press tour, so I thought we would be relatively free of distractions, and would be able to focus on bug fixing. I came into work later than usual, around noon, since I had been at Apple until 3am the previous evening, and I wanted to get one decent night's sleep before the final push.

As I went to sit down, I noticed that a handwritten note had been placed on my chair. You can fly out to meet them by tomorrow noon and bring lots of neat software.

If you can come, make arrangements for the trip through Lynn. Steve will call back in a couple of hours, also, he'll be at the Carlyle Hotel tomorrow. A chance to meet Mick Jagger was a once in a lifetime opportunity. But we still had three more days before the deadline, and I would be absent for at least 30 hours if I tried to go to New York, plus I would be relatively useless when I returned from all the flying.

I called back Lynn to tell her to tell Steve that I couldn't make it. But I was curious to find out about Mick's reaction. There has been no man more effortlessly elegant and more beautiful than Charlie Watts.

His timing and beat was always impeccable, his touch delicate yet powerful. On stage, I would stare at his face and marvel at his ability to be the coolest cat among the coolest cats around. It has been the honor of my life to have played with him in studio and in concert over the last 40 years, and to have called him a friend. RIP Charlie. I miss you already. Paul McCartney reacted to the heartbreaking news in a one-minute video posted to his Twitter account.

He's a lovely guy and I knew he was ill but I didn't know he was this ill," McCartney said in the video. A huge blow to them because Charlie was a rock, a fantastic drummer. Steady as a rock. Original story: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at Elton John remembered Watts as "the most stylish of men, and such brilliant company. Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer," John continued. And of course, The Rolling Stones. Tom Morello paid tribute to Watts, whom he called "one of the greatest and most important architects of the music we love.

Rest In Peace CharlieWatts," he wrote. Rock n roll would not be rock n roll without the rhythm, the style, the VIBE of this incredible musician. Rest In Peace CharlieWatts , one of the greatest and most important architects of the music we love.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea, remembered Watts as someone who had the "most subtly, warmth and feel of any rock drummer in history. The legendary Patti Smith shared a photo of the late drummer on social meda and wrote: "This is Charlie Watts. Mourned and beloved by all. View this post on Instagram. He played exactly what was needed - no more - no less. He is one of a kind," Joan Jett added.

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