BOOKS: Q&A With John Waters, Lord Of The Trash

[Illustration by ALEX FINE] This conversation with celluloid-transgressor-turned-authority-on-all-things-wicked John Waters originally ran back in 2010 upon the publication of his book Role Models. We are re-running on the occasion of Waters bringing his one-man Christmas show of shows to the Troc on Thursday. Stay tuned, we will be giving away a couple pairs of tickets. As for the the interview, we talked about LSD, outsider porn, fuzzy sweaters, uptight gay bars, Charlie Manson, Johnny Mathis, censorship, why the Chipmunks are far superior to the Beatles, and why he hasn’t made a film in year. *** PHAWKER: Before we get started, I […]