Watts left paralysed by cancer treatment
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts was left paralysed by the treatment that cured him of throat cancer.
The 64-year-old rocker is back onstage touring with the band again after bravely beating the killer disease - something he thought he'd never manage.
Watts had to have his lymph nodes removed after the disease was diagnosed in June, which left him temporarily unable to move his arms - as a drummer, the most valuable parts of his body.
He says, "When they do that the muscles go. You can't lift your arm. It's like being paralysed. It was a worry because of what I do for a living."
Watts confesses he still hadn't fully recovered when the band began rehearsing for their A Bigger Bang tour.
He says: "I was 50 per cent fit .We had to tour and I didn't know if I could get through a song.
"You can't stop once you get going if you're a drummer.
"I really didn't know if I could make it back, but it's amazing how quickly the body heals."
