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W.A.S.P.: Never Mind the Buttocks

Howard Johnson, Kerrang!, 18 February 1989

...At least that's W.A.S.P. mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS' stinging new philosophy on life after a good few years in the prickly nest of outrageous lyrics, potentially lethal exploding codpieces and wrangles with the PMRC, together with his regular night-time habit of wearing bum-less trousers. But all that's firmly behind (ahem!) the cheekless chappie now, cos with the band's new LP The Headless Children imminent, our 1989-style Mr Lawless has discovered diet Coke, jogging shoes and... responsibility! HOWARD JOHNSON keeps his bum well covered...

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