Michael Musto's Genius

Via www.gawker.com, highlights from an interview with Village Voice Gossip Columnist and all around fruitcake Michael Musto. I gotta admit, I find him hilarious!

Q: You are celebrating your 20th year with the Voice. What has been your
biggest accomplishment?

MM: I pioneered snark and was openly gay way before that was cool. I stuck to my guns and kept afloat and now I’m probably not snarky or gay enough!

Q: We adore trannies as much as you. If you had to name the number one tranny in NYC, who would it be?

MM: Ivana Trump.

Q: What has been the biggest change in NYC nightlife for the past twenty years?

MM: The starving artists are gone and now there is a lot of rich, pampered twits. Clubs are overly regulated and publicized. And there’s too much obsession with being skinny and blonde. Otherwise it’s really fun.

Q: Why do you think Anna Wintour (editrix of Vogue) keeps Andre Leon Talley (Editor at Large for Vogue) around?

MM: Honey, I have no idea about anything above 14th Street.

Q: Quick name association. What comes to your mind when I say Star Jones?

MM: She doesn’t believe in gay marriage, yet she married a gay!

Ivana Trump? Genius! I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that. The zinger to Star Jones is brilliant too. And finally, I really appreciate his artful dodging of the Wintour/Talley question. They were trying to put him on the spot and he avoided the trap and looked clever doing it. If only I had that skill!