I enjoy gigging in industrial towns. It seems to be where I go down the best. Somewhere where they have a history of manufacturing, they’re my favourite places to play. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
At the beginning, there was no chance I’d get published so I thought I’d give it a go live. I had to perform in rock band places and working men’s clubs, where you wouldn’t expect to find poetry. I ploughed a lonely furrow. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
You can always find something better to do than writing when you’re at home. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
When you’re doing poetry like mine that rhymes, it’s very easy to sound like a song that didn’t work out! John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
There is a certain sentimental vibe in my home town of Manchester, which you would sort of expect. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I’m not much of a team player when it comes to making records, I’ve got to say. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I’ve had a few jobs, but if you want to be a writer, you’re better off getting a job that doesn’t require that you do anything. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
