Good Charlotte
Charlotte Ryan lets out a long sigh. It’s been a rough few days. Charlie Watts, longtime Rolling Stones’ drummer and musical hero, has just died, aged 80. Covid is back with a vengeance and Auckland’s in lockdown. And then there’s Charlotte’s daughter, 13-year-old Annie – she’s with her dad for the week.
Rattling around her house trying to keep herself on an even keel (as most of us are during this pandemic), it suddenly strikes Charlotte that actually, she is really missing her daughter.
“Annie is awesome. She just started high school this year. I’m really proud of her. To be honest, I’m sort of craving her. I miss her terribly.”
Annie is teaching Charlotte, host of Radio New Zealand’s Saturday afternoon, to play bass. The pair have regular family jams and, like her mum, Annie seems destined to have a future in the industry – albeit one that Charlotte is working to ensure is safer than it was when she started out.
