The veteran poet was the original punk, as this fascinating book proves
The poet's new autobiography of the same name is released next week
"I've been up four hours and it's only half ten, watching 'Escape To The Country' and 'Dragons Den'"
Billed as a memoir "as wry, funny, moving and vivid as only John Cooper Clarke could deliver"
The punk icon speaks out...
"The main thing is that it's a democracy. We've had the result, so just fucking act on it."