John Cooper Clarke reveals “the performing poet’s worst enemy”
The “bargain basement Baudelaire” is setting out on a UK tour in April and tells Mark Ellen here about the earliest shows he saw and played, memories which happily include … … the subtle art of crowd control. … seeing Bob Hope when he was 9 and the strange impression of the adult world that suggested. … the dress code that barred him from a Hendrix gig. … auditioning for Bernard Manning at the Embassy Club and what he learnt from him. … “I was Little Richard’s gear carrier (aged 11)”. … why he based his look on Ronnie Wood. … the perfect song for the hopeless bass player. … the deathless…
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