And his attendance at London's G20 summit protests would certainly align him with what western society's establishment infrastructure wrongly associates with anarchy. He is elegant and well-spoken and his words are powerful.īrand considers himself an anarchist. That's why it is surprising to hear Brand speak or read his writing about his political beliefs. Russell's brand of politicsīrand's films are silly and trite and designed for cheap laughs. Some claim that Brand was quite critical of ex-wife Katy Perry's evangelical parents and that this might have contributed to their divorce. īrand might consider easing off of the jokes, though. Hare Krishna devotees taught me reality is an illusion and that we ought to be bold when it comes to haircuts. īeing the funny man, Brand is able to poke fun at religion, whether it's Christianity or his newly-adopted religion. Now, Brand considers himself a Hindu devotee and regularly attends Hare Krishna services. Specifically, the Hindu sect of Hare Krishna's meditation and self-reflection practices helped Brand channel his better self.
Religion, however, is what saved Brand in the end, who has now been drug-free for nearly a decade. My guess would be the former as he recounts how his father once took him to an East Asian whorehouse as a child.
Between copious amounts of drugs, getting expelled from school repeatedly, anorexia, and self-mutilation, Brand was either the product of a non-religious or overly-religious family.
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Russel Brand was born in Grays, Essex, England.īrand's childhood is a case-in-point manual of how not to live one's life.