Kai Wright
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And she said this interesting thing.
Listen to this.
And, you know, like, that honesty thing, the telling the truth piece, like, that's the core Richard Pryor.
That is, like, what was at the core of his fame and what people loved about him.
And the messed up part also, you know.
He is simultaneously, as you said at the beginning, just wildly self-destructive.
But the two...
I think they got something to do with each other.
And, you know, that is the thing that I am drawn to.
There's a way in which the disruptive behavior is why he had such a massive impact on the culture.
And I want to talk about that.
Just to let you know, there's discriminatory language and content in this episode.
Okay, Emmanuel.
Yes, Kai?
What is the first image that comes to mind, first sort of caricature even that you have when I bring up Richard Pryor?
Kind of like a hot mess.
Yeah.
Well, the thing is, though, Emmanuel, you're not wrong.
I snorted cocaine for about 15 years with my dumb ass.
Six months later.