Does anyone know why Topper was not at the Hall of Fame event?
Mick and Paul were there and also Terry Chimes and Joe's wife.
Rock Hall of Fame appearance
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Re: Rock Hall of Fame appearance
From Rolling Stone:
Minus key drummer Topper Headon (who was back in England with "a case of the jitters," bassist Paul Simonon told Billboard.com), surviving members Mick Jones and Simonon, plus original drummer Terry Chimes, accepted their trophies, with late frontman Joe Strummer's widow taking home his award. A planned show-closing performance of the Clash-popularized "I Fought the Law" never happened, for reasons that weren't explained.
I'm sure Topper would have made it had Joe lived, though, and the band would have played in spite of Paul's misgivings.
Minus key drummer Topper Headon (who was back in England with "a case of the jitters," bassist Paul Simonon told Billboard.com), surviving members Mick Jones and Simonon, plus original drummer Terry Chimes, accepted their trophies, with late frontman Joe Strummer's widow taking home his award. A planned show-closing performance of the Clash-popularized "I Fought the Law" never happened, for reasons that weren't explained.
I'm sure Topper would have made it had Joe lived, though, and the band would have played in spite of Paul's misgivings.
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Re: Rock Hall of Fame appearance
My understanding is that Topper was still in rehab for his drug addiction and did not want to attend the event to avoid any potential situation that could affect his recovery.
Re: Rock Hall of Fame appearance
This is what I heard, too.101Walterton wrote: ↑23 Jul 2017, 4:55pmMy understanding is that Topper was still in rehab for his drug addiction and did not want to attend the event to avoid any potential situation that could affect his recovery.
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