Nicky Headon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nicky Headon, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1978–19821 events0 places

Chronological biography

1978

Clash1978

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Clash, The

Recruited as drummer for The Clash, who had played briefly with Joness London SS two years before, Headon is nicknamed "Topper" by Simonon, who felt he resembled the Topper comic book character Mickey the Monkey

1982

Clash1982

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Clash, The

After Combat Rock, The Clash begin to disintegrate, Topper Headon is asked to leave the band just prior to the release of the album, due to his heroin addiction, which was hurting his health and drumming

Titles and roles

Member of Clash, The

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.