John Cooper Clarke
ABOUT JOHN COOPER CLARKE
British punk poet who set lyrics of rebellion to the music of lesser-known bands. His musical albums include Snap, Crackle & Bop; Zip Style Method; Disguise in Love; and Walking Back to Happiness.
He first performed on the Manchester stage; later, he toured with such bands and artists as the Sex Pistols and Elvis Costello .
He appeared as himself in Ill Manors, a 2012 crime drama.
He and his wife Evie had one daughter together.
He influenced Alex Turner , whose Arctic Monkeys band reprinted one of Clarke's poems on the inside cover of its Fluorescent Adolescent album.
