Say what you will about Brand (I happen to love him), but this interview is undeniably riveting, overflowing with terrific and sometimes absurd soundbites about the modern religion of celebrity, the universality of the Law (secular and sacred!), moral questions of motivation and spontaneity, the problem of control when it comes to things like legacy and the media, and the human need for God, not to mention some characteristically inspired nonsense. Perhaps a little coked-out, but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, out of the sheer entertainment value if nothing else (ht CE & JM):

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W-NCDovAWB8&w=600]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zNQ_wO0D8&w=600]

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5 responses to “Russell Brand on Fame, Idolatry, and God”

1. ETHAN says:

   10/14/2010 at 7:19 pm

   Great great great find, DZ! What perception!

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2. bls says:

   10/15/2010 at 1:03 am

   Who is this guy? (I guess that question kind of kills the whole premise of the discussion, though, doesn't it? Well, I don't watch much TV, either, if that's where he's from.)

   He's hilarious anyway….

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3. JDK says:

   10/15/2010 at 1:42 am

   Thanks Dave!

   This guy is probably my favorite working actor—his interview segments during the Monty Python documentary are unbelievable.

   Beans and Mash,
   Jady

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4. Todd says:

   10/15/2010 at 5:35 am

   "to be at one with God in substitute form" … This guy really speaks as one who has tasted everything yet been satisfied by nothing. Great stuff.

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