Crystal also played club dates with Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, as well as with David Johansen.
During the recording of the Good Music album, Jett began working with other musicians, expressing a desire to "add different flavors and ideas.
After his departure from the Blackhearts, Crystal and Ryan played in two short-lived bands, Secret Chiefs, who toured Scandinavia, and Crash Conference.
As a member of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Crystal was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 by his wife, the former Maura Shea.
[13] Modern Drummer magazine stated that rock and roll drumming is "meant to inspire rockin' and rollin' and singin' and dancin'.