Logan Paul reflects on \u201ccringe\u201d YouTube beginnings with Russell Brand YouTube: Russell BrandLogan Paul recently sat down with Russell Brand for an in-depth discussion on all things celebrity and content creation. Reflecting on his early videos however, Paul couldn\u2019t help but cringe. With over 20 million subscribers on YouTube today, Logan Paul is one of the biggest stars on the platform. From selling out the Staples Centre in Los Angeles to starring in feature-length films, the social media celebrity has accomplished a great deal in his years of fame. However, Paul admitted that while his early content on YouTube got him where he is today, he can\u2019t stand to watch his former self on camera. Chatting with Russell Brand throughout a January 19 episode of his \u2018Under The Skin\u2019 Podcast, Paul was quick to admit that he\u2019s a different person today. Focusing on different ideas and pursuing new content, he joked that his earlier videos are practically unwatchable. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a late bloomer, I\u2019ve always been late to mature. My content\u2026when you go back four or five years ago, a lot of it is cringe. It\u2019s high energy, it\u2019s fun, but it\u2019s like this cringe, weird version of myself.\u201d Touching on the infamous suicide forest controversy of December 2017 as a specific example, Paul outlined how he\u2019s still young in the game and evolving as he goes. \u201cI\u2019m only 24. The 26-year-old Logan watching this interview will probably not recognize this kid. My evolution over a year, two years, five years\u2026is absolutely mind-boggling.\u201d For mobile readers, the related segment starts at 7:45. Outlining his initial aspirations when moving to Hollywood, Paul explained that he had very similar goals to those of Brand. \u201cI came to Hollywood wanting to do what you did. I wanted to be an actor.\u201d While the English comedian has been more selective in his roles over the past few years, Brand has appeared in a number of marquee Hollywood comedies. From Forgetting Sarah Marshall to the Despicable Me series, he\u2019s as experienced as they come in the medium. Quickly realizing that he wasn\u2019t a fan of the creative process behind such enormous projects, Paul detailed how \u201cyou get on set [and] have absolutely no control.\u201d \u201cI became addicted to producing whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. That is an undeniable thing that I was attracted to with social media,\u201d he explained, indicating just why he switched his focus and doubled down on his YouTube efforts. The conversation continued on as the celebrities touched on all manner of creative and personal woes that they\u2019ve experienced over the years. There\u2019s no denying however, that the change in direction paid dividends for the Ohio native in Paul. Having amassed over five billion views on his individual content alone, he stands out from the pack as one of the most popular YouTuber stars in the world today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Logan Paul reflects on \u201ccringe\u201d YouTube beginnings with Russell Brand YouTube: Russell BrandLogan Paul recently sat down with Russell Brand for an in-depth discussion on all things celebrity and content creation. Reflecting on his early videos however, Paul couldn\u2019t help but cringe. With over 20 million subscribers on YouTube today, Logan Paul is one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}