If nothing else, I Wanna Be Yours stands as a thrilling document of some of musics most exciting moments of the last century. When I saw this show listed in the Fringe guide I initially thought "that's funny this guy has the same name as that crazy UK singer. ", I'm seeing the value of pubs now because they've been banned. It doesnt say much, but it goes to great lengths to say it. First book of 2021. That poem I wrote for Plan B for the movie Ill Manors. "Id been halfway out the door when the proprietor told me that some young men in a band wanted a word because theyd done my poetry at school. It could have been bearable if he wrote decent prose, and used it to create more than a dull account of things. I got into it Michael Gove style, learning it off by heart without even understanding anything about it. I mean, crikey! John Cooper Clarke is a different breed of the poet. As he reveals in his book of the same name, we have the compilers of the 1990s GCSE English syllabus, who included three of Clarkes poems, to thank for it. [1] He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. 2023 Kae writes in a kind of language that I don't really use, addressing a public that I have no knowledge of. How often do you see a poet's memoir these days! I always loved I married a monster from out of space big bug eyes and a death ray glare, feet like water wings purple hair. That's the one thing I miss about living in Manchester. Bob Mortimer has taken on the role of John Cooper Clarke. Each performance seemed unique., Clarke got to know Arctic Monkeys in their early days at the Boardwalk in Sheffield. He has such a striking and inimitable presence, it's like seeing a Tim Burton character come to life. When gangsters were no longer cool thanks to early 1960s TV series The Untouchables, they changed their name to The Vendettas, then again to The Chaperones after a line-up change, and then again to The Lovely Flowers in a doomed attempt to cash in on the whole horticultural vibe of the late 60s, and for which he assumed the stage name Brett Vandergelt Junior. British punk poet who set lyrics of rebellion to the music of lesser-known bands. He was later blown away when his adopted nephew grew into one of rocks all-time greats. Please whitelist confidentials.com to continue to our site and enjoy an Ad-Light experience. John Cooper Clarke, poet, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want with him if cast away to a desert island. I didn't want to work for a living when I was a teenager. 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". By 1978, he was opening for the Sex Pistols and the Buzzcocks, and .