He closed the show at Shepherds Bush with his signature piece, 'Evidently Chickentown'. So I had lines like: 'The choice Iranian on my foil / It runs like virgin olive oil / I'm living the life of a decadent royal / It could spoil, it could spoil, it could spoil you / Rotten here in jail. "Well, I shouldn't say it, but I really do love that couplet." To approach a poem as if it is a puzzle to be understood is to miss the point. An edited version of Wilson's observation, reproduced as graffiti on the wall of an underpass, served as the opening scene for Evidently John Cooper Clarke, director John Ross' remarkable 2012 documentary for BBC4. ", I remember John Humphreys on Celebrity Mastermind, earlier this year, beginning to tease Cooper Clarke by asking him what the difference was between 'performance' poetry and [by implication], 'proper' poetry. I credit this experience as one that led me to a lifetime of writing. He is married to Evie. There is no Japanese term for. "And I've never heard their albums. She loved John Betjeman, and she introduced me to his writing. His agents saying: Dont go screwing it up again, youre opening for Doris Day at the London Palladium. And why did Lenny choose the Palladium for that routine? ", The work, once a struggle, is flowing freely from him. They were never out of the dry cleaners Id only wear them to weddings, funerals and gigs, and Ive still got them now. ", He seemed to have arrived fully formed, performing brilliantly incisive poems such as 'You Never See a Nipple In The Daily Express'. Explorers," he adds, "actively annoy me. It runs every teatime on television in the States. It is merciless about Trump, but even so, you cant ignore the fact that even then he somehow still tends to come out on top. mac_abre Jon the Postman would climb up on stage at any gig he attended and do an impromptu a cappella version of Louie Louie by the Kingsmen. Beasley Street E John Cooper Clarke 7. Whereas I, in that situation, tend to err on the side of caution. What is on your rider [dressing room request list] these days? (? newmanshh ", The poet laughed. ", That last word, Costello says, "was rendered hilarious by his voice in a way which is just impossible to replicate in print. Mention that the Bard of Salford was to visit the Observer office for this interview last week immediately prompted snatches of extemporised quotation from some of Clarkes more famous lyrics I Wanna Be Yours, Evidently Chickentown, I Married a Monster from Outer Space from those colleagues who had some grounding in his snarly Mancunian vowels and those who were not afraid of pretending. I need some encouragement. Youre like a dose of scabiesIve got you under my skinYou make life a fairy tale Grimm! He was previously married to ?. For the latter event, touts have been demanding more than 200 a ticket. I may be simple minded. Really, really badly. The bloody cops are bloody keen. I spent quite a while thinking of the right adjectives: greasy, cheesy and so on, and then looked for a street name that toned in, but was credible. For that reason, perhaps I am not best placed to objectively gauge the enigmatic appeal of Jon the Postman. Is the father of a daughter, named Stella. I was on drugs. I believe that John Cooper Clarke should be regarded as being among the very best writers in Britain. Armys Magic Bullet Will Hang Out in Midair, But Murdochs UK political friendships backfire on all, The Neurological Roots of Lingering Regret, Trentemller (ft. Marie Fisker) - My Dreams. '", If you've seen him regularly over the years, you might be surprised by the material he's dispensed with, or revives just occasionally. And the people werent soulless at all; they were quite chummy in my recollection. John Cooper Clarke at the Contains Strong Language spoken word festival at the University of Hull in 2017. his is my default look. Four years ago, I remind the poet, we were shivering in driving rain on the seafront in Brighton, just after midnight. ", His celebrated haiku has developed into a routine that can last 20 minutes. I used to think trees were dirty, because when I was a kid in Salford you'd climb them and come off filthy, it was like you'd been up a chimney and even if you got a stretch of park you just had to scrape the grass and there were, like, cinders underneath it was horrible[5], His first job was a laboratory technician at Salford Tech. However, their grandfather may be Thomas COOPER of Fluton with Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. Having said that, every incarnation of the Fall had something different, but the one thing they all had in common was the sensational live act that was Mark Smith. They were built as holiday chalets, but people now live permanently in them. And, gadus, good luck with your attempts to rid yourself of this terrible affliction. After that, old ladies started to hit me in the street with their umbrellas.". This is "an advert," as he explains, "that I wrote for the Martini people, on the understanding that I would receive a year's supply, or a lifetime's supply, whichever was the greater, of their enervating beverage." John Cooper Clarke: 'I've dressed the same way since 1965' The poet and performer on keeping his clothes simple, stapling them back together, and being fashionable once every 15 years for. Now, Im no expert, but I think when it comes to guys, the less said about the hips the better. (Play Loud)". Pink first, then yellow. It's obvious that a few hours have gone by, and he hasn't moved. Imtheaudioslave "Part of me dies under my overalls / I close my eyes and a woman calls / From a nightmare / Shave, shit, a shower and a shoeshine / That's it - sack time / Everybody looks like Ernest Borgnine.", He turned to Cooper Clarke. She was exemplary. Phil Spector is obviously out of circulation right now, but I am keeping the faith alive. Costello's musicians debated where to dump the pillow case in which they'd hidden the shattered glass from a picture frame above the poet's bed. Much the same is true of Clarke, from the other side of the Pennines. His will was proved on 25 Feb 1683/84. ", His father worked at Trafford Park, the biggest industrial estate in Europe. Let's say you and me were in Peckham. It wasnt easy: it is an unnatural act to get out there and draw that much attention to yourself. 12.99 gbp. "On one tour," Costello told me, "John went on between Richard Hell and The Voidoids and ourselves. He would have been very surprised if he had found out that people would sit in a room poring over his words in a textbook.". Mr_Jones "His saving grace," Costello added, "was that he was really fucking funny.". My message is always the same: dont even do it once. She was also an unpublished poet. I once went clothes shopping with the poet, and the store owner had to explain that he had nothing to fit Cooper Clarke (5' 10", chest 32", waist 27", weight 116lb.) What was the first song or poem you remember learning the words to?Thats a good question, Michael, because that is exactly how I did get introduced to poetry at school, Michael Gove-style. djkeos Wrong on both counts, Jim tee many Martoonies. 9.50 gbp. Get it wrong by even half a syllable, and you are condemned to an eternity of spitting on your ancestors, after committing ritual suicide in a public place. It is also more true to life. CliveHR The band's Alex Turner has said he is very fond of Clarke's work and takes inspiration for lyrics from his poems. At the same time," he adds, "they were a picnic compared to the working men's clubs. When I moved to Essex, among the first things everyone said was Dont ever go to Jaywick, its a toilet. The poem is also the inspiration behind the single's video, in which clowns brawl. The first lyrics I became aware of would have been in the pre-rocknroll 1950s, when my Uncle Dennis was demobbed from the RAF and he lived at our house for a bit. Goldshaw began handling Clarke's affairs, and the two toured with the Mescaleros and several times supporting the Fall. Cooper Clarke is largely indifferent to them. pusb1967 That glorious bank of french horns bleeding into a mess of cellos and strings. He had Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Sinatra obviously the great American songbook. [on choosing to become a poet] You get to wear fine clothes and perfume and nobody pulls you up on it. Like a Night Club in the morning, you're the bitter end. Because it is fabulous the first time. Arriving late, he is unsure as to whether he has found the right venue. Otherwise they would have been opening for me. Can I make you cocoa? rycu Is Vince the ageing Savage, [who] betrays no kind of life, but the smell of yesterdays cabbage and the ghost of last years wife in Beasley Street based on anyone in particular? unknownuser Two words: Hitler, Nuremberg. Beasley Street (Live) E John Cooper Clarke 6. Because it's very unusual that somebody manages to kick it. To order a copy for 12.89 go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846. He is often referred to as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s amidst the flourishing punk movement. Those lyrics hit me like poetry. He is married to Evie. Apart from the one collection [Ten Years in An Open-Necked Shirt, which originally appeared in 1981, superbly illustrated by Steve Maguire] he has never been published. 'BEYOND THE Sidi Tour with Yehiya Arby - Artiatanat. He brought about this hothouse atmosphere of competitive poetry recital. John Cooper Clarke", "BBC One Would I Lie to You?, Series 9, Episode 3", "Would I Lie to You? Dr John Cooper Clarke at the Firestation Arts Centre - 21/06/17. I didnt understand those lyrics, but they gave me an idea of an adult world. The reason John Cooper Clarke has been so patronised, Liverpool poet Adrian Henri once argued, "has to do with his association with music. All of my tomorrow's. Are lousy coz of you. Ganges His recorded output has mainly relied on musical backing from the Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, and Paul Burgess. There is no doubt that you can get a better cup of coffee since privatisation; youd have waited a long time for an espresso in 1975. Thats more or less the way Ive dressed since 1965. We go and see them and they come and see us and we benefit from frictionless border controls. You might look up a piece by our former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, written to commemorate Prince William's 21st birthday. On stage, Cooper Clarke delivers a mixture of stand up and poetry that is unlike any other act before or since, and in that sense, to use another word that would make him cringe, he has invented a genre. Tickets available here, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Poetry in motion: John Cooper Clarke photographed in London earlier this month by Antonio Olmos for the Observer, TheSpecials: Respect people. I think of it more like Tin Pan Alley work. British Rail, like any monopoly, had undoubtedly got complacent. "I told him the answer is that I read my stuff out loud and I get paid for it. In July 2019 Clarke was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. You are not going to understand The Lady of Shalott you are a 10-year-old boy in Salford and it was written by a 33-year-old bloke 150 years ago. I keep it simple: a dark suit with a pale shirt. It is sensationally good, in the manner of Family Guy or King of the Hill. Put the Pain in Spain. Anyone would dig it. Much of that gift lies in his voice: you cant help but smile when he talks. Will he only be happy when he has lost all of his fingers? Very good-John Cooper Clarke was on form and did some of his new poems as well as some old favourites. Is that a stage name? Brooshski max_stenner They have one child. John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet, who first became famous as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. The truth is, Caligula, if I was opening for them, they were better than I was. The template was the 1933 Busby Berkeley movie 42nd Street. "I've never really known," he says. Cooper Clarke rid himself of his own 16-year habit for good in 1992. ', Whereas [doorbell] 'Oh, hello Audrey. And they have followed me all my days, because as you get older you keep finding some new dimension even in the simplest love song. Now that he's enjoying his unforeseen Indian summer, I ask the poet, what can he find to trouble him? The poet has something of a gift for talking his own work down. Official Sites. A long renaissance in the years since has resulted in perhaps greater popularity now than ever. tundramamine I tend to live by the dictum less is more, but that mono sound proved more can be more. "If there's a gene, I got it from my ma," he says. What is the worst act you opened for, and why? "I first saw you opening for bands at clubs like The Electric Circus in Manchester when I was still at school," I tell him. 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[4] During an April 2018 episode of Steve Jones' radio show Jonesy's Jukebox, Clarke revealed one of his early inspirations to be the poet Sir Henry Newbolt, reciting from memory a portion of Newbolt's poem "Vita Lampada". CalendarMan "Evidently Chickentown" (recited by Christopher Eccleston) is featured in the made-for-television film Strumpet. And you will live with those items for years, halfway up the lounge wall. Who bloody draws a bloody line. Its the same with trouser pockets in my experience. He arrived in traditional garb: pointed boots, strides clinging to stick-insect legs, dark jacket, buttoned-up white shirt, generous shades, Ronnie Wood hair beneath a tall grey felt hat. If I have a cup of coffee, Ill sit down at a table. "Her writing has this effortless quality. "Because you know what the Japanese are like. 1980 O est la maison de fromage ? But there is one attribute, very commonly found in lesser talents, that, you sense, John Cooper Clarke is never going to develop: an unshakeable belief in his own greatness. No. If you read the lyrics to Its Magic, that very sexy Doris Day song, for example, you are already singing the song they leave you no other way to go. Poet; Movie star; Rock star; TV & radio presenter; Comedian; Social & cultural commentator. And we had to know the whole 12 pages, because on command, at any moment, you might be called on to stand up and recite a particular verse. Anything can kick you off. So: thanks, Linton! I am so glad that they have had the huge success they have. The game's up, Clarke.' "The bottles were bad. I remember sitting backstage one night with Cooper Clarke and the late Chris Sievey, alias Frank Sidebottom, another former cult hero who has been propelled to mass fame, in his case posthumously, through Lenny Abrahamson's film, Frank, released earlier this year. Lowry." He was closer to my age than my parents. TA: Do you do much Skyping?Never. [26] He has also been a panellist on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. PMgep He connects with a young audience precisely because he has never attempted to deny his years. I hate the word itself. "Bloody hell," says Cooper Clarke. The retreat Psychic TV - Live @ Shiva's Erotic Banquet LA (24 Linda Lovelace and Deep Throats 40-Year Legacy. I know for many people our departure from the EU is the worst thing thats ever happened. Yes. ", His time in rehab is not a period he is keen to revisit. I dont possess the equipment. Elvis and Frank, though, was the first glimpse of an eternal conflict I could never resolve. The standards werent high. There have been some landmark events to prompt this: Arctic Monkeys dreamy 2013 cover of I Wanna Be Yours; the use of Evidently Chickentown as the backing in one of the most memorable sequences in box-set TV, at the end of an episode of the final season of The Sopranos; the fact that his poems have made it on to the GCSE syllabus. "That was great for a while," he tells me, "Until Ron was in the news for having that fight with his wife. Radiohead 'Lotus Flower' (Austin City Limits - be Megaupload: Data access talks to begin on 26 April. .and this years most read reviews are. I will never resolve. A few lines later it was like I was king of the fucking nick. His occasional Sunday afternoon shows for BBC 6Music have been a joy to compare with Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour. drew1992 The poem, he says, has had to be retitled "Bi-Polar Inmate Diary". The poet-performer talks to Tim Adams about his new book and tour and, further down, answers questions from readers and famous fans. I'm a much more confident person than I was. John Cooper Clarke performing at the 3rd International Moscow Open Book Festival (3 ) at The . Neither is it exotic or romantic. "When we walked out, tentacle in hand / You could sense that the earthlings would not understand / They'd go nudge-nudge when we got on the bus / They'd say, 'It's extra-terrestrial, not like us / And it's bad enough with another race / But fuck me. 'Oh, you poor thing, I'll put your electric blanket on. To bloody keep it bloody clean. In January 2018 Clarke appeared as a contestant on an academic version of BBC One's Pointless Celebrities partnered with historian Suzannah Lipscomb; they reached the head-to-head round. Like Ranulph Fiennes. It can't have been easy, I suggest, opening for the Sex Pistols and The Clash. reviewed by James Webster What it is? This is a poem of rigidly defined structure: five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables. Is that the crime of the century? Because they weren't prejudiced. But I know by their name that I hate them. People mention murder, the moment you arriveId consider killing you if I thought you were aliveYouve got this slippery qualityIt makes me think of phlegmAnd a dual personalityI hate both of them, Your bad breath, vamps disease, destruction, and decayPlease, please, please, please, take yourself awayLike a death a birthday partyYou ruin all the funLike a sucked and spat our smartieyoure no use to anyoneLike the shadow of the guillotineOn a dead consumptives faceSpeaking as an outsiderWhat do you think of the human race, You went to a progressive psychiatristHe recommended suicideBefore scratching your bad name off his listAnd pointing the way outside, You hear laughter breaking through, it makes you want to fartYoure heading for a breakdownBetter pull yourself apart, Your dirty name gets passed about when something goes amissYour attitudes are platitudesJust make me wanna piss, What kind of creature bore youWas is some kind of batThey cant find a good word for youBut I can, You Never See a Nipple in the Daily Express. I remember one, a kind of agonised paean to opiates, that had the line "She's my best friend and enemy / Give me what I need. I think," Costello continues, "this might be why he is not greatly regarded by literary snobs. - "Better stand back / Here's an age attack / But the second in line / Is dealing with it fine / It's a day to celebrate / A destiny, a fate / It's a taking to the wing / A future thing. Even though quite often you literally couldn't see it for the smoke. Which of your poems are you most satisfied with?Well, that is a typically clever question from Christopher, who did a memorable performance of Evidently Chickentown in that Danny Boyle film Strumpet, written by Jim Cartwright. For details and tickets visit johncooperclarke.com, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. | Other Works Actually if it sounds like anybody, it's Rimbaud. What he did was extremely brave, especially for a self-confessed coward." Nobody likes their own hair but Im glad Ive got hair to hate. Now, he makes sure that he arrives at any venue two hours early. "Over two decades on," he says, "some kinds of reputation never leave you. A screen projector showing him in close up would have helped a lot-for those of us in the gallery he was a bit of a speck in the distance. Click here for tour details, John Cooper Clarke will be launching The Luckiest Guy Alive at an exclusive reading with Q&A session at Hoxton Hall, London N1, on 1 November. His last original solo album was released 32 years ago, which is all the more irritating because the four collections he did record for CBS, especially Snap Crackle & Bop (1980) and Zip Style Method (1982) remain remarkable testaments to his gifts as a writer. As it happened, the record company boss conceded, he stumbled upon the more enduring talent. I never put a geographical stamp on it. It will be Murder on the Bus Replacement Service. "Don't forget Eddy Arnold," he replies, referring to the country singer's version of a song by Hank Cochran. Because he was confident that in whatever borscht-belt dive he found himself theyd immediately get the reference: Hey, thats the place the Queen of England goes. What a thrill walking out there. Charley Barnes hands over Sabotage Reviews Director to Heddwen Creaney! Mike Leigh interviewed by our readers and famous fans, Arundhati Roy: The point of the writer is to be unpopular, Lily Allen: We need to fight back against these forces, David Shrigley: Self-delusion is quite important if you want to be an artist, Zadie Smith: I have a very messy and chaotic mind, Liam Gallagher: Rocknroll saved my life, Yuval Noah Harari: Homo sapiens as we know them will disappear in a century or so, Stewart Lee: I dont know where the ideas come from and its terrifying. A state of reverie and the virtue of idleness are paramount. As for people who sneer at him as a 'performance poet' - didn't Homer declaim?". It's a place with heavy oak doors, tasteful decor and a few unobtrusive pictures. Pinchy & Friends - Sleepy The Bug (ft. Warrior Queen) - Aktion Pak. Much more than in the beginning. Of course you still occasionally have that voice in your head that says: 'You are going to get rumbled; what you're doing is just a piece of piss. ", As a teenager at secondary modern school, he was a mod. When Lenny Bruce was reduced to doing little 100-seat nightclubs he had this whole brilliant routine about a washed-up comedian whos given one last bite of the apple. Why? '", His delivery, stage presence, and an enviable ability to think on his feet, mean that, like a great actor or musician, he bears repeated viewing. You get out of bed late in the day and nobody calls you a lazy bastard. "I've lost that. Im self-employed, my friend. And then when you arrive at the so-called Northern Powerhouse, you will find you cant get a train to Blackpool or Burnley for about two years. Have you ever been offered an honour by the Queen, Sir John? That performance undoubtedly made him a popular figure in the Manchester pub scene of the mid-1970s. "They did but she basically just moved in on me in Brixton. I think he moved to the States for a while, but Im not sure the act travelled with him. The cover features a Peter Blake painting of his stick man profile, and embossed graphics in Scrabble tiles. I dont like low-rise, hipster trousers on men. Der Geschmack von Rost und Knochen (Orginal Motion Rust og bein (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). "I judge by appearances," he tells audiences. Ninkasi 'near enough'. He was previously married to ?. John Cooper Clarke has always been adjacent to musicians, but in I Wanna Be Yours he recounts his many attempts at forming bands of his own.Throughout the '60s, he was a member of a comically . Chris Harford No way do I ever approach my work as a way of working out my own problems. The bloody chief's a bloody swine. "They were unusual in that they were very nice, if that isn't an insulting word; very shy and immediately endearing. Wright, 31, has clearly modelled himself on Cooper Clarke, but has developed his own distinctive voice, and humour. He has had the wit and the generosity to encourage protgs, such as fellow-Mancunian Mike Garry and Luke Wright, who grew up in Colchester. The one message I would like to send out is that this is not something you can pick up and leave alone just like that, you know. "It's like any addiction. Often referred to as "the bard of Salford",[9] he usually refers to himself on stage as "Johnny Clarke, the name behind the hairstyle". Too bad to be true. Here [at the Contains Strong Language spoken word festival in 2017] Ive also got a bolo tie, which chimes in with the snakeskin boots by Jeffery West. It was a time of letters left unopened, heavy curtains warding off the maddening reality of daylight and, as he would concede, anxiety and reclusiveness. ", One of his regular companions on the road, in the early days, was Elvis Costello. [18], In July 2013, Clarke was awarded an honorary doctorate of arts by the University of Salford in "acknowledgement of a career which has spanned five decades, bringing poetry to non-traditional audiences and influencing musicians and comedians." It included the lines: "Rotten here in jail / The communal TV has gone, / Everyone knows that one of us has got it / But we don't know which one / And he's too scared to turn it on. ', They were great, those dudes, but Baudelaire was the baddest motherfucker on the block.". "Have you ever seen Genesis?" 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