Peaches on John Waters, Nudity, and Filming John Malkovich Tying Her Laces | Fashion Neurosis

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Peaches is a Canadian singer songwriter, producer, director, and performance artist. She first catapulted to stardom with her 2000 debut album, The Teaches of Peaches, which introduced the world to her sexually transgressive, fiercely assertive and captivating persona. Since then, Peaches has released four more trailblazing albums, won the prestigious Polaris Heritage Prize, collaborated with everyone from Iggy Pop and Daft Punk to Christina Aguilera and Yoko Ono, and had her music featured in cultural watermarks like Lost in Translation and The Handmaid’s Tale. In addition to her musical output, Peaches has directed over 20 music videos, co-curated a photo book of her life, What Else Is in The Teaches of Peaches, created a host of immersive installations and performative works, and penned the electro-rock opera Peaches Does Herself, which was adapted into a film shown at over 70 festivals. The subject of two acclaimed documentaries, Peaches Goes Bananas and Teaches of Peaches, Peaches has also played the title role in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Brecht’s The Seven Deadly Sins and continues to perform her widely lauded one-woman show, Peaches Christ Superstar. In February 2026, Peaches’ released her first album in over ten years, No Lube So Rude. In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Peaches discuss Jesus Christ Superstar, being outlandishly normal, and having her shoelace tied by John Malkovich. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:22 What are you wearing today? 00:03:40 Misconceptions 00:06:14 Stability 00:07:20 Working at the YMCA 00:10:31 Hideous Man and John Malkovich 00:14:50 Peaches’ Parents 00:18:30 Fashion Neurosis at Tribeca 00:18:54 Childhood obsessions 00:24:38 Kate Bush 00:31:43 Personas 00:34:32 Fuck The Pain Away 00:39:20 Miss Piggy 00:42:30 Nudity 00:44:00 Performance 00:46:45 Boredom and Angst 00:48:22 If you fancy someone… 00:52:41 John Waters 00:56:17 Peaches Christ Superstar 01:03:35 Peaches sister Suri 01:06:02 Caring for the body 01:08:00 Big Mistakes and Dan Levy 01:11:35 Peaches origin 01:13:23 Outro