You know how the Marvel Comics superheroes formed themselves into the Justice League of America – Batman, Flash and the rest. Why did Superman join? He never needed any help. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I got to play The Vortex in London with the Buzzcocks, the Fall, me and Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers. That was a serious Manchester night. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I never saw a painting that would not be improved by the addition of tropical fish. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I ain’t got a credit card, a mobile phone or a computer. Call me sentimental. I think that’s a whole world of trouble I ain’t got no business setting foot in. And you know what? It feels good. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
There’ve been lots of positive changes in the city since I worked at Salford Tech in the seventies, and I’m pleased to be known as Salford’s Bard and to have helped put it on the map. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
Where I grew up, the one unmistakable sign of homosexuality was to betray some interest in your appearance. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
I was too old to be a punk rocker. I was a mod, that’s really the only youth tribe I ever belonged to – and even then, not for very long. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
From social pariah to King of the World? It’s taken 45 years, so I’ve been able to adjust to it! John Cooper Clarke Read Quote