Series 1 - Textiles (9 Nov 2016)
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A suit where I can fall down drunk in a ditch get up the next morning and go on to a wedding; or more likely a funeral at my time of life. I could go to six a week but no man can live on vol-au-vents alone.
— John Cooper Clarke
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Cooper Clarke" (Quotes, BBC Radio 4 - Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC (Nov 2016))
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About John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is a British performance poet from Salford, Lancashire. He is considered a major figure in punk poetry and punk literature.
About John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is a British performance poet from Salford, Lancashire. He is considered a major figure in punk poetry and punk literature.
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