{"podcast":{"title":"Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","podcast_index_feed_id":1366392,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","website_url":"https://www.rockonteurs.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9fe311a8cbea9ff3cf055/1689687445431-29cf4c8d84a56ee0c308e65457602fa3.jpeg","author":"Rhino UK","episode_count":247,"summary":"Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music. Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time. Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T22:20:35.747829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392"},"episode":{"title":"Dr John Cooper Clarke joins the Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"dr-john-cooper-clarke-joins-the-rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","published_at":"2026-05-02T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/dr-john-cooper-clarke-joins-the-rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","url":"https://rockonteurs.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/e/69f450909dcd58edd9c099c9/media.mp3","summary":"This week performance poet John Cooper Clarke joins Gary and Guy to talk about his career, from his discovery of the powers of poetry at school to his status today as something of a national treasure. Always a fan of music, and galvanised by the Beatles and The Stones, he tried his hand playing bass in a band, but soon found he wanted to work with words, and began writing and performing his own poetry. In this episode he discusses Dylan, Ronnie Wood as a style icon and how being covered by the Arctic Monkeys has brought his work to the attention of billions.  John is touring the UK in October and November 2026 - find out more at linktr.ee/johncooperclarke Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @johncooperclarke @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week performance poet John Cooper Clarke joins Gary and Guy to talk about his career, from his discovery of the powers of poetry at school to his sta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3835,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/episodes/dr-john-cooper-clarke-joins-the-rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/dr-john-cooper-clarke-joins-the-rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}