Dr John Cooper Clarke on how stupid doing heroin was, & achieving his lifelong ambition: renumerative idleness. If you’re not familiar with his work, check it out. Try Salome Maloney, queen of the Ritz or Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt (featuring the art deco cocktail cabinet & his parental figures, Sheba & Rex). Much as I abhor the whole aesthetic of heroin & glamourising dickhead behaviour, IMO his punk period was his best. #poetry #punk #JohnCooperClarke https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/04/john-cooper-clarke-punk-poet-looks-back-interview-have-it-collection?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other