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John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet and comedian who styled himself as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums.
Upcoming gigs. Tuesday 25th June 2024. The Concert Hall, Reading. Wednesday 26th June 2024. Taunton Brewhouse. Friday 28th June 2024. Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-On-Avon
Born in Salford, Lancashire, John Cooper Clarke is a multi-faceted writer, musician, artist, and performer. a well-known and much-loved voice on stage, television, radio and at Festivals. He has toured the UK and internationally.
Oct 31, 2022 · After a decade or two lost to heroin, John Cooper Clarke was able to pick up his mantle of alternative poet laureate and carry on making us laugh and cry. Here we present some of his best work, which will go some way to explaining why he has become, of all things, a national treasure. I Don’t Want To Be Nice.
About John Cooper Clarke. His biting, satirical, political and very funny verse delivered in his rapid-fire performance style resonated with the punk movement that had begun to...
Nov 8, 2009 · In his first major interview for two decades, John Cooper Clarke delivers chapter and verse about life with Nico, 'keeping the dream alive' in Milton Keynes and being mistaken for Ronnie Wood
Feb 7, 2024 · John Cooper Clarke, beloved Bard of Salford: ‘If you gave me access to the internet, you’d find me dead in six weeks under pizza boxes’. He was the toast of the punk scene in the 1970s,...
Oct 21, 2020 · Which Yorkshire band’s recently-released debut album contains a track called ‘John Cooper Clarke’ that eulogises you? “Blimey! I’m falling at the first hurdle.
Apr 24, 2023 · From his early days as the bard of punk to a decade lost to heroin and then the worldwide success of his poem I Wanna Be Yours and now a new tour, John Cooper Clarke has used words, rhythm...
Jul 19, 2023 · Performance poet John Cooper Clarke has been given the freedom of the city where he grew up. Cooper Clarke, 74, known as the "punk poet", told Salford Council he was "totally knocked out"...
