Tennessee Williams, not aesthetically unlike John Waters.Ĭovering literature, fashion, music, movies and serial killing, there isn’t much Waters doesn’t explore in terms of all the different types of people you can aspire to be like.
For the most part, the individuals Waters admires are rogues, paragons of the anti-establishment.
The diversity of his heroes exists not only in their professions, but in what each singular person represents. Role Models, which is, in essence, a guidebook for how to live your life reveals Waters’ keen ability to extrapolate from the best parts of culture, both trashy (outsider porn) and classy (Comme des Garçons).īeginning with somewhat more “traditional” role models, Johnny Mathis and Tennessee Williams (both quintessential gay icons), Waters then eases us into some of his more incendiary exemplars, including former Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten and a Baltimore staple of camp named Lady Zorro (a lesbian stripper). But that doesn’t mean his own personal role models aren’t worth emulating in certain respects. 31.Not everyone sees John Waters as an exemplary role model. 9781472116154 Role Models 31.1000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/biography-memoir Role Models is a wild and witty self-portrait of John Waters, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road.Ī paean to the power of subversive inspiration that delights, amuses and happily horrifies in equal measure. Role Models is a wild and witty self-portrait of John Waters, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road.įrom Esther Martin, owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to the playwright Tennessee Williams from the atheist leader Madalyn Murray O Hair to the insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena from the English novelist Denton Welch to the timelessly appealing singer Johnny Mathis - these are the extreme figures who helped John Waters form his own brand of neurotic happiness.Ī paean to the power of subversive inspiration that delights, amuses and happily horrifies in equal measure.
Role Models is a wild and witty self-portrait of John Waters, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road.įrom Esther Martin, owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to the playwright Tennessee Williams from the atheist leader Madalyn Murray O Hair to the insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena from the English novelist Denton Welch to the timel.
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