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Punk poet John Cooper Clarke on how fame caused devastating descent into drugs - Irish Mirror Online
Cerys Matthews - Went to cheltenham gold cup to see the races. Didn't lose too much and managed to win once: £28, John Cooper Clarke and his wife Evie were a lot
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