He also played and recorded with Theatre of Hate, Sex Gang Children, the Baby Snakes, the Gun Club and DeLuca.

[1] He played on Sex Gang's 1983 single "Mauritia Mayer", then switched places with Death Cult's drummer Ray Mondo that September.

His biggest hit was "She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult from their Love album.

Preston refused to accept being put on wages after the song became a hit, and his bandmates believed him to be unreliable due to his use of drugs; these matters led to his firing from the band in June 1985.

[3] In 1990, he joined Irish rock band the Baby Snakes, but soon afterward was sent to prison for armed robbery.