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"John Cooper Clarke has announced a show at London&amp;#039;s Shepherd&amp;#039;s Bush Empire. The punk poet plays the 2,000 capacity venue on March 7, 2014. Tickets are priced at \u00C2\u00A320 to \u00C2\u00A326.50 and are available now.  &amp;gt; John Cooper Clarke: six classic poems - video Clarke is best known for his Martin Hannett-produced albums Disguise in Love (1978), Snap, Crackle &amp;amp; Bop (1980) and Zip Style Method (1982). Words by Clarke were used in Arctic Monkeys&amp;#039; track &amp;#039;I Wanna Be Yours&amp;#039; on new album AM. Clarke was given an honorary degree from the University of Salford in July.  He toured with Sex Pistols, The Clash and Buzzcocks in the 1970s, and played around the US with Elvis Costello. Joy Division and New Order both opened up for gigs headlined by Clarke. Clarke appeared in Plan B&amp;#039;s directorial debut iLL Manors, and their duet &amp;#039;Pity The Plight&amp;#039; is on its soundtrack. His recent releases include this year&amp;#039;s South of the Border: Live from London&amp;#039;s South Bank DVD. Watch John Cooper Clarke performing &amp;#039;Hire Car&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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