So just in case any of you are wondering..John Cooper Clarke? Who is he? Then…
1. You should be ashamed of yourselves and
2. Get your butt down to the Ruby Lounge on Saturday 23rd January and find out!!!
But here’s a quick intro to the master poet that is JCC!!
JOHN COOPER CLARKE is an English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester; he is often described as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s during the flourishing punk movement.
Clarke has opened for such acts as the Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, and New Order. His set was, and still is on occasion, characterized by lively, rapid-fire renditions of his poems, which were usually performed a cappella.
His poem “Out of Control Fairground” was printed inside Arctic Monkeys single “Fluorescent Adolescent” CD. The poem is also the inspiration behind the single’s video in which clowns brawl. Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys has said he is very fond of Cooper-Clarke’s work and takes inspiration for lyrics from his poems. A version of his poem “Evidently Chickentown” is performed at the start and end of the video for Joy Division’s “Transmission” single which shows John Cooper Clarke reading the refrain and third verse from the poem whilst coming down escalators and then walking in the Manchester Arndale Centre.
So if you like the sound of the wonderful man that is John Cooper Clarke then head down to the Ruby Lounge on Saturday 23rd January and be ready to be amazed!!!
