Russell Brand on Getting Baptized: ‘I Feel as if Some New Resource Within Me Has Switched On’

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EXCERPT:

BRAND: “Yesterday I got baptized and it was an incredible, profound experience. And many of you will have had your own experiences of baptism and will therefore know what I’m talking about. Many aspects of it were very intimate and personal. The truth is this: As a person that has in the past taken many, many substances and always been disappointed with their inability to deliver the kind of tranquility and peace and even transcendence that I always felt I’ve been looking for, something occurred in the process of baptism that was incredible, overwhelming — literally overwhelming because I was obviously underwater and it was the River Thames at some point. So, I felt changed, transitioned. Now, of course, even though it’s been less than 24 hours, in the interim period, I’ve already felt like sort of irritation. I’ve got three children. I’ve got a job, I’ve got challenges. I still live in the world, but I feel as if some new resource within me has switched on. So many of your comments have been so beautiful and encouraging, and I really appreciate it.”