Rolling Stones star Charlie Watts has been forced to withdraw from the band's tour of the US after having an emergency operation.
The legendary drummer, 80, underwent a "successful procedure" in London after a routine check-up highlighted a problem, according to reports.
Clearly still in good spirits, he told The Sun: "For once, my timing has been a little off."
Watts now faces several weeks of recovery, meaning he will have to sit out the Stones' 13-date No Filter tour of the United States, which is due to kick off in September.
Session drummer and friend of the band Steve Jordan will stand in for him for the gigs, before Charlie plans to rejoin his bandmates later in the year.
The band had only announced the relaunch of the tour, derailed by the pandemic, last month, with the first performance coming in St Louis on September 26.
Watts added: "I am working hard to get fully fit.
"After all the disappointment with delays to the tour caused by Covid, I really don't want the many Stones fans in the States who have been holding tickets to have another postponement or cancellation."
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