2023 Grab one of the last remaining tickets for John Cooper Clarke at The Bridgewater Hall here. 14.00 GBP. I didn't want to work for a living when I was a teenager. At the same time, you had people like Wordsworth, waxing lyrical about the Lake District. Its lines are pretty abrupt and evoke a lot of cynicism Im not your psychoanalyst and Disgust is just his dumb disguise first spring to mind but thats what Clarke is all about. Bob Mortimer has shared a new lockdown poem in the style of John Cooper Clarke - watch it below . John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Poet Laureate of Punk, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. Roger McGough Poet. He might consider himself relegated to the realm of the old fashioned but at 73, John Cooper Clarke is as relevant and influential as ever. Series 15: Episode 1", "Pointless Celebrities Next on BBC One", "BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs, John Cooper Clarke, poet", "BBC Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Series 9, Episode 7", "John Cooper Clarke: The punk poet whose time has come again", "John Cooper Clarke Post-War Glamour Girl / Kung Fu International CBS UK S CBS 6541", "Movie Highlights | Interviews, Quizzes & More", "Various Short Circuit Live At The Electric Circus (Vinyl) at Discogs", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Cooper_Clarke&oldid=1142709900, People associated with the University of Salford, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Pity the Plight" (2012 Ill manors album Plan B), This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 23:42. Website. The term I'm looking for here is the common touch. His only prose work is I Wanna Be Yours, a memoir. The first, Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt was released in 1983. Few artists could draw such vocal and heartfelt appreciation from a set as diverse and rich in talent as Steve Coogan, Alex Turner, Stewart Lee, Pete Shelley, Craig Charles and Wilko Johnson, the list goes on. Cant find it anywhere :-(. In the 1800s, poetry was perhaps akin to rock n roll, with its proponents being declared mad, bad and dangerous to know. Maggie's Grand Costume Ball, March 2023 - What inspired the city's biggest Fancy Dress Ball? Best line: I pleaded for mercy, I wriggled on the ground. I'm from an industrial city. 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Sinatra sings it. 7 alternative places to go for Valentine's Day in Manchester, Department: the most beautiful shop on Barlow Moor Road, Manchester Architecture: A History. Clarke was born in Salford, Lancashire, in 1949. 9.50 GBP. John Cooper Clarke - Haiku. I'm not usually one for autobiographies and thinking about it now, I think maybe the only proper autobiographical writing I've read is Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. The name of a group is important and that one is unforgettable. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums. Famous fans include Ben Drew, aka the aforementioned Plan B as well as Alex Turner and his Arctic Monkeys. I ask John what he thinks of modern poets like Kae Tempest who he says he likes and describes as "a river to [their] people". Clarkes time spent sharing a Brixton flat with actor and songwriter Nico, while both were deep in the mire of serious heroin addiction, is well-documented. The frog dies and nobody laughs. I couldn't put it better than the late Baz.. For me it will be The Clash, The Slits, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees and of course, The Saints. He's met the fish man on the way. Thats terrible. Are You the Business? He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. I was eagerly anticipating this and got it within a few hours of release; went for the audiobook version because JCC has one of the most characterful and listenable voices in showbusiness. Part of me dies under my overalls. Leading line: People mention murder the moment you arrive. Trochaic pentameter is an uncommon form of meter. John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, who first became famous as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. Contents 1 Quotes 1.1 BBC Four - Evidently.John Cooper Clarke (30 May 2012) 1.2 BBC Radio 4 - Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC (Nov 2016) He is considered a major figure in punk poetry and punk literature . I asked him what they were called, and he said The Arctic Monkeys. ", I'm seeing the value of pubs now because they've been banned. "With charm you've got to get up close." Login Sign Up. Bob Mortimer has taken on the role of John Cooper Clarke. It was heavily weighted toward the early years and away from his poetry. . Around this time, he performed on stage with several punk and post-punk bands and continues to perform regularly. See Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves paintings for evidence of how broad his impact still is. Putting a punk spin on simple matters has given the northern man a master status: purveyor of subcultural shock. John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". Anywhere else in a pub, the landlord or landlady would say, There's a room for that kind of language. To be honest, [women] wouldn't want to go in The Vault. Instead we get perhaps John Cooper Clarkes hardest hitting poems. John Cooper Clark is a performance poet who first became famous in the late 1970s. It doesnt say much, but it goes to great lengths to say it. Features 30 new poems, including the favourites; I've Fallen In Love With My Wife and Get Back on Drugs you Fat F*ck. Much older than Johnny Rotten, Pete Shelley and co. (or at least the only one not lying about his age), he always loathed the hippies. What can I say, the 70's and 80's were a weird, weird, gloriously outrageous, wonderfully fun, utterly ridiculous era. I do love a circular conversation.. Time for an eyebrow raise Clarkes language rage is in full force here. I was not equipped psychologically to deal with any of this new reality, he writes. Authors; . There's all sorts of things come into play, innit? [2][9] Clarke toured with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and has performed on the same bill as bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Elvis Costello, Rockpile and New Order (including at their May 1984 Music for Miners benefit concert at London's Royal Festival Hall). He reckons the parts of Salford he grew up in havent changed and he doesnt think MediaCity counts. John Cooper Clarke is an English punk poet who became famous in the late 70s and recorded I Wanna Be Yours in 1982.. Not in the smoothest sense, though: Clarke makes a lot of claims concerning death, unemployment and the passage of time. City curiosities: an alternative tour of Manchester Part One, Mundane Magic: Oxford Road, River Medlock and a Frenchman. Oh, those tragic Brit holidays. Some extracts taken from an interview with Punk Poet - John Cooper Clarke. John Otway is not exactly a household name. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He shot to cultural prominence in the Seventies,. The brilliant and irrepressible Dr. John Cooper Clarke.For those who don't know, John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, who first became famous d. meet Salomey Maloney. It might have been useful to have more of his poems in the book. I mean, he is in my house, but in general houses. But I'm glad they don't. Leading line: Far from perfect strangers; Id like to keep it that way. Of all the artists who appear in the book, The Fall, Clarke says, were the best of the best. He also starred in another 1982 film titled John Cooper Clarke Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt produced for the Arts Council of Great Britain and Channel 4. But really it is another example of Clarke having fun with the written word. '''Twat"", one of his most famous poems. My late great friend Barry Cryer used to say, Analysing humour is like dissecting a frog. He kicked me in the balls and said something profound. His unique poetry was put to music by producer Martin Hannett and a band of Mancunians The Invisible Girls.Seminal tracks such as Beasley St and Evidently Chickentown featured on the album Snap Crackle and Bop, one of 4 hit 70/80s album releases. [28], Clarke has lived for nearly 20 years in Colchester, Essex, with his second wife, Evie, who is French. You heathens! My all-time favourite, Sean Locke was the funniest guy alive. A master wordsmith, his love of language and humour leaps from every page. Perhaps an indication of what would have happened if John Cooper Clarke shunned poetry to sing in a band, the artful defiance and proud cynicism of a friend in need is a friend in debt creates one of Clarkes most compelling creations. He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. A book that I did not want to end, so I tried to eke it out rather than devour it. Id consider killing you if I thought you were alive. Baudelaire used to write about the modern world as it was in the 1860s in Paris. He has a great deal of respect for the tabloid hack who puts themselves in danger for a good story. They were speaking my language. In which I get beaten up says Clarke as introduction to this poem on its live recording. A lesser known Clarke number but amongst his most literary and witty, Are You the Business? The book is also an at times bleak account of his descent into heroin addiction, always written with a lightness of touch, but never swerving in its mission to bare all. The Bowling Green Disco Thong Single Review, Noel Gallagher new single featuring Johnny Marr, LISTEN! The constant use of the word fucking functions as a hammer, used to drive the points home. "My paternal grandfather had been a regular soldier in India until 1948, and bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahatma Ghandi (who apparently suffered from corns and bad breath, in other words a supercallousedfragilemysticplaguedwithhalitosis, as Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke almost sang).". Clarke's recording of "Evidently Chickentown' was also used in the penultimate closing scene of one of modern TV's most famous and respected television shows, "The Sopranos". Anything else would be madness. John Cooper Clarke is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. By Paul Henderson. Seminal tracks such as Beasley St and Evidently Chickentown featured on the album Snap Crackle and Bop, one of 4 hit 70/80s album releases. Subscribe to Louder Than War and help keep the flame of independent music burning. Technique. [1] He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. Nothing ages you more than trying to look like you're 'down with all that'. I asked him what they were called, and he said The Arctic Monkeys, Clarke remembers. Their common problem is that theyre not someone else. Spooky & spot on even back then. Instead we get perhaps John Cooper Clarke's hardest hitting poems. Theres a reason why John Cooper Clarke was dubbed the first punk poet: his words have long delivered an honest exposure of urban Britain. He toured with Bill Nelson's band Be-Bop Deluxe in 1978 and was signed by Epic Records, who issued the studio album Disguise In Love, produced by Hannett, in 1978.