Mickey Finn was the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in his band Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, A Beard of Stars), and later, the 70s Glam Rock group, T. Rex. It was rumored that Bolan hired Mickey for his good looks, and because he liked his motorcycle, rather than for his musical ability; Finn was unable to recreate the complex rhythmical patterns of his predecessor, Steve Peregrin Took, and was effectively hired as much for a visual foil for Bolan as for his drumming. Although in the early 1970s, Finn's contribution as bongocerro, backing vocalist, and, occasionally, bassist, to Bolan's music was essential, because Tyrannosaurus Rex and T. Rex started off as a duo. However, due to T. Rex's sound becoming more and more electric-influenced, and the presence of a 'proper' drummer, Bill Legend, Mickey's bongo playing became effectively obsolete, and he left the band in late 1975. Finn returned to the music scene, fronting a new version of T. Rex, Mickey Finn's T. Rex, playing the old T. Rex material. However, Finn died from liver problems, on 11 January 2003, aged 55. The band have since continued playing without him under the same name. The death of Mickey Finn l closes the chapter of pop history called T Rex. With Marc Bolan having died in 1977 both principal members have passed away. Considering the huge following the band once had the death of Finn went largely unnoticed.