[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Russic

I know he's not the most popular man in the world, but Russell Brand knows addiction.

An article he wrote in March has been popping up online again, and it shares some interesting perspectives:

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...-without-drugs

I put Morrissey on in my car as an external conduit for the surging melancholy, and as I wound my way through the neurotic Hollywood hills, the narrow lanes and tight bends were a material echo of the synaptic tangle where my thoughts stalled and jammed.

Morrissey, as ever, conducted a symphony, within and without and the tidal misery burgeoned. I am becoming possessed. The part of me that experienced the negative data, the self, is becoming overwhelmed, I can no longer see where I end and the pain begins. So now I have a choice

Spurred by Amy's death, I've tried to salvage unwilling victims from the mayhem of the internal storm and I am always, always, just pulled inside myself. I have a friend so beautiful, so haunted by talent that you can barely look away from her, whose smile is such a treasure that I have often squandered my sanity for a moment in its glow.

The article would have been a lot more effective if he'd just concentrated on conveying an accurate description of addiction and less time indulging his love of his own cleverness.