Topper Autobiography

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Low Down Low wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 9:06am
chocolatejesus wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 8:32am
Does anyone know when exactly topper got clean?

The Interview Linked Here is from 2017 and he says 5 years. But i thought He has Been sober way longer, thats what Mick Said when i met him in 2010 after a gorillaz show
Well, he’s talking about Carbon/Silicon as a going concern in that piece so guessing it has to be minimum 6-7 years old, likely more. Round 2004/5 is when he finally kicked the addiction for good I think.
He kicked heroin around the time he moved back to Dover. Late 90s/early 00s I believe. He was an alcoholic for a bit longer and I think got fully sober around 2003-2005. I wouldn’t bet my life savings on those dates, but that’s my understanding from interviews, bios, and when I met people in Dover that knew him.

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Re: Topper Autobiography

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matedog wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 10:21am
Low Down Low wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 9:06am
chocolatejesus wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 8:32am
Does anyone know when exactly topper got clean?

The Interview Linked Here is from 2017 and he says 5 years. But i thought He has Been sober way longer, thats what Mick Said when i met him in 2010 after a gorillaz show
Well, he’s talking about Carbon/Silicon as a going concern in that piece so guessing it has to be minimum 6-7 years old, likely more. Round 2004/5 is when he finally kicked the addiction for good I think.
He kicked heroin around the time he moved back to Dover. Late 90s/early 00s I believe. He was an alcoholic for a bit longer and I think got fully sober around 2003-2005. I wouldn’t bet my life savings on those dates, but that’s my understanding from interviews, bios, and when I met people in Dover that knew him.

Also, I’ll buy this book in a heartbeat!
Sounds about right to me anyway.

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He was in St Mongos in the Harrow Road in mid 90’s which was probably his rock bottom.

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Wow, looking forward to this!
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