Editing Jon Moss (section)

===Beginning (1976–1980)===
Alongside his friend [[Riff Regan]], Moss joined the [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[London (punk band)|London]] in 1976,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/london-mn0001017203|title=London &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref name="Rimmer">Rimmer, Dave (1985) "Like Punk Never Happened," Faber and Faber, {{ISBN|978-0-571-13739-8}}, p. 40-42</ref><ref name="Kasper de Graaf & Malcolm Garrett">Kasper de Graaf & Malcolm Garrett (1983) "When Cameras Go Crazy – Culture Club," Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-907080-85-5}}, p. 62</ref> after being tried out as a drummer with [[the Clash]]; later, he said "The mix of personalities didn't work. Their attitudes were too different to mine."<ref name="Kasper de Graaf & Malcolm Garrett"/> London released a single entitled "Everyone's a Winner", and were managed by [[Simon Napier-Bell]]. Eventually they recorded two singles, a four-track EP and an album for [[MCA Records]] in 1977.<ref name="Napier-Bell">Napier-Bell, Simon (2001) "Black Vinyl White Powder," Ebury Press, {{ISBN|978-0-09-186992-2}}, p. 163</ref> Following this, Moss went on tour with established punk group [[the Stranglers]], and the band got a record deal.

Soon afterward, Moss began drumming with [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]], replacing [[Rat Scabies]]. He made the decision to join them after he was injured in a car crash on New Year's Eve 1977, suffering injuries that led to a week's hospital stay. Along with the Damned's guitarist, [[Lu Edmonds]], he left the Damned to form new wave band the Edge. After just over a year, the Edge broke up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mhuey/damned/ |title=Chapter 2: The Bubble Bursts |publisher=Personal.umich.edu |date=24 September 1957 |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>

Moss played with [[Adam and the Ants]] on their third single "[[Cartrouble]]" and its b-side "Kick!". At the time, Moss was under contract with a group called Jane Aire & the Belvederes; therefore, he was credited on the original single under the pseudonym "Terry 1 & 2".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adam-ant.net/Cartrouble.html|last=Ant|first=Adam|title=Cartrouble|website=Adam-Ant.net|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group.}}</ref> In 1980, he played with the last incarnation of [[The Nips]] (formerly The Nipple Erectors).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~mroman/articles/LostDecade1988.html |title=Excerpt from the book 'The Lost Decade' |first=Ann |last=Scanlon| website=University of Wisconsin-Madison |year=1988 |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>