Everything about Nick Sheppard totally explained
Nick Sheppard is a
Bristol-born
guitarist who is probably best known for being in the well-known punk band
The Clash for a short time.
Biography
He started at 16 with
The Cortinas, named after a well-known British car, the
Ford Cortina. The band moved from
R&B towards covering songs by punk forerunners like the
New York Dolls and
The Stooges. "In retrospect, I suppose we were very hip," Sheppard says. "We were listening to the right records, as we were right there at the right time." The Cortinas' singles, "Fascist Dictator" and "Defiant Pose" both appeared on Step Forward, the label run by
Police manager
Miles Copeland. The band split up in September 1978, after which Sheppard joined The Spics, a Bristol-based
Big-band.
Sheppard moved to
California, then back to Britain. When
The Clash sacked
Mick Jones in 1983, Sheppard and
Vince White replaced him, and he toured America and Europe with them in 1984, playing on their final album
Cut the Crap. The album attracted criticism through manager
Bernie Rhodes' intrusive production and use of a
drum machine. When "This Is England" reached a number 24 UK chart position, Sheppard is quoted as saying "I remember sitting in a different city watching it, thinking, 'There isn't a band'". The Clash finally split up shortly afterwards.
From 1986 to 1989 he collaborated with
Gareth Sager (formerly of
The Pop Group and
Rip Rig & Panic) in
Head, but their three albums made little impact. Sheppard next worked with Koozie Johns in Shot, which signed with
I.R.S. Records in 1991, with Copeland as manager; however the band's recordings were never released.
Sheppard moved to
Perth,
Australia in 1993, and has formed/played in two local bands, Heavy Smoker and the New Egyptian Kings. In July 2002, it was suggested that he'd be guest guitarist on a Japanese tour with Johns' new band, Sinnerstar. The tour was cancelled.
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