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Rosanne somerson born june 21, 1954 is an americanborn woodworker, furniture designermaker, educator, and current president of rhode island school of design risd. Now, waters has taken that speech and turned into a beautiful, pink book, its called make trouble, with illustrations by eric hanson. Make trouble, adapted from his speech to the rhode island school of design. Guest john waters, filmmaker, author, pop culture icon. Film director john waters urges college graduates to make. Illustrated with slightly demented line drawings by eric hanson, make trouble is a oneofakind gift, the perfect playbook for gaming the system by making the system work for you.
He encouraged young people to go out in the world and be destructive in a good way. Feb 23, 2017 john waters, the director of hairspray and pink flamingos, gave an invigorating commencement speech to the graduates at the rhode island school of design two years ago. John waters risd commencement speech will become a book. Apr 24, 2017 john waters wants you to make trouble. John waters doesnt need to make movies to make trouble the famed filmmaker, artist, and writer has a new album, a global spokenword tour, and a bunch of jobs that dont involve making films. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Filmmaker john waters on why young people should make. John waters on his legacy in film, his mustache, and his book mr. Those who do will wind up rich, at least as waters defines that concept. The book was based off a commencement speech he gave at the rhode island school of design in 2015.
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September 4, 2019 david foster wallace at kenyon college 2005 commencement speech june 5, 2019 dwyane wade at parkland high school video video march 8, 2019 ursula le guin at mills college 1983 commencement speech. John waterss viral commencement speech is becoming a book. John waters viral risd commencement speech to be published as. Sep 30, 2015 new york ap listen up young people, john waters has some life lessons to pass on. John waters commencement speech at risd, 2015 transcript. John waterss commencement address will be published as book. John waters, the director of hairspray and pink flamingos, gave an invigorating commencement speech to the graduates at the rhode island. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Troublemakers become rich, at least as john waters defines it like steve jobs at stanford, filmmaker john waters delivered an iconic commencement speech at the rhode island school of design. Understandably, the speech went viral, or as waters puts it, it had a little trip. In april of this year, the speech was turned into a book called, make trouble.
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John waters tells budding artists to make trouble radio. Algonquin books will publish commencement speech by john waters september 30, 2015 new york, ny algonquin books, a division of workman publishing, is excited to. Now, that book has been turned into a vinyl record of the same name, released by jack. John waters is a filmmaker, writer, actor, and visual artist best known for his films, including pink flamingos, serial mom, and hairspray, which was adapted into. It can be a souvenir or like a little art piece to leave on the table or something. Hailed as one of the best commencement speeches of all time, he combined selfeffacing humor and his trademark lowbrow charm into twelve glorious minutes of nonjudgmental, joyful inspiration. John waterss viral commencement address will be published in book form. If you enjoyed seeing john waters deliver his viral commencement speech at rhode island school of design in 2015, or loved the published version in his book. In make trouble, john waters politely asks graduates to raise hell. God knows what professor childs actually thought of it, but he helped me to become engrossed. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees.
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Waters commencement speech at the rhode island school of design, which was so inspiring it went viral online, is reimagined with pictures from eric hansen in this new book. Apr 27, 2017 not quite two years ago, john waters, the legendary filmmaker, writer and selfdescribed filth elder, had a viral moment of the good kindhis 2015 rhode island school of design commencement speech, in which he playfully encouraged the graduates to make trouble, was everywhere. John waters shares his life lessons john waters gave the commencement speech at rhode island school of design, and offered a wealth of wisdom. Troublemakers become rich, at least as john waters. Essentially, it was about how to make trouble effectively. He has an honorary doctorate from the rhode island school of design to prove it. John waters commencement speech at risd, 2015 transcript an incongruously dressed john waters equally incongruously delivered the commencement address for the rhode island school of designs graduating class of 2015 video. Make trouble is based on waters commencement address to the rhode island. The author of seven books, among them the new york times bestsellers role models and carsick, he performs his oneman, spokenword shows regularly in the united states and abroad. Algonquin books announced wednesday that a commencement speech by. In his speech, waters urged the graduating class to cause trouble. John waterss risd speech will become a book the boston. Born and raised in baltimore, waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including multiple maniacs 1970, pink flamingos 1972, and female trouble 1974. Jun 16, 2015 john waters gave this commencement speech at rhode island school of design.
In 2015, john waters s commencement address to the rhode island school of design became a viral sensation. Apr 15, 2017 filmmaker john waters on how to make trouble nprs linda wertheimer speaks with filmmaker john waters about his new book. Apr 11, 2019 to commemorate this years met gala exhibition, camp. Make trouble, adapted from his speech to the rhode island. John waters on his new book, brad pitt, and why he hates mdma john waters on his new book, brad pitt, and why he hates mdma. John waters commencement address risd 2015 on vimeo. An artist connected with the early years of the studio furniture, her work and career have been influential to the field. John waters wants you to make trouble lit feature chicago. Hes directed some classics like pink flamingos, crybaby and probably most notably hairspray. You know, there used to be the scariest lesbian bar in the entire world in baltimore named port in the storm, and i was the only man theyd let. Make trouble is an injection of weirdness, joy, and provocation right into your brain.
Waters has become more famous than his trashy characters. King of cult john waters has long been an idol of the the creative hive of maladjusted artsy types here at third man records. And what career choices will make you truly wealthy. Algonquin books announced wednesday that a commencement speech by the filmmaker best known for hairspray will be released in book form. Waters advises young people to eavesdrop, listen to their enemies, and horrify us with new ideas. Best known for his 1970s and 80s fanadored films such as the absolutely unforgettable pink flamingos and somehow now totally mainstream hairspray, third man is proud to present waters reading excerpts from his subversive and brilliant commencement speech. Filmmaker john waters on making trouble, the nea, and bad. Waters introduces himself to the risd graduates, their parents, and the faculty by stating. Jan 27, 2017 john waters viral commencement speech, delivered at risd in 2015, will be published in his latest book make trouble on april 11. John waters probably has made a racist laugh the buzz. Nonfiction hits moneyball and liars poker author michael lewis shares his commencement address with princeton graduates. We are pleased to release the audio album release of make trouble, waters subversive commencement speech published earlier this year by algonquin books, and now read by waters. I love women who hate men and hate men who hate women.
Algonquin books announced wednesday that a commencement speech by the filmmaker best known for hairspray will be released in book form in spring 2017, just in time for that years graduating class. John waters viral commencement speech, delivered at risd in 2015, will be published in his latest book make trouble on april 11. John waters gave this commencement speech at rhode island school of design. Its john waters, its a graduation speech, what more do you need to know. His oneman holiday show was inspired by a chapter in his 2003 book, crackpot. For the creative grad in your life, give them this illustrated book from john waters.
Rosanne somerson born june 21, 1954 is an americanborn woodworker, furniture designermaker, educator, and current president of rhode island school of design. Partly because hed never attended a graduation but mostly because hes john waters his commencement speech was one for the internet. This time it was because of his hilarious and memorable commencement speech to the the rhode island school of design, which went viral on youtube shortly after he delivered it. Thats one of the memorable lines from provincetown hero john waters s 2015 rhode island school of design commencement speech, which went viral this summer.
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