I wanna be yours

I wanna be yours /

This is a memoir as wry, funny, moving and vivid as its inimitable subject himself. This book will be a joy for both lifelong fans and for a whole new generation. John Cooper Clarke is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentat...

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Main Author: Clarke, John Cooper (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Picador, 2020.
Subjects:
Clarke, John Cooper.
Performance poets > England > Biography.
Poets, English > Biography.
Punk rock musicians > Biography.
Performance poets.
Poets, English.
Punk rock musicians.
England.
Autobiography.
Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. The Edge Of Different Worlds
  • 2. The Movies
  • 3. Lack Of Team Spirit
  • 4. Listening To The Radio
  • 5. A Splash Of Colour
  • 6. The Captain Of All These Men Of Death
  • 7. Television
  • 8. The Blue Orchid Gang
  • 9. The Bookie's, The Boozer, The Barber's, The Bike, And The Beautiful Game
  • 10. Bookie's Runner
  • 11. Maldano's Late Night Final
  • 12. Uncle Dennis
  • 13. Mr Malone
  • 14. Flat Top With Fenders
  • 15. We Are The Moderns
  • 16. The Beatles Or The Stones?
  • 17. Lemonhead And The Lanny
  • 18. The World Of Henry Orient And The Pyjama Party
  • 19. A Rock `N' Roll Life: In The Mafia
  • 20. The Weekend Starts Here
  • 21. Carry On, London
  • 22. Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma, Car Mechanic
  • 23. Drugstore Bandits
  • 24. The Schnorrer! The Schnorrer!
  • 25. Becoming A Poet
  • 26. Improver Cutter
  • The Rag Trade
  • 27. My Summer Of Love
  • 28. Christine Peel And The Beatniks
  • 29. The Printer's Apprentice
  • 30. Beyond The Beatniks
  • 31. The Monthly Index Of Medical Specialities
  • 32. The Lovely Flowers
  • 33. The Embassy Club
  • 34. The Penny University
  • 35. Kommunes, Kaftans, And Kathmandu
  • 36. The Dog That Ate My Dole Cheque
  • 37. Monkey Business
  • 38. Motorbike Accident
  • 39. Is This The Way To Amarillo?
  • 40. Stripper, Filthy Comedian, Stripper, Filthy Comedian, Stripper, Ventriloquist, Stripper
  • 41. Hero Stew
  • 42. Room For One More On This High-Speed Bandwagon
  • 43. Self-Proclaimed Emperor Of Punk
  • 44. Summer Of '77
  • 45. Innocents
  • 46. Confessions Of A Punk Performer
  • 47. A Professional Poet (On Tour With Be-Bop Deluxe)
  • 48. Disguise In Love
  • 49. Armed Forces
  • 50. The Russell Hotel
  • 51. New York, New York
  • 52. Persian Brown
  • 53. Snap, Crackle & Bop: The End Of Punk Rock As We Knew It
  • 54. Me And My Big Mouth
  • 55. Put Your Trousers On
  • You're Nicked
  • 56. Down Under With New Order
  • 57. Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt
  • 58. I Only Live Twice
  • 59. In Rehab
  • 60. Effra Road, Brixton
  • 61. Two-Fifths Of The Velvet Underground Under My Roof
  • 62. Free At Last
  • 63. Mom And Pop Operation.

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