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Quotes from I Wanna Be Yours — John Cooper Clarke

born 1949 England

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Marcel was a modern-day Robin Hood; he would rob from the rich because the poor have no money.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

You know, like they say: never trust a thin chef, or a doctor with leprosy.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

Having been a tubercular kid with a malformed physique, I have a dread of any situation where the shedding of garments might be required. I can't even swim.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

At some point, the Mod look had a short-lived Country Life moment, when the gorgeous mohair sheen of the three-button suit gave way to matte autumnal earth tones. Give it a name: fucking brown.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

I soon got a job as a fire-watcher at the Royal Naval Dockyard, the main employer in Plymouth. If anybody asked how many people worked there, the answer was always the same: about ten per cent.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

Have I seen Schindler's List? I was on Schindler's list - Dr Schindler my dentist that is.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

[on his Dad] He didn't share the general public's dim view of the late Joseph Stalin.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

I don't think people would describe me as being tall any more, but if you had to describe me back then you would have said 'tall and thin'. You don't really see as much stunted malnourishment nowadays.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

As a card-carrying nosey-parker and professional obsessive, I read up on the subject and learned that Baudelaire was a real pernickety dresser and a bit of a dude; this was my kind of guy. I too would be an Urban Poet.

I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Cooper Clarke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.