Was never an official member of The Rolling Stones but appears on 14 of their albums and went on tour with them three times in the 1970s.
Turned down invitations to join Badfinger and Led Zeppelin.
The "Edward" in "Jamming With Edward," the unofficial Rolling Stones release, was an alias of Nicky Hopkins, given to him by Keith Richards as a result of repeatedly asking Nicky for an "E for Edward" when tuning his guitar in the studio.
Played at Woodstock with The Jefferson Airplane.
Dedicated his album "No More Changes" to his mother: "This album goes with love to my mother (God bless her for having a piano when I was a kid)".
Studied piano at the London's Royal Academy of Music from age 11 to 16.