“After hosting the MTV VMAs in 2008 and 2009, Brand is on the verge of becoming a bonafide star in the States, thanks to his new movie, Get Him To The Greek, where he’s reprising his rockstar role from Sarah Marshall. It doesn’t hurt that he’s also engaged to our girl Katy Perry (who coincidentally covered Complex’s June/July issue last year). The new issue with M.I.A. and Russell Brand hits stands in a few weeks, but we’re giving you a chance to check out the full cover story now…”
Complex’s June/July 2010 issue arrives on newsstands June 8, starring outspoken rap star M.I.A. and British comedian Russell Brand. In the double issue cover stories, M.I.A. chats up praise for Madonna, voices her disdain for Lady Gaga, and asserts that Facebook is the devil, while Russell is vocal about the impact his addiction to heroin had on his rise to stardom.
“If you’re addicted to heroin it takes up an awful lot of your time. You have to get the heroin, take the heroin, fall asleep because of the heroin, then more heroin. So I think I was unable to (become famous) because I was involved in a lot of other time-consuming things. I think that’s the simple answer. I was a petty criminal and drug addict for a long while and if you’re a drug addict it’s very difficult to succeed in anything.”
“I want kids to be aware of this digital circumstance… Everyone on the Internet is like, ‘Oh my God, come and join Facebook!’ They’re all so optimistic… and really, everyone is f**king you up behind the screens. And I don’t like that. It makes it difficult for me to interact with my fans knowing that. Google and Facebook were developed by the CIA, and when you’re on there, you have to know that.”
