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I want my MTV
I see in today’s Times that Russell Brand went down like a lead balloon at the MTV Awards. It just goes to show that American are far more perceptive than they are sometimes given credit for. I don’t understand why or how he’s managed to become such a ‘celebrity’ here in the UK largely on the basis of his lifestyle.
I don’t like the use of the word ‘celebrity’ to describe some one who is simply famous (or maybe even infamous). Any old oik from Big Brother is regarded as a celebrity these days and they do even less to deserve it than does Brand.
Precisely which bit of these people’s activities deserves to be celebrated as the word suggests? Most of them just need to be fended off with a stick.
I don’t like the use of the word ‘celebrity’ to describe some one who is simply famous (or maybe even infamous). Any old oik from Big Brother is regarded as a celebrity these days and they do even less to deserve it than does Brand.
Precisely which bit of these people’s activities deserves to be celebrated as the word suggests? Most of them just need to be fended off with a stick.
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It comes down to taste I suppose, I didn't especially enjoy RB when I saw him on telly however his radio show, where he is allowed to jabber away unscripted and play to his strengths (blatheringing) he is very, very funny
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It may not look like it, and you might not like the end result, but he does build his work carefully.
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Although it is a pity that he is famous for getting his end away drug abuse rather than his day job.
I suppose that's just the nature of modern society I suppose.
There is a generation coming through who don't want to be a football player, rock star, TV presenter or movie star they just want to be famous.
Now I always wanted to be well known as a guitarist, not famous. It may sound odd but I never dreamed of being besieged by screaming teenage girls and having my face all over the tabloids, in fact the idea sounds like a form of hell. Why on earth would anyone deliberately want, what I view, as the bad side of success without being aknowledged by anyone at actually being good at something.
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That would make it an entirely different sort of show!
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Personally it's a shame his 'bombing' at the MTV awards wasn't pre-annouced/suspected the Yanks might have deposited him in Guantanamo bay for the rest of his natural life.
Would have suited me......
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Well there is where I think the space of radio helps as for every OTT bombastic thing he says he'll say a large number of emabrrasing and self-destroying things building himself up then knocking himself down. Plus his best mate co-hosts and nobody is better at pricking someone's ego than their best mate.
The show is always very enjoyable (he plays some good music too) but ofetn it's side-splitting. I've not consitantly laughed so hard at someone since the first few times I saw Eddie Izzard.
But as I say, humour is a very personal thing.
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This has nothing whatsoever to do with his talents or lack thereof, but in this I am happy with my loathing obliterating all else!
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Very sad.
I sometimes like RB, depends on my mood.
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Bryan, here is a piece which you may or may not have read on the 'dreadful' things he said:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/india_knight/article4748836.ece
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