Topper Headon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Topper Headon
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1955(1955-05-30)
Age	69
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Topper Headon Biography

Topper Headon is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on May 30, 1955 in England, England, United Kingdom. Former drummer with the punk rock band The Clash who also pursued a solo career. He also produced music for bands like Bush Tetras.

He has worked with Don Letts.

Headon spent his early childhood in Crockenhill, northwest Kent, before attending Dover Grammar School for Boys. He started playing drums at an early age and was a jazz fan, citing Billy Cobham as a strong influence. In 1973, Headon joined the cult progressive rock outfit Mirkwood. He appeared with them for a year and a half, and they supported major acts such as Supertramp. He later played with a band which opened for American R&B legends the Temptations and admits to falsely claiming that he played with the Temptations.

Originally Headon joined the Clash in 1977 with the intention of establishing a reputation as a drummer, before moving on to other projects, but he soon realised their full potential and remained with them for four and a half years. Headon appeared on the albums Give ‘Em Enough Rope (1978), The Clash (1979 US version), London Calling (1979), Sandinista! (1980) and Combat Rock (1982), as well as several landmark singles the Clash recorded during their early period. Also of note are his lead vocal on “Ivan Meets G.I. Joe” from Sandinista and his work on the hit single “Rock the Casbah” from Combat Rock, on which Headon composed most of the music and played drums, piano and bass guitar. He also appeared on Super Black Market Clash (1993), which included B-sides from the band’s single releases.

In 1986, he married his second wife Catherine, with whom he lived in Kent, England.

Topper Headon Net Worth

Topper Headon is one of the richest Drummer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Topper Headon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He grew up being inspired with jazz music such as the work of Billy Cobham. When he was a teenager, he became a member of Mirkwood.

He was featured in the documentary Westway to the World.

Nicholas Bowen “Topper” Headon (born 30 May 1955), known as Topper Headon – originally owing to his resemblance to Mickey the Monkey from the Topper comic – is an English drummer, best known as the drummer of punk rock band the Clash.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Topper Headon height 5 feet 6 inches Topper weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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After leaving the Clash, he was considered as drummer in Mick Jones’s post- Clash band Big Audio Dynamite and played in a short-lived group called Samurai, with bassist Pete Farndon, guitarist Henry Padovani, organist Mick Gallagher, and vocalist Steve Allen (formerly of Deaf School). Headon subsequently focused on recording a solo album, Waking Up (1986), which featured Mick Gallagher, Bobby Tench and Jimmy Helms. He also released a cover version of the Gene Krupa instrumental “Drumming Man” as a single, which featured Headon’s “DuKane Road” on the B-side. His own composition “Hope for Donna” was included on the Mercury Records sampler Beat Runs Wild, in the same year. During the 1980s Headon produced albums for New York band Bush Tetras. In 1989 he contributed drums to the punk rock band Chelsea’s Underwraps (1989).

Facts & Trivia

Topper Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Topper Headon celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

Headon was extensively interviewed for the Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten documentary film about the late Clash frontman, which was released in 2007. In this documentary Headon related his experiences during this period, how he became addicted to heroin and how there were problems before his dismissal. Topper also stated that seeing the video of “Rock the Casbah” with “someone else (Terry Chimes) in my place playing my song” caused him to fall in even greater depression and heavier drug addiction.

What happened to Topper Headon?

Tensions rose between Headon and his fellow band members due to his addiction, and he left the band on 10 May 1982 , at the beginning of the Combat Rock tour. The band covered up the real reason for Headon’s departure, the apparent growing use of heroin, claiming Headon’s exit was due to exhaustion.

What is Joe Strummer worth?

Death. Strummer died of a heart attack due to an undiagnosed congenital heart defect on 22 December 2002 at his home in Broomfield, Somerset. His estate was valued at just under £1 million , and he left all the money to his wife Lucinda.

Is Joe Strummer dead?

December 22, 2002

Is Topper Headon clean?

After contracting hepatitis C, Headon was forced into his 13th round of rehab, which finally did the trick. “Something happened,” he mused when asked why he’s managed to stay sober. “I started feeling part of life again. I’ve been clean ever since.”

How much is The Clash worth?

Net Worth: $10 Million
Profession:| Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Film Score Composer, Actor
Nationality:| United Kingdom