I Wanna Be Yours: John Cooper Clarke

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Probably the least interesting section in many ways is, inevitably, the one dealing with JCC's years of drug addiction. Reading about his adventures on tour around the world with various groups and artists is to enjoy a colourful whirlwind of people and places, entertainingly described. However, the story of his constant pursuit of narcotics soon becomes exhausting to read, although it powerfully brings home the nature and effects of addiction: in this he pulls few punches. However, every so often I find a poem that I just love. For me, one of those poems was I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke. It made me curious, I started reading other poems by him and I kind of fell for his clever use of rhyme and unusual emphasis on syllables. Yep. I really liked it. Clarke said that the explosion of punk music chimed with his own poetic ambitions, and that he felt a kinship with the likes of the Sex Pistols. But Clarke says that when the 1980s began his addiction drove him to work for financial incentives. A lot of the poems are fun, if not profound, although they're mostly pretty sound (There, a little poem in a review for you, even had a rhyme)

Not all the poems are as good as this, of course. There are one or two that read as mildly homophobic or transphobic (nothing outright, really, but I noticed regardless) and some that I maybe don't get because they're more specific to Britain. However, for the most part, I enjoyed this little book quite a lot. His sense of humor is biting and slightly dark, which suits me right down to the ground, and his way of playing with language is just...fun. BBC Two – Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Series 9, Episode 7". BBC. 19 November 2019 . Retrieved 22 June 2021. John Cooper Clarke – Post-War Glamour Girl / Kung Fu International – CBS – UK – S CBS 6541". 45cat . Retrieved 23 May 2014.In July 2023, Clarke was honoured by Salford City Council with the City’s highest honour, being made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Salford" [23] [24] Television and radio appearances [ edit ] Poets, Punks, Beatniks and Counter Culture Heroes (2010), Ozit – includes rare JCC film footage from the 1980s I was really excited when I found out that he was going to be releasing an autobiography. His crazy and random tales from his crazy and random life. I couldn’t wait. I listened to I Wanna Be Yours on Audiobook. I wanted to hear how John Cooper Clarke told his stories. Would they be like his poems? Would I be totally mesmerised and engaged. The answer to both of those questions is yes. His lyric style does not end at his poetic outputs. I genuinely feel that his lyricism and enunciation would be like having an every day conversation with John Cooper Clarke. John Cooper Clarke honoured by University of Salford". BBC News. 19 July 2013 . Retrieved 9 October 2015. On December 20, 2021, Clarke made a guest appearance in We Wish You a Mandy Christmas, a Christmas episode of Mandy (TV series), playing the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Clarke was born in Salford, Lancashire, in 1949. [2] He lived in the Higher Broughton area of the city and became interested in poetry after being inspired by his English teacher, John Malone, [3] whom he described as "a real outdoor guy, an Ernest Hemingway type, red blooded, literary bloke". [4] During an April 2018 episode of Steve Jones's 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 "Vitaï Lampada". Arctics go for poetry". Ananova. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007 . Retrieved 20 August 2007.Clarke was the subject of a BBC Four documentary, Evidently... John Cooper Clarke, in May 2012, screened as part of the BBC's Punk Britannia season. [15] That same year, Clarke featured in rapper Plan B's feature film Ill Manors and subsequently the Ill Manors album. [18] Clarke receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford, 2013 I went for the audiobook version and it's sublime. I could listen to John Cooper Clarke read the telephone directory. To hear the great man read his hugely entertaining autobiography is a rare treat. Unusually, I was more interested in reading this biography for the company the man kept, rather than the man himself. I started out with a book by British poet John Cooper Clarke. I've seen Clarke several times as the Dictionary Corner guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and I always really enjoy him. It took me a while to get one of his books, though, since it seems that his focus is mostly in spoken word performance rather than published work. This turns out to make a lot of sense because his poetry absolutely BEGS to be read aloud. There is something about his word choices and the way he strings them together that I find extremely enticing.