Greazy Will
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Hey, listen, Lenny's messy, guys.
My friend doesn't always use the right terms.
He can be kind of inappropriate.
So the two men bonded over a shared sense of being misunderstood.
Outsiders navigating industries that simultaneously rewarded and rejected them, which is extremely valid.
They're both kind of outsiders while also being like praised and glorified.
Also kind of at the top of their careers or kind of at the top of their field.
Yes, it's very strange.
Bruce admired Spector's musical intensity and Spector appeared to be drawn to Bruce's defiant rejection of authority and social norms.
He quotes Lenny Bruce all the time.
He'll be like, Lenny Bruce says, you know, it's like always how he goes.
He loves Lenny Bruce.
He loves Lenny Bruce so much that Phil keeps a blown up image of Lenny Bruce above his bed.