There’s a saying among fans of punk music: “Punk snot dead,” which is today, “Punk’s not dead.” Punk rock’s heyday was, without question, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the Ramones forging the genre here in the States, and acts like the Sex Pistols representing the genre across the pond.
One of the biggest punk acts in those days was England’s The Clash which, like a lot of other bands, changed lineups over the years. Terry Chimes was their original drummer in the 1970s, according to his website, and then he left the band, re-joined them again for some tours in the 1980s, left again, performed with bands such as Black Sabbath, Hanoi Rocks, and Cherrybomz, before taking 20 years off to focus on “another career,” as he describes it, and again stepping behind the kit, after two decades, to join The Crunch.
It’s in that 20-year gap in his musical resume during which Chimes practiced the most un-punk-rock job imaginable — as a chiropractor. Along with the job change came a new enthusiasm and dedication to Catholicism.
