Topper Headon

Topper Headon

'It was the end of it when Topper got sacked. It was never any good after that. We messed with the original four. It was limping to its death from the minute Topper got sacked. Hopeless' -- Joe Strummer

Topper Headon finally kicked his various addictions only in 2006. Now he's strong enough to face the world and tell the inside story of The Clash for the first time. The combination of him, and his ghostwriter Johnny Green (A Riot of Our Own; Push Yourself Just a Little Bit More) will provide the first real authentic Clash autobiography. Topper was the drummer of The Clash and was central to everything in the band during the key years of 1977-1982. He lived the high highs of being in one of the most loved bands in the world, then endured the low lows post The Clash (time in prison, heroin addiction, life as a taxi driver). Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are slated to help out with the book, along with many other key Clash insiders. And Pennie Smith, the famous photographer of all things Clash, has supplied previously unseen pictures . . . But, above all, this will be a pull-no-punches, entertaining and moving rock 'n' roll memoir.

'I'm delighted Topper is still alive, against all the odds. He is an absolute sweetheart' -- Pete Townshend