Latest News About John Cooper Clarke

Updated 2026-05-14 03:04

I don’t have live access to current news right now. Based on recent publicly reported activity, John Cooper Clarke has remained active with touring and new releases through 2025, including announcements of a UK headline tour and a new book, which suggests continued presence in the poetry and performance scene. For the very latest updates, I can fetch current articles if you’d like me to search again.[1][4]

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John Cooper Clarke: ‘I wouldn’t swap the life I have now for the life of a junkie’

He was the toast of the punk scene in the 1970s, touring his performance poetry with the Buzzcocks, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash. Fifty years on, he’s still going, with a new tour, a new collection, and a fan base that includes the Arctic Monkeys. John Cooper Clarke talks to Fiona Sturges about giving up heroin, why writing poetry should never be mistaken for therapy, and why he’ll never own a computer or a smartphone

www.independent.co.uk