Katt Williams Gets Cleaned Up: Talks Negative Press, His New Therapy & Current State Of Black Comedy

   

It seems like every time we’ve heard Katt’s name this year, he was either being sued, thrown in jail for some type of erratic behavior, or involved in a fight, however, he seems to be all cleaned up. Last night, he attended the premiere of his new movie, Scary Movie V, and seemed to be in high spirits while dressed in a grey suit and his hair pressed to the Gods.

Earlier in the day, he caught up with Entertainment site Concrete Loop, and he candidly revealed his feelings on the bout of negative press he’s had all year. He also discussed whether he was satisfied with the current state of black comedy, which is being led by comedians like Kevin Hart, and what continues to motivate him as well as how he wants to be remembered.

 Read a few highlights below:

On If He Deserved The Negative Press
I can’t vilify the press, because this is what we’re doing right now. It doesn’t make me uncomfortable that they would view me in a negative light, and I understand that negative sells more than positive. If they really wanted to hurt me they wouldn’t talk about me at all. The fact that they are talking about me is all that I care about anyway. I could care less about what they say. When they say genius, I don’t believe genius. So when they say crazy, I can’t believe that either. Until they start calling me tall, I don’t believe anything they say. [*LAUGH*]

On Not Reading Online Blogs
Well, part of my new therapy for the last few years has been not to not be on the Internet at all. So that I don’t do anything crazy like watching people’s comment and blowing up answering them. I’ve now come back and I’m reading a lot of the stuff and Satan ain’t that amazing. He’s only has the same stuff, its amazing that its keeps working. I’m amazed that somehow they’re able to do what they do. At the end of the day they lose anyway.
On the State of the Black Comedy World
I feel just like you feel. [*LAUGHS*]
How do you think I feel? You’ve been in that world, you’ve been on the inside, and you know how it really is. So, I feel your perspective, on comedy, would be strong?
It probably should be, but it’s really not in this particular case. I generally get up every morning trying to figure out why ‘Katt Williams’ is allowing all of this to happen. But now that he’s back, I’m excited to see what that’s going to bring to the comedy landscape. Comedy is never out, sometimes down, but never out.
We had the Eddie Murphy(s), the Chris Tuckers(s), the Dave Chappelle(s), and then we had you. So, I feel comedy fell off after you disappeared and I’m happy to see you back.
Well, thank you! I’m glad to finally be starting the road to being back. The issue is, when you say those names it doesn’t take very long to say them. We got to understand that each of those persons was holding it down for like ten years. So now, if something cheap happens it’s on purpose, or for a reason. I’m excited to be in the same conversation as those people, and I’m positive that my story has a better ending.
On His Motivation
That’s crazy; it’s all of those things. I’m a “quote” fan, I like all those quotes; I buy quote books. But it’s one thing to read the quotes, and it’s another thing to get chance to see them play out in your real life. They tell you that “all press is good press”, until you get bad press and then they forget that they said that. When they tell us in the quote “You can’t please everybody”, you could understand that. But once you go through it for real then you understand the wisdom in it. So, I like all the quotes and I’m still a big bible fan. And music is always the only way I can really communicate, privately.
On What Music He’s Listening To
I’m on something new now. I’m on old-fashion listening to the radio again. I’m trying to map my landscaping, so I’m enjoying listening to the radio right now. I’m a big Drake fan, because I like the truth in the music. I’ve been a fan of K dot, since K dot was K dot. Shouts out to Kendrick Lamar. The thing about music is there may be one million artists, but if you’re looking for geniuses, you’re only going to find ten of them throughout each point in life.
On What’s Next For Him
Yeah, yeah I’m all about overkill. As long as “Scary Movie 5” comes out number one, that green lights the rest of everything. I can at least add myself into the comedy fray for the betterment of comedy as a whole; not taking anything away from anyone that is in it now.

Hopefully, he keeps this up and stays away from the crazy antics that will overshadow his legacy as a comedian.


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