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Director Tom DiCillo on Rock and Roll Fashion in "Johnny Suede"

DiCillo's new film is a strange comedy about a untalented musician and housepainter with a ridiculously high pompadour, and a love for Ricky Nelson. Docillo created the character for a one-man show he performed in New York. Before that, he was cinematographer for two of Jim Jarmusch's early films, "Stranger Than Paradise," and "Permanent Vacation."

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Other segments from the episode on August 6, 1992

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 6, 1992: Interview with Rakiya Omaar; Interview with Tom DiCillo; Review of the Black Crowes' album "The Southern Harmony Musical Companion" and the Replacements'…

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