John Cooper Clarke: 'A national treasure? I hate that'
He is about to become the first poet to headline a UK arena, but says he isn't ready for national treasure status.
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John Cooper Clarke: 'More people than ever seem to be into me'
Martin Robinson11 March 2025 John Cooper Clarke, the bard of Salford ... who loved his work and of course turned one of Clarke’s poems into song from, with the mighty I Wanna Be Yours from ...
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John Cooper Clarke: 'A national treasure? I hate that'
John Cooper Clarke is about to become ... The original I Wanna Be Yours is a rare example in Clarke's catalogue of an unabashed love poem, albeit an unconventional one. "I wanna be your vacuum ...