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Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has been diagnosed with throat cancer. A spokesperson says Watts, 63, is at the end of radiotherapy treatment.

“He’s expected to make a full recovery and start work with the rest of the band later in the year,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

Watts learned of the cancer in June and is being treated in a London hospital. He discovered a lump in his neck, and had a minor operation.

Unlike guitarist Keith Richards who still to this day smokes even on stage while performing, Watts gave up smoking in the 1980s, reports indicate.

The Stones are on a break.

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