[3] Heyward and school friends Graham Jones and Les Nemes,[4] the core of Haircut One Hundred, started bands together as far back as 1977.

They were first known as Rugby, then the Boat Party, Captain Pennyworth and Moving England, before settling on Haircut One Hundred.

At the time of the announcement, Heyward told Smash Hits magazine that he had been contemplating going solo for a while and had already recorded some tracks with session musicians.

[11] In an interview with Lorraine, he said he was "ever hopeful" that the band would one day play a reunion show at the Roundhouse where Pelican West was recorded.

[13] Postcards from Home, Heyward's second solo album, was released in 1986,[1] and featured the singles "Over the Weekend" and "Goodbye Yesterday".

Heyward's 1993 album, From Monday to Sunday, on Epic Records, featured a more classic rock style,[14] and brought him his first hits of the 1990s.

[15] In 1995, Heyward released his second Epic Records album, Tangled, providing him with the UK top 40 single "Rollerblade".

Heyward lives in Stoke Row, South Oxfordshire,[25] and in February 2016 announced his engagement to Sara, his American girlfriend.