Dave Chappelle was on top of the world with his successful series, The Chappelle Show, his $50 million contract with Comedy Central and a mass fanbase around the nation. Not too bad for a once modest stand-up comedian but all the fame and fortune wasn't enough for him...
This is an interview he had with CNN's Anderson Cooper in 2006 about the pressures of performing his social satire from the corporate media and the dissatisfaction of doing it for people more than himself. He's an example of how businesses can press their cash-crop stars to massively produce for them to the point where, despite a ludicrous salary and national recognition, the star makes a counter-culture decision and chooses their own self-respect rather then give in to whatever the company wants them to do to make the dollar.
I hope Dave displays to you an example of never selling yourself or your soul to someone or something else in exchange for money, no matter how large the offer is...
-gs1r-
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