For that reason, perhaps I am not best placed to objectively gauge the enigmatic appeal of Jon the Postman. "I have come to understand that there is some value to what I do. I recall sitting in his back kitchen while he read me new poems: outstanding work, but not the sort of thing he cared to perform live. I cant take the credit for anyone emulating my style everybody copies somebody. "From way back. Because what I do isn't, 'work' as any sane person would understand the term. afrobeat, afrofunk, afrojazz, afrorock, african boogie, african hiphop RE-UPLOAD: The Sisters Of Mercy - No Time To Cry - German TV - 1985 (Proshot DVD), [request] Private Tapes Vol.1 : Tsunematsu Masatoshi (1981), William Eaton - Music by William Eaton (1978), The Trauma of Beautiful Things Audio Recording, Update: Signed copies of the Barney Bubbles book available. Thats another thing I have always avoided: peg tops. Ive never been offered an honour by the Queen, but Id be happy to accept. It is also more true to life. He is an actor and writer, known for Control (2007), Rust and Bone (2012) and The Souvenir (2019). "I did," is all he will say, "all of those things that you have to do. It was National Poetry Day. Its a one-poet show by Luke Wright, capturing a heady mix, -Collated by Claire Trvien Its that time of year again, where end of year lists sprout across the internet, tilting, reviewed by David Mitchell Punk poetry, fifty years on It is fifty years since the summer of love. What could possibly go wrong? Wrong on both counts, Jim tee many Martoonies. I'd seen her not long before. "Over two decades on," he says, "some kinds of reputation never leave you. The Changing Face of Planet Earth Explorers," he adds, "actively annoy me. [2] Rabid also released his debut LP O est la maison de fromage'? The way poetry works is this: you learn the sound of the words first. What is the worst act you opened for, and why? What is on your rider [dressing room request list] these days? Sievey, who was sharing the dressing room and about to go onstage, started reciting Cooper Clarke's poem '36 Hours', a gruesome meditation on joblessness, incarceration and death. Yes. I never went for the athleisure thing Im not very ath! John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet, who first became famous as a " punk poet" in the late 1970s. You see, I've been there before. Dr Clarke, as he styles himself, wearing his honorary doctorate from Salford University with pride, has always had that effect; to the many devotees of his live performances over five decades, he is both much imitated and inimitable. Dont ever do it. Give me what youve got.. You couldnt have asked me at a better juncture. There are two pubs: the Three Jays and the Sheldrake. The only stereo I like is a jukebox: two speakers but both on the same piece of furniture. What he did was extremely brave, especially for a self-confessed coward." [20] On their 2020 eponymous debut album, English band Working Mens Club pays homage to the poet in the track John Cooper Clarke, referencing his poem "Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman" and book The Luckiest Guy Alive. But drug addiction really is the most tedious of subjects. "The hotel roof is decided on," Thomas wrote, "but the parcel needs a warning message. For me, I think it might turn out to have some gifts but dont get me wrong, my wife is French and half of my daughters relatives live in France. ', They were great, those dudes, but Baudelaire was the baddest motherfucker on the block.". John Cooper Clarke was born on January 25, 1949 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Because it's very unusual that somebody manages to kick it. Believe me.". Those English periods were a happy time. There is no Japanese term for. 10.00 gbp. JOHN COPPER CLARKE I FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE live in DUBLIN 2010_mpeg2video.mpg. Partly that was because ever since I was a teenager I had been taking what you might call pep pills, so I was invariably a little bit artificially jazzed up when I walked out on stage. It runs every teatime on television in the States. /, The library's bound to fail / since the sudden departure of Jeffrey Archer / It's rotten here in jail.'". They'd all have been sat in the bar, meditating on their flares." Her run of success on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks led both Clarke and his mother to believe that he could make a living at poetry.[8]. This was at Bernard Mannings Embassy Club in Manchester. Sievey said. 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. I dont try to explain it. If you went to see a band, the Beatles, the Stones, they were up there on the stage; you would naturally expect all the sound to come from their general direction. No one can be that busy. Sexy Little Swine TA: Do you do much Skyping?Never. The bloody cops are bloody keen. I occasionally ask him about it: In all my years on the road, Phil, have you ever seen me eat a cheese and chutney sandwich, or a single Dorito? Im no snacker. Much more than in the beginning. People used to go on about how soulless life in those new towns was, but that was not my experience of Stevenage. As the great Bill Withers once said, the writing of songs involves a kind of magic I dont mess with. I wasnt thinking of Stevenage, though I did live there for a couple of years. Brooshski There are good reasons, he argues, for judging by appearances. If you had any sense you wouldnt look to me for any life lessons. I had that AIDS once," he adds, as an afterthought. 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. 'Haiku #1' I call it: 'To convey one's mood / In seventeen syllables / Is very diffic.'". I like to say I did it in two ways: gradually, and suddenly. Riot Van Well, for one thing, mono could produce the Phil Spector wall of sound. John Cooper Clarke SUB89 22.06.12 Lydia The Girl With the Itch through to Rotten Here In Gaol AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow. (By some bizarre coincidence, I find out later on that, at the same time as we begin this conversation, Channel 4's Countdown had as its guest the comedian Jon Culshaw, who gave an impression of the poet reading one of his finest pieces, 'I Wanna Be Yours', which is covered by the Arctic Monkeys on their 2013 UK number one album, AM). His wisest recourse at such moments is to start talking. His will was proved on 25 Feb 1683/84. He has at least stopped Kim Wrong Un from exploding his bombs. 1) I dont graze. Beasley Street E John Cooper Clarke 7. "Because you know what the Japanese are like. But that is really the way I do it, keeping that dream alive. A few lines later it was like I was king of the fucking nick. I first met him in his so-called lost years, in the mid-Eighties, when he was living in an epically depressing mnage in Salford, with a broken down Mercedes parked outside his front door. I wish I had an answer. [on choosing to become a poet] You get to wear fine clothes and perfume and nobody pulls you up on it. But all poetry - all writing - is aural. There they are, bulldozing these beautiful villages so someone can get to Manchester quarter of an hour earlier. That movie, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, starring Barry Evans, for which Traffic did the theme, was set there. [28], Clarke has lived for nearly 20 years in Colchester, Essex, with his second wife, Evie, who is French. If its true, as I claim in the title poem of my book, that I am the Luckiest Guy Alive, its for two reasons. I have another reason to thank Linton: we went on tour together in 1981, all around the UK, and when we appeared in Essex, that is when my wife was first introduced to my work. and Football Focus. Four of Clarke's five lots made a loss, giving a total loss of 233.54. Dr John Cooper Clarke at the Firestation Arts Centre 21/06/17, Treasure in the History of Things by Katherine McMahon, Review: John Cooper Clarke w/ Mike Garry and Salena Godden Apple & Snakes 30th Anniversary 01/12/12. on 14 August 2015[24] and again on 7 January 2022.[25]. In his autobiography The Big Wheel, Costello's former bass player Bruce Thomas describes an incident at a Copenhagen hotel when Cooper Clarke's room was substantially rearranged. 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"Yes?" [15] That same year, Clarke featured in rapper Plan B's feature film Ill Manors and subsequently the Ill Manors album. 'Yes mother, I had to go to the doctor. -In Conversation withTim Wellsabout his Ranting Project- I did a separate couple of interviews last year for creative writing students, -Reviewed by Dana Bubulj Published by Stewed Rhubarb Press, Treasure in the History of Things by Katherine McMahon (of, reviewed by Charlotte Henson Towards the end of last year Apples and Snakes put on a number of, They dragged him from the podium the mic fell slack and squealed and back inside his hotel room his tortured, -Reviewed by Claire Trvien Now in its third year, Stoke Newingtons Literary Festival already has the reputation of an established. Other Works zaynan His perennial UK tours he is just about to embark on another are invariably sold out to audiences of all ages. He is often referred to as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s amidst the flourishing punk movement. ukje11ybean Some questions have been submitted by famous admirers of his, others by Observer readers. "Time flies, slides down the wall," Sievey said, from memory, his eyes half closed. It is a romantic picture, that idea of Cole Porter always writing lyrics on the back of cigarette packs and menus. Because I'm prejudiced. He doesn't care for the musical arrangements, by yet another 'late' associate Martin Hannett, acclaimed producer of, among others, Joy Division. "[19] His poem "I Wanna Be Yours" was adapted by Arctic Monkeys and frontman Alex Turner for the band's fifth album, AM, released on 9 September 2013. Ivy League suits and three button coats things that you might buy at John Simons. "I first saw you opening for bands at clubs like The Electric Circus in Manchester when I was still at school," I tell him. I really like the idea of being a poetic hack. ijmanchester Pink first, then yellow. John Cooper Clarke Albums Anthologia Miscellaneous Snap, Crackle & Bop O Est la Maison de Fromage? Free UK p&p over 10, online orders only. Imtheaudioslave "In the French, it's imbcile.". Its an intelligent question, Phil, not least because I am old enough to have a historical perspective of the railways, but not yet too old to have lost my memory of how things were. Its like men wearing short trousers. So: thanks, Linton! I like a high waist if anything, like a flamenco dancer that rakish, swashbuckling look. This is my default look. 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. "), He has always been a gifted mimic and, having been in Essex for so long, has perfected the local accent. It was the undoing of us. Very good-John Cooper Clarke was on form and did some of his new poems as well as some old favourites. Where I grew up, the one unmistakable sign of homosexuality was to betray some interest in your appearance.". She loved John Betjeman, and she introduced me to his writing. "You can't pretend that it never happened." 'Danger'? "John?" Cooper Clarke is largely indifferent to them. He's developed a routine in which he describes being invited to perform at the Bulimic Society's New Year's Eve Party, in Kensington. But the ritual suicide; that's not really my cup of tea. Now that he's enjoying his unforeseen Indian summer, I ask the poet, what can he find to trouble him? "I've never really known," he says. In a back alley. If memory serves, you are marginally safer in the Three Jays. Prison had become like a never-ending party. (catalogue number NOZE 1), which was a collection of live recordings, demos and rehearsals. Neither marriage nor routine employment suited him at the time. Back then there was only me and him doing poetry on stage, so we cranked it up a gear, not least because our audiences often had no prior interest in poetry. The Flaming Lips gummy skull with marijuana flavo Joy Division - Live at Bowdon Vale Youth Club, Alt Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Judge Says "Please," he asked the audience at Shepherds Bush, "if you ever see me in a vegetative state - drooling and incontinent, having to be reminded of my own name - just leave me in peace. ", His father worked at Trafford Park, the biggest industrial estate in Europe. louisdj Fool." ", But the lost years do feed into his writing and his comedy. I operate on a capsule wardrobe because I spend a lot of time on the road, so I aint got the whole rainbow spectrum of colours in my luggage. Im self-employed, my friend. Though he has travelled a long way from his native Salford, it has never left him. Thirty Six Hours CalendarMan I hope so. This line needs further research. Its the same with trouser pockets in my experience. Thats more or less the way Ive dressed since 1965. Now you, being unprejudiced, would give them the benefit of the doubt. Will he only be happy when he has lost all of his fingers? Ex-Israeli spy boss attacks Netanyahu and Barak La Trobe 'torture' study anguish 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. That judgmental 'V', hanging over romantic proceedings like the Damoclean sword of justice, rendering enjoyable sex utterly impossible. As an audience member I know what I get from watching you perform. "Well," Cooper Clarke says, "he was a rent man, wasn't he?". "That was great for a while," he tells me, "Until Ron was in the news for having that fight with his wife. The Nationwide adverts, along with collateral backlash, have been sparking debates among poets on social media for several weeks now. It is the work of my long-term manager, Phil Jones. 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. John Cooper Clarke has, arguably, not only the most recognisable silhouette in show business, but also the most infectious of poetic voices. Whats your favourite word? How do you feel about Brexit not the crap leading up to it, but the actual exit?I dont even want to talk about it, to be honest. Around this time, he performed on stage with several punk and post-punk bands and continues to perform regularly. everything is fine love your government, John Cooper Clarke - (Not) Lydia Lydia (Northcote Social Club 4/4/12). The sad truth is I never get to pick. 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. Plus its very asexual you should like that at the Guardian looks just as right on Joan Jett as it does on Keith Richards. His response has become something of a mantra. Clarke's poem "Out of Control Fairground" was printed inside the Arctic Monkeys' 2007 single "Fluorescent Adolescent" CD. I think it is dangerous to think it is anything to do with having an addictive personality or any of that bollocks. When you first started out, did you get stage fright? You couldnt have that in stereo. "I just never dreamed," he tells me, "that things could ever get this good.". Like his concert last October at the larger Royal Festival Hall, the event sold out many weeks ago. Barry Evans and his young friends were all mods in a mod town. Every time I obtained a tubular Ivy League blazer that didnt have padded shoulders I had to treat it like it was made out of gold. To approach a poem as if it is a puzzle to be understood is to miss the point. They include "Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Hat.". First it's great, then it isn't; then it's hell." You give me the horrors. 1982 Snap, Crackle & Bop. harryrossgorman New Avalanches Mixtape? "But once I got in there," he tells the audience, "I knew I was in the right place when the clock struck twelve and a cake jumped out of a girl. jrn1elvis [2] His first releases were on Tosh Ryan and Martin Hannett's independent label Rabid,[7] starting with the EP Innocents in October 1977. DaveM66 His physique has become an integral part of act. ", The poet laughed. 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. Because it is fabulous the first time. We had a brilliant English teacher called John Malone, who somehow conveyed his love of 19th-century poetry to an entire class of rough kids at Higher Broughton secondary modern school. 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. This video is unavailable. Steve2505 He'll intersperse such knockabout material with classic writing like 'Beasley Street', a stunning evocation of the trials of the underclass, which sounds like Engels' prose accounts of the Mancunian slums crossed with Bob Dylan's 'Desolation Row'. Lowry." "Well, I'm with Coleridge there. It won't be me. Yes. The latter band's former tour manager, the writer and cycling journalist Johnny Green, now looks after Clarke on the road. Much the same is true of Clarke, from the other side of the Pennines. I dont like low-rise, hipster trousers on men. 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