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Russell Brand admits he “was really into the idea of marriage and having children”

I always get a kick out of Russell Brand’s self-constructed “uniforms.” As opposed to his yogi uniform, Russell’s wearing (in this photo) his usual deranged, ripped uniform that he wears everywhere else including to testify in front of Parliament. I have to say that I prefer this look, and even though he looks like he smells of patchouli and last night’s sex, I still find him irresistable from a safe distance.

Now onto the subject of this story, for Russell has called into Howard Stern’s radio show to promote his new FX show, “Brand X.” Naturally, Howard steered the conversation elsewhere (primarily to the topic of Russell’s short-lived marriage to Katy Perry) as he is well known to do, and Russell answered as candidly as possible. The result? Finally, we have confirmation of how Russell really wanted to start having babies and his dismay that Katy didn’t want to do the same. EW.com has an audio clip of the interview, and here are some excerpts:

Why he married & divorced Katy: “I loved her so much, it just seemed like the sensible thing to do [when we got married] … I just loved her so much.” But once they were husband and wife, Brand admitted that he realized, “this isn’t really working out, it’s a difficult situation … I was really, really in love with her, but it was difficult to see each other … We were together when it was right to be together, and when it wasn’t we worked it out … It was a lovely relationship … it mostly didn’t work for practical reasons … We did work it out, she’s happy, I’m happy. She’s young, successful and dedicated. [The reality is] you can’t fully understand it until you do it. I was really into the idea of marriage and having children.”

Brand said he’s still dedicated to the idea of being a dad and revealed that he and Perry did discuss starting a family, but he declined to give any details about those talks. “I don’t want anything to hurt her. She’s younger than me, she’s a young woman and she’s beautiful and she’s sensitive and I care about her deeply … I don’t want to be too glib,” he said about fears that Perry would read second-hand tabloid accounts of his Stern interview that will twist his words around. “She’ll read it and she’ll be sad and I don’t want that.”

On his newly-single shagathon: “If you’ve been on a diet of rice for a while and suddenly Willy Wonka asked you to take over the factory, you’d be kicking over barrels of candy and swimming in a chocolate river.”

Is he dating Isabella Brewster? “Some things in the newspaper aren’t true … that’s true, actually,” he said, adding that he was enjoying the “freedom” of being single again and reaffirming his commitment to hedonism. Though he intimated that there was someone in the bed with him as he called in for the interview, Brand argued that whoever it was is a “real person” and he wasn’t into dragging her into the tabloid muck.

Why he didn’t want Katy’s money: “I’ve got a good job. All I want to do I want to live a good life … I’m not into taking money from women.”

On Katy’s “Wide Awake” song: When Stern began dissecting the lyrics, citing the lines “I was in the dark … I was falling hard … how did I read the stars so wrong,” Brand got audibly uncomfortable. “That could be about anything … horoscopes, astronomy,” Brand joked. Citing the lines, “Now it’s clear to me/ that everything you see/ ain’t always what it seems,” Stern kept at it, suggesting that Perry was revealing her real feelings on the break. “Your interpretation sounds somewhat arbitrary,” Brand said. “She’s a young woman dealing with the breakup of a relationship … which is understandable. It’s a nice song.”

[From MTV]

You know what ultimately surprises me about this conversation? That Howard Stern was familiar with the lyrics to a Katy Perry song and had actually put some thought into the song’s faux-goth, gossip implications. Howard is supposed to be edgier than that!

In other Russell news, he’s finally making some light of his marital disaster. While filming his “Brand X” show, Russell engaged in some banter with audience members until he came across a woman also named Katy, to whom he responded, “Anyway, enough of you, I’ve had enough ar*e-ache from people called Katy in the last year.” That’s a pretty mild statement, actually. Most people say much worse things about their ex-spouse, and Russell probably just said that because he knew everyone would be expecting him to react in some way to the woman’s name.

Incidentally, this is how Russell now wears his hair while attending yoga class. It pains me to admit that the Croydon facelift look does absolutely nothing for him. Not hot.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Written by Bedhead

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17 Responses to “Russell Brand admits he “was really into the idea of marriage and having children””

How can you have children when your wife is still a 5 years old?

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• So true, it made me laugh out loud.

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whaaa, whaaa, whaaaaaa!

stfu!

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i like how he responded about katy. he’s a gentelman and if i were ever to be in that situation, i hope my ex would be so sweet while commenting about me. class act.

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He’s been a lot more discreet and polite about the whole thing than she has. I don’t have any problem with what he has said, but those clothes?! Um, wow.

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• In the first picture…is that a jingly belt?

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If someone told me that I’d be referring to Russell Brand as a “class act,” I’d laugh hysterically. However, that’s exactly what he’s being. Very classy about the divorce. Good for him for taking the high road.

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I may be in a minority here, but I love Russell Brand.

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• I like him too.

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• I’m right there with ya. Funny men are SO sexy to me, and he’s handsome, too. I guess you could say I’m into his cheekiness, and his cheekbones. Lol!

  He probably thought that once Katy was done with her Spinning Peppermint Candies on Her Boobs Tour to support the Teenage Dream album, that they’d start a family. And Katy, having the biggest success of her career so far, said something along the lines of waiting until after a few more albums and tours. And also, I do think the rumors are true about her “partying” too much on the road, and Russell needing that element away from him. I wish Howard Stern had addressed that.

  Btw, loving the idea that sex with Katy was like “rice,” and sex with other women is a chocolate factory.

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I’m actually looking forward to seeing Mr Brand mature his image….

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This really makes me like Russell. Fashion and one night stands aside, it seems he was really into Katy. And the way he handled himself with Stern….very classy and respectable.

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Whatever, dude. You knew what you were getting before you married her. Good sex? Yeah. Probably. Intellect & a mature, steady relationship? No.

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God, I’ve never felt particularly upset by anything Katy P related. I think her music it’s fine enough (at least tolerable) and as far as her image goes, it just doesn’t ruffle my feathers. But this thing with the divorce, men! up until now I just thought it was like any divorce and whatever, but she’s just being cheap about it. Why couldn’t she just handled it differently? When I heard this interview with Russel, the first thing that came to mind was ‘This is the classier way to deal with this kind of stuff’. Instead, she displays it on her budget movie and writes passive agressive songs about it. so disappointed…

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He handled that very well, in a respectable manner.
Notice how many times he referred to her as “young” though?

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• He is ten years older than she is, isn’t he? Maybe it’s a long ten years. Or maybe he thought she was more mature than she is.

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I saw Katy’s documentary (it was actually very good) and she said right there on camera, that she isn’t ready to be a mom yet, so thats not a big surprise to me.

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