Does he retract and repulse you in equal measure, too?
He’s a a self-professed hippie guru, who also rubs shoulders with the Hollywood elite. He’s a foul mouthed comedian, yet is searingly intelligent. Sometimes we laugh with him, and sometimes we fight the urge to slap him in the face.
So what do YOU think of Russell Brand?
Diving back into our national consciousness this week with that interview on Channel Ten’s ‘The Project‘, Russell Brand has once again reminded us of his confusing allure that leaves us scratching our heads and wondering – do we love him, or loathe him? The nefarious womaniser, turned yoga devotee and humanist, has somehow magically managed to straddle the fence between telling the joke and being the joke, urging us to form an opinion on his opinions.
Russ is back on our shores for his ‘Trew World Tour’ that will see him skip around Australia in late October, visiting Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. The concept of the ‘Trew’ tour is described as following:
The trick to Russell Brand might be to not overthink it. At every corner there’s a reason to love him, and around that corner, a reason to loathe him. Listen to any of his notorious rants on Youtube and you will find your emotions swinging from celebration to disgust to respect to shock in just a matter of minutes. Maybe we are all like Russell, but keep the majority of our personal extremes under wraps, to avoid creating a scene.
Well, a scene is what Russell wants, and we are unwaveringly sure that is what he shall get. As he said in his 2007 memoir, My Booky Wook:
“I want to change the world, and do something valuable and beautiful. I want people to remember me before I’m dead, and then more afterwards.”
I have no doubt, Russ, if you continue barrelling through our world as you have been – that will definitely be the case.
Take a look through some of Russell’s social media posts:
Where do you stand on Brand?
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Top Comments
Never liked him before, but I quite like his recent incarnation as human rights campaigner, much improved.