While frontman Joe Strummer and lead guitarist/singer Mick Jones were the principal songwriters in The Clash, Headon co-wrote ...

Born Nicholas Bowen Headon in 1955 in Bromley (England), he joined the iconic English band from their second album in 1978.

A Beastie Boy got arrested; Morrissey played his first solo gig in the U.S.; The Beatles began working on 'The White Album'; ...

"Every hundred people who passed, there'd be one who'd stop and ask, 'Are you Topper Headon from The Clash?'" He shrugs, "I'd have to say, 'Yeah, this is what I do now.' It was so humiliating." ...

The Clash were mere days away from releasing Combat Rock when drummer Topper Headon was unceremoniously fired. Fittingly, he appeared to be pained and out of focus on the subsequent album cover.

His life took some terribly dark turns after he was fired from the Clash, but drummer Topper Headon has found his way back to the light -- and forgiveness for the man who kicked him out of the band.

Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Regarded by some as the most musically talented member of The Clash, Nick ‘Topper’ Headon certainly made his mark with the band when he co-wrote and played ...

Clash drummer Topper Headon is pitching in to raise funds for Strummerville, the Joe Strummer foundation for new music. Headon's donated his customized Mini Cooper, which will be sold with all funds ...

Last week Rolling Stone rang up former Clash drummer Topper Headon to talk about the making of the band’s classic 1982 album Combat Rock (read the full story in our new issue, on stands now).

But that's just part of the unconventional life-story of drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon. In the early part of his career, he played jazz at the local pub in his hometown of Dover where the music ...

Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon (born 30 May 1955) is an English drummer, best known as the drummer of punk rock band the Clash. Known for his instrumental contributions to the drumming world ...