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I Wanna Be Yours
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Poet Laureate of Punk, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. At 5' 11' (8 stone, 32 inch chest, 27 inch waist), in trademark suit jacket, skin-tight drainpipes and dark glasses, with jet-black back-combed hair and mouth full of gold teeth, John Cooper Clarke is instantly recognisable. As a writer his voice is equally unmistakable. This memoir covers an extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry, from all the great punks to Bernard Manning, and on to more recent fans and collaborators Alex Turner and Plan B. John also reveals his boggling encyclopaedic knowledge of 20th-century popular culture, from Baudelaire to Coronation Street. Inimitable and iconic, his book will be a joy for lifelong fans and for a whole new generation.
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"It is almost impossible not to read passages out loud — a meta reminder of his contribution to the joy of spoken-word performance."
"one of the most magnificent and hysterically funny memoirs of modern times."
"For someone who is nowadays seen as a curiosity, it's a surprise to be reminded what a relatively mainstream figure Clarke was ..."
"Be warned, however: he doesn't actually take to the stage until page 203."
"It's impossible not to hear Clarke's voice, rhythmic and deadpan, while reading his memoir."
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