About this episode
Adam talks with poet, raconteur and punk scion, Dr John Cooper Clarke about why he hated the Matrix, TV watching habits, resisting the internet, local vs global problems, where John got his look, the Velvet Underground, what a night in with Nico was like, the movie idea that will one day make John a millionaire and much else.
CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE, REFERENCES TO DRUG USE
This conversation was recorded face-to-face on 9th February, 2024
Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.
Podcast artwork by Helen Green
Thanks to Tom Donovan Studio
Pics of me and John @ adam-buxton.co.uk
RELATED LINKS
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL WEBSITE
JOHN COOPER CLARKE WEBSITE - TOUR DATES ETC.
EVIDENTLY JOHN COOPER CLARKE (DOCUMENTARY) - 2012 (DAILY MOTION)
JCC ON DESERT ISLANDS DISCS - 2019 (BBC SOUNDS)
JCC - READER'S WIVES (OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST) - 1978 (YOUTUBE)
JCC - MAJORCA - 1976 (YOUTUBE)
JCC - WHAT'S IN MY BAG - 2016 (YOUTUBE)
JCC - SUGAR PUFF AD - 1988 (YOUTUBE)
JCC - BACK AT THE SCANDAL SCHOOL, DUBLIN - 1986 (YOUTUBE)
JCC - MAVIS NICHOLSON AFTERNOON PLUS INTERVIEW - 1979 (YOUTUBE)
ARCTIC MONKEYS - I WANNA BE YOURS (LIVE) - 2014 (YOUTUBE)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - SISTER RAY - 1968 (YOUTUBE)
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