Let's make this birthday one to remember.

76 years old (Born on January 25, 1949)

Happy Birthday to the original punk poet, John Cooper Clarke! Another year older and still rebelliously sharp. Who else could rhyme ‘chicken town’ with such fierce wit while turning obscure bands into overnight sensations? With classics like *Snap, Crackle & Bop*, *Zip Style Method* and lyrics packed tighter than your skinny jeans in *Disguise in Love,* you’ve brilliantly blended rebellion and humor—proving punks do poetry better.

Whether you're casually 'Walking Back to Happiness' or making existential angst oddly hilarious, we thank our lucky safety pins for another lap around this cynical merry-go-round called life. Stay timelessly cool—and keep those rebellious rhymes kicking!