Joshua Broome

know at a hostel or at like a you know yeah yeah some sketchy like motel and he's like a guy like picking lint out of his belly button you know i'm just gonna get out of there but it was at you know a like a business complex like in studio city adjacent to universal studios walk in you know they brought me in through like the like underground like parking garages and they're just like you know

bentley's and beamers everywhere and i go up and walk through this hallway and he's got you know almost like if you were a sport agent how you would have all you know any players you represent so there were you know anyone that was on the cover of penthouse playboy hustler whatever i'm walking through and sit there reception it's like you know his name is derek and like derek will be right with you

bentley's and beamers everywhere and i go up and walk through this hallway and he's got you know almost like if you were a sport agent how you would have all you know any players you represent so there were you know anyone that was on the cover of penthouse playboy hustler whatever i'm walking through and sit there reception it's like you know his name is derek and like derek will be right with you

bentley's and beamers everywhere and i go up and walk through this hallway and he's got you know almost like if you were a sport agent how you would have all you know any players you represent so there were you know anyone that was on the cover of penthouse playboy hustler whatever i'm walking through and sit there reception it's like you know his name is derek and like derek will be right with you

And I'm waiting, and there's like porn on the coffee table in the waiting area. He calls me into his office and sits me down. He's like, so tell me, how did you grow up? What are you doing in LA? And what do you hope to accomplish?

And I'm waiting, and there's like porn on the coffee table in the waiting area. He calls me into his office and sits me down. He's like, so tell me, how did you grow up? What are you doing in LA? And what do you hope to accomplish?

And I'm waiting, and there's like porn on the coffee table in the waiting area. He calls me into his office and sits me down. He's like, so tell me, how did you grow up? What are you doing in LA? And what do you hope to accomplish?

I know. But in retrospect, I didn't think about it.

I know. But in retrospect, I didn't think about it.

I know. But in retrospect, I didn't think about it.

Yeah. Well, yeah. Did you grow up not having something that I can use to manipulate you to do what I want so I can extract value from you? 100% yes. That's what he was saying, but I was too naive to hear it. How'd you grow up? Just me and my mom. Perfect. It should have been a red flag. It was a green flag for him. What are you doing in L.A.?

Yeah. Well, yeah. Did you grow up not having something that I can use to manipulate you to do what I want so I can extract value from you? 100% yes. That's what he was saying, but I was too naive to hear it. How'd you grow up? Just me and my mom. Perfect. It should have been a red flag. It was a green flag for him. What are you doing in L.A.?

Yeah. Well, yeah. Did you grow up not having something that I can use to manipulate you to do what I want so I can extract value from you? 100% yes. That's what he was saying, but I was too naive to hear it. How'd you grow up? Just me and my mom. Perfect. It should have been a red flag. It was a green flag for him. What are you doing in L.A.?

2006.

2006.

2006.

And then he was like, well, what do you hope to accomplish? And I was like – Yes, be famous. And what's sad about that is famous is objective. It's fictitious. Because if you think, if enough people know, how many people need to know who I am to equate to being famous? How many followers do you need to have? What's the mark? And if there's no mark, there's no measure.

And then he was like, well, what do you hope to accomplish? And I was like – Yes, be famous. And what's sad about that is famous is objective. It's fictitious. Because if you think, if enough people know, how many people need to know who I am to equate to being famous? How many followers do you need to have? What's the mark? And if there's no mark, there's no measure.

And then he was like, well, what do you hope to accomplish? And I was like – Yes, be famous. And what's sad about that is famous is objective. It's fictitious. Because if you think, if enough people know, how many people need to know who I am to equate to being famous? How many followers do you need to have? What's the mark? And if there's no mark, there's no measure.

If there's no measure, there's no reality. And if you get to the place that you thought if you would get to that you would feel some sort of way and you don't, you just increase the measure. Being rich is the same way. It's like if I had this, I would feel that over and over again. And we know the deal. It doesn't work. But I thought, man, if I become somebody... I will feel like I'm somebody.