Joe Rogan Experience #2463 - Steve-O
In a Nutshell
Steve-O reflects on his post-Jackass career highs (2022 success, 2026 MrBeast $1M charity win), reputational repairs amid online hate, sobriety journey, and pivot to comedy with mindful stunt evolution, while ignoring critics and focusing on integrity by dropping harmful sponsorships. Rogan and Steve-O explore brain trauma from stunts/wrestling, comedy's fragmented landscape (favor YouTube over paywalls), transgender debates prioritizing women's safety, AI's job-disrupting future, and spiritual topics like reincarnation, NDEs, and oneness. Key advice: tune out negativity, practice radical self-forgiveness, stack good deeds, and live authentically—life's too short for comment-section anxiety.
These notes were generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies.
Steve-O describes 2022 as his most successful year, more than double his next best, driven by the Jackass movie topping theaters, post-pandemic revenge spending, stimulus money, low interest rates, and high merch sales. Coming off this high, he felt the internet turned on him with negative comments accusing him of over-promoting merch. He agrees with constructive criticism and works to address it. Joe Rogan advises against reading comments due to overwhelming voices and recommends ignoring them.
Steve-O has a dick tattoo on his right eyebrow done by Post Malone, not from a bet but an experiment to see how long he keeps it before lasering it off. It's a weird "banana dick." Surprisingly, his life didn't change much. Joe notes if Marco Rubio had one, it would end his career, but it fits Steve-O.
Addressing Criticism in 2024-2025
Steve-O spent 2024-2025 mindfully repairing his reputation based on agreed criticisms, making good progress. In 2026, he won MrBeast's challenge with 30 celebrities including Matt Rife, Sal Vulcano, Howie Mandel, Diplo, and Bella Twins, earning $1 million for charity to promote Beast Games on Prime, which he calls the best TV show ever.
Joe praises MrBeast as a wizard who openly shares algorithm manipulation tactics. MrBeast nearly podcasted with Steve-O atop a pyramid but scheduling conflicted. People criticized MrBeast for filming in Egypt with Zahi Hawass, former head of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, seen as pushing a narrative denying evidence on pyramid construction. Joe challenges Hawass's claim of a "national project" lacking details on moving 2.3 million stones (2-80 tons each) from up to 500 miles away, precise true north alignment 4,500+ years ago. Advice: Ignore online hate; successful people like MrBeast face constant criticism from unreasonable voices.
Steve-O lost his mind over drunk audience disruptions (not witty hecklers) in 2022-2023, ejecting them for disrespecting paying fans, but was seen as a dick and overreacting due to burnout. He took it to heart; over two years without scolding or ejecting anyone. Now sets a positive tone upfront: "We're all here to have a good time." Stopped reacting intensely, and issues decreased. Joe notes Steve-O's career as a disruptor attracts disruptors, creating irony when demanding politeness for his multimedia show involving butt stunts.
Steve-O cringes at Tim Kennedy choking him unconscious and dropping him; he asked for it but hindsight deems it unfunny and disturbing. Being choked out isn't bad, but brain shutdown isn't healthy (no double-blind studies on tap vs. no-tap). In 2003, post-first Jackass movie, Gene LeBell (Judo Gene) swiftly choked out the entire Jackass cast; unused in film as too dark. Gene's style was gentle yet painful (knuckles in neck), taught by instructor Sylvio Pimienta. Chuck Liddell also skilled at it. Someone took a full-blast punch from Chuck, risking serious injury.
Early UFC and Jackass Era
Filmed 2002; UFC grew post-2005 via Chuck Liddell, but exploded with Ultimate Fighter premiere fights: Diego Sanchez beat Kenny Florian, then Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin peaked at 6-7 million viewers from 1 million, shifting history as people called friends to watch. Chuck was perfect champion: tall, built, mohawk, kanji tattoo, seek-and-destroy. Jackass on MTV hit 4.5 million concurrent viewers; media less fragmented pre-internet/social media/video streaming.
Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) noted '90s as last era of communal TV viewing and Tuesday album drops. Pre-internet, discoveries came from friends, e.g., Johnny Rizzo introduced Brand New Heavies' jazz-rap album with Gang Starr and Cool G Rap (live band like NPR Tiny Desk). Johnny had rubber face for crazy expressions.
Choking Out Audience and Self
Choking clips disturbing due to twitching. Ryan Dunn, post-Gene experience, started choking fans on Steve-O's tour, despite no combat background. Steve-O, uncomfortable and on drugs, left stage as fans begged; Dunn dropped them. One cocaine-fueled day (3 days straight), Dunn choked Steve-O out 6 times, escalating to violent ragdolling and head drops, breaking a tooth. Cocaine visible. Rarely happens in training vs. tapping.
Steve-O knocked unconscious 16 times total? No, less than Johnny's 16. Heavy WWE Monday Night Raw knockout by Samoan Bulldozer (heavy bones) elbow while promoting second Jackass movie with Chris Pontius. Matches like jam band: tentpole moments filled in.
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Albums had set release dates like new Van Halen; discoveries word-of-mouth.
Steve-O describes his final wrestling match move, a splash where a 350 lb Samoan wrestler jumps off the top rope to body slam him while he's laying on the ground. He didn't understand that to end the match, the loser must stop moving completely. After the splash, he reacted by laughing and rolling around, which the wrestler took as disrespect. The wrestler hit him again with an elbow drop, then kept hitting and kicking because Steve-O kept moving. The elbow drop knocked him out; he doesn't remember leaving the ring. They cut to commercial because it was too dark for WWE to show.
Joe Rogan notes the repeated brain trauma from moves like body slams. Wrestlers get concussions constantly due to unavoidable physical contact. Hulk Hogan, met multiple times, shrank six inches from back surgeries fusing discs damaged by dropping his 300+ lb body on his assbone repeatedly. He now uses a cane. The Rock is an outlier, still mobile after a long career. Stone Cold Steve Austin seems in reasonable shape, but many wrestlers end up with fake hips, fused backs, and other issues.
Steve-O has hardware in his ankle and collarbone, meniscus surgery on one knee (elective for partially torn meniscus in 2023, advised for long-term benefit). Joe had left knee meniscus surgery; cushion doesn't regrow, knee feels loose. Cadaver meniscus transplants aren't 100% effective, require full removal and sewing in, with rough recovery. Joe's knee hurt for a while post-2006 surgery, irritated further by a skiing accident.
Joe recommends peptides for knee recovery, mentioning Donald Cerrone and Transcend. Steve-O tried them but stopped due to travel logistics (needs refrigeration). Joe suggests using a Yeti thermos with ice. Steve-O also tried testosterone (levels at 300, prescribed by Transcend), but stopped due to forgetting; noticed no major difference after stopping. Joe suggests strength training like deadlifts and squats (especially zercher squats) to ramp up natural testosterone for health and longevity. Steve-O uses a Whoop band; his HRV is 113 today (super good, average 90).
In Jackass Forever (fourth movie), cast dressed as marching band on a horse treadmill. Steve-O got knocked out cold hitting his head after being spit off the end—worst concussion, out longer than ever. Johnny Knoxville bled from the head in the clip. Another bad one: Knoxville vs. Butterbean in a store; Butterbean knocked him down then made him stand for a finish. Butterbean has highlight reels of knocking out giant men.
Jim McMahon (Chicago Bears quarterback) can't remember things—stands in living room disoriented, blacks out. Quarterbacks in the 80s got hit hard; rules now protect them more. Cumulative trauma from high school, college, pros adds up. Football is brutal, especially Texas high school and UT college games.
NFL uploads 10-15 minute condensed game videos on YouTube post-game—digestible, only awesome plays (punts/kickoffs only if returned for TD or turnover). Converted Steve-O to subscribe for full playoffs. Complaint: thumbnails spoil outcomes. Joe compares to UFC VOD thumbnails spoiling fights; Dana White fixed it with Disney. Suggests neutral NFL thumbnails.
UFC excels: no downtime, full card entertaining (even undercards, Contender Series prospects), insane production. Boxing has long waits between bouts. Netflix Tyson-Paul (108 million viewers) vs. Joshua (30 million) blew opportunity to fix boxing with UFC-style broadcast. Zuffa promoting boxing now with Conor Benn, Jai Opetaia. HBO Boxing was peak (Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, fighters like Roy Jones Jr., George Foreman)—smooth production, hype videos, only great fights; canned despite decades of success.
Comedy landscape fragmented; advise young comics to prioritize YouTube visibility over paywalls for virality. Steve-O regrets paywall on last multimedia special (extra naughty Jackass-style content with nudity/violence, can't go on YouTube). Wishes he'd put it free on his site (steveo.com has others free, no ads). Andrew Schulz's model: pay now, YouTube later—some backlash, but people get mad about everything.
Successful comedians can announce a three-month YouTube release window for specials to build anticipation. Success level matters: fans of top comedians question paywalls, preferring free releases. Louis CK, after being banished, built a one-stop website shop with Horace and Pete, Lucky Louie, all episodes, and his mailing list. His emails are engaging, interesting, funny, entertaining, informative without pressure—perfect balance of capitalism and artistry.
Andrew Tate's success makes fans resistant to paywalled specials: "come on man, just put it on YouTube." Next special will have no paywall. Stan Hope and Bill Burr: specials are ads to get people to live shows. Must retire material: "sail out to sea and light it on fire." Hard for everyone, especially physical comedy like Steve-O's—needs new self-harm stunts like stapling lip shut or tying dick.
Steve-O spent couple years in darkness, adjusting approach mindfully. Early 2025, heavy into spirituality and faith. January 2025, podcasted with Mark Wahlberg, very Catholic/Christian. Steve-O criticized as shill, accurate—e.g., last JRE promoted butt wipes, Joe warned bad for plumbing.
Dude Wipes package says flush one at a time. Joe: don't flush anything but toilet paper—talk to any plumber. Internet memed Joe shutting down Steve-O's plug. Steve-O stopped selling everything.
Ketone IQ sponsor: energy shot with ketones for brain focus, sustained clarity. Used for podcasting, gym, locking in. ketone.com/rogan for 30% off subscription; at Target protein/electrolyte aisle, first shot free, 60-day guarantee.
Tushy bidet attachment: favorite sponsor ever, not current. Cleans butthole, pat dry with little wipe. Feels better, no smearing on hairy ass. Crisis without bidet—wet wipes essential backup but nasty in trash (smell, need plastic liner). Studio has similar bidets. Tushy Ace: heated seat, warm water, blow dries. Changes life.
Podcast with Mark Wahlberg: meaningful faith conversation. Day episode dropped, hiking in Tennessee state park, realized cut to gambling ad—felt hypocritical. Joe: gambling not hypocritical. Issue is addiction/lack of self-control, not gambling itself (like food, alcohol, drugs). Watched Uncut Gems—Adam Sandler killed it, shows gambling addiction horror.
Steve-O decided: only promote what's good for people, no harm. Hasn't promoted gambling since, feels good. All adjustments make him feel better about life/career.
2026: MrBeast video, new Jackass movie—restored integrity.
Harland Williams podcast in RV at his house. Steve-O bad driver, small driveway. Harland: "It's AIDS, Steve-O. You have AIDS."
Brought up politics for absurdity. Sarcastic: "majority of immigrants are murderers"—clipped seriously, backlash: "all immigrants are murderers." Steve-O opposite view.
Instagram clarification: shocked absurd sarcasm taken seriously. <1% population commits murder, no group majority murderers. Actually, ICE agents more likely to murder.
Other half hated that. Sister tweaked/approved post. Better hated for real views. Happened 3-4 weeks ago, felt shitty texting Joe.
Joe: speak mind. Steve-O regrets all, could word better—bothered by misunderstanding. Sarcasm with Harland backfires (like Duncan Trussell Illuminati/Rothschild podcasts with Tony Casillas as Rockefeller, doorman dyes hair, stays in character).
Steve-O too sensitive, seeks feedback—unhealthy for fame level. Successful people dwell on haters, brain fixates on threats. Louis CK: internet is just talk, written down seems real—bar talk, not all rational/valuable.
MrBeast win: gave $1M to Doctors Without Borders, one kid recognized—not life-altering. Backlash feels like whole world hates, but reality unchanged.
Cancelled friend (10+ years ago, comedy community rumor): felt judged everywhere. Imagine Monica Lewinsky pre-internet: everyone knows she sucked president's dick at 20, taints all interactions/dating.
Her HBO special: audience Q: seeking attention contradicts claims. Clarifying backfires if self-serving—better admit mistakes, be real.
Steve-O: blew it. Joe: all in head, everyone still loves, same guy. Rare fan turns hater unless mentally ill. High school: fans mad bands famous = sellouts. Dumb: if awesome, more should know.
Criticism when bands change for broad audience. Some like Nirvana just hit big organically—people mad anyway. Human: feel elite appreciating underground vs. normies (Debbie Gibson). If great like Nirvana, everyone wants it—"sold out." Mad at self/life/position.
Life is getting difficult, but people have always behaved this way, accelerated by the internet times 10, 100, or a million. We're at the brink of something crazy with AI taking over society within years, leading to the most radical change civilization has ever seen—a perfect storm with unsustainable debt over a trillion dollars just in interest payments.
Other nations and central banks want to de-dollarize and aren't buying US treasuries like before. The US overspends by selling treasuries; now the Fed is the main buyer, printing money. Other countries are buying less, though US treasuries remain the most liquid. As it becomes harder to sell, yields increase, leading to bigger interest payments, crippling the economy. Printing money devalues the dollar, causing persistent inflation—not like Germany or Zimbabwe, but ongoing. Purchasing power declines while wages stagnate, squeezing people financially. Then AI wipes out jobs.
No one knows exactly what will happen or how society stays functional. Elon Musk envisions universal high income from AI-generated wealth, allowing people to do whatever they want without working. Problem: people derive identity from work, especially after schooling for it or lifelong careers like lawyer or doctor. Suddenly AI eliminates it—what then? Play golf all day? Universal high income removes incentives to work harder, earn more, or innovate. Will all innovation come from AI?
Everything Joe does is fun; he does stand-up and guest spots for free. Had fun at Kill Tony last night—best show on earth, unbelievably talented. Tony Hinchcliffe is the best host of any live comedy show ever. He nails the funniest reaction instantly, like a team of writers prepared it—always mean.
Tony asks audience not to reveal guests beforehand. Tony is the fastest, wittiest comic. He created the format: comics do one minute. Comics bomb their first time at Madison Square Garden in front of 16,000. Features guests like David Tell, Shane Gillis, William Harlin, Darnell—greatest guests. Kyle Dunigan does five incredible characters. Adam Ray. High-level comics who aren't super known. Joe brought his tour opener, put his name in the barrel.
Can't get anyone on Kill Tony—the barrel is legit. Tony grabs whatever paper his hand touches. People always ask to get friends on; he refuses. It's chance and chaos—part of the fun. Unknowns kill it and launch careers.
Kill Tony is cornerstone of stand-up: no rules, no holds barred, great panel, launches careers. Important at the club to show a pathway—work hard, build routine, kill on Kill Tony for a career. Club has two open mic nights, development program, talent coordinator Adam Egan who watches sets and gives feedback.
Joe's opener Chris Harvey drove from Tampa: 6 foot 4, 480 pounds, missing tooth, beard, funniest guy from Ohio (Dayton?). Met at comedy club in Fort Wayne, Indiana; booked him to open, loved his set, hired for three weeks. Texted Tony to put him in bucket and open mic for booker.
Can't just get on because requests would overrun, and some suck. Let it happen naturally. Magical when unknown Bob Smith pulls out and kills.
Watched Brian Callen's recent special at the Mothership—enjoyed it. Comedy is subjective; anyone can put out a special. YouTube videos called it the worst bomb to end his career. People want it to suck; some think Chappelle's last special sucked.
Riyadh comedy festival was an apocalyptic nuclear bomb with backlash. Comics defensive about going, some disingenuous. Chappelle's special unapologetic about Riyadh: went, got paid a ton for comedy—masterful checkmate.
Idea of supporting regime by performing is crazy; it's for audience members with no say in monarchy government. Joe doesn't judge—hasn't skipped UFC in Saudi Arabia or Dubai. Don't do it with sports, but do with comedy? Comedians as social commentators carrying free speech baton.
Saudi attributed to Jamal Khashoggi murder: Washington Post journalist killed at Turkish embassy, cut up with bone saw. Criticism valid, but performers do it for audience. Can't disparage Islam or royal family (maybe religion period). Decide if parameters fit your act—no bits about them, or do uncensored set.
Chappelle checkmated critics; not on social media, ignores opinions. People call him transphobe for joking about transgender friend—made jokes about trans people. Can't joke about something? That thing is fucked up. Lakota had sacred clown hayoka to mock everything; if you can't mock it, it's compromised. Can joke about anything if funny, even tragedy given time. 9/11 jokes now fine.
Jeff Ross's funniest tweet (~2016): magician found hanging in Magic Castle closet (suicide)—last words "abracadaver."
If can't make fun of trans people, glaring hole in narrative.
New hour theme: how is Steve-O supposed to be in his 50s? Bits on prostate exams, colonoscopies to destigmatize (blending with entertainment). Middle-age rite: realizing "I'm getting tits"—dimples, underboob. Lashing out at father time with boob job.
Had plastic surgeon Terry Dubrow (from Botched, fixes botched surgeries; brother of Quiet Riot lead singer) on podcast. Proposed stunt: boob job, film pranks/stunts, remove after. Terry examined shirtless: skin loose for double D implants, remove within two months or stretching unmanageable. Huge commitment.
Blabbed to media. Night before surgery, doctor's guy calls: anesthesiologist backed out, reschedule. Next day buying groceries in LA supermarket, transgender cashier describes oppression: not allowed to use bathroom at work. Universe intervened; realized need to run it by someone.
Joe: Not allowed bathroom aligning with biological sex. Some have genuine gender dysphoria feeling wrong biological sex. Others: autogynephilia—men aroused by pretending to be women, creeps wanting access to women.
Chromosomes not complex. Mental gymnastics justifying biological males competing with females. As father of daughters, creeps exist—not all trans are creeps, but bearded cross-dressers in women's bathrooms with hard-ons are crazy men now accepted.
Two groups: gender dysphoria sufferers wishing opposite sex (men main problem; trans men in men's bathrooms—who cares?). Perverts get hall pass to women's spaces.
Women (unless woke-captured) agree perverts real. Loopholes: 47 biological males in California women's prisons (some sex offenders). Canada: sex offender got taxpayer boob job, housed in women's prison. Men pretend trans, impregnate/rape women in prison. Just identify—no operation, hormones needed. Even with estrogen, still man by chromosomes. Gender dysphoria was mental illness until recent empathy.
Steve-O agrees valid; cashier not creepy pervert, but heard oppression from politicians trying to put him in
Politicians trying to put transgender people in internment camps—no mainstream movement exists; at most one fringe voice for attention. Trans shooters have killed more people than ICE this year. Majority of high school shootings involve transgender individuals due to psych medications, hormones, pre-existing mental struggles, ostracism, and narratives of genocide against trans people. They attack figures like JK Rowling and Martina Navratilova, a famous lesbian, for opposing biological men in women's tennis.
Either follow biology (XY chromosomes) or enter gray areas allowing men in women's prisons. Solution: individual bathrooms where feasible; all-gender bathrooms risk legal issues in multi-stall settings like bars. If a trans person in a dress enters the men's room, leave them alone. Prioritize women's safety over one person's feelings—rules exist because some men are creeps who could exploit loopholes by wearing dresses. Not all trans people are like this, but loopholes must close, similar to closed borders to screen immigrants despite most not being murderers.
Be kind to trans people—call them by preferred names like Stacy; Joe knows trans individuals, including Jim Norton's trans wife, whom he hugs. Steve-O felt compassionate from his experience but avoided boob job at 52, which Joe calls stupid—no one likes you more for it. Bert was into the idea and finds it funny; he has his own boobs, quit drinking for six months after health scare, has a good Netflix sitcom but gets negative feedback for overpromotion. Ignore critics: if annoyed by Bert promoting comedy specials, don't watch.
There's to be angry about in the world. Bert Chrysler promoting a comedy special is not on that list.
Steve-O promotes only healthy or non-harmful things like AG1, but faces criticism from Brian Johnson (anti-aging enthusiast who sells competing supplement).
Joe drinks AG1 daily—it's a multivitamin in travel packs, better than no vitamins. Criticisms target overstated probiotic/prebiotic benefits and nutrient density, but liquid multivitamin is nutritional insurance to fill diet gaps. Tastes good; not the end-all for health (exercise and diet are), but vitamins help. Not bad for you; take it or don't.
You're halfway dead, Bubba. You don't have much time on this planet to be worrying about stupid shit.
Be a good guy without constant worry or headspace on public image/career. Enjoy work, do your best—everything will be fine or not; you die anyway. Stop mapping life around others' opinions. Self-audit when unhappy, fix issues: do less of bad, more of good, be kinder. Avoid absorbing commenter negativity. Social media is like gambling, porn, food—beneficial tool but addictive; Joe quit porn over a decade ago.
OnlyFans stats: 100-150 million subscribers (mostly free accounts), 4-4.2% pay (4-5 million payers). 4-4.6 million creators worldwide, 1 million in America. 14% of American women aged 18-24 have accounts (estimate)—many do bikini shots, nip slips, G-strings; Bad Baby made $50 million.
On-camera sex for money blurs into porn/prostitution. Legalizing prostitution would draw desperate people (e.g., Uber drivers turning to it). Freedom vs. societal good.
Hypothetical loophole: brick-and-mortar with women, ordained minister for on-spot marriages allowing consummation, then annul—prostitution loophole. Similar to sham marriages for citizenship (e.g., financial deals with Russians in 90s).
Reincarnation: Steve-O open to it; solid evidence from kids giving verifiable details. Alternative: genetic memory explains irrational fears like arachnophobia (spider trauma in lineage), ophidiophobia (snakes). Animals show it—golden retriever Marshall instinctively retrieves balls, pees in bushes lifting leg, chases squirrels despite being well-fed.
Children fear monsters in dark (genetic memory of big cats predating humans), not real threats like molesters. Talented musicians' kids often talented even if adopted. Highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) like Marilu Henner (Taxi)—recalls July 2, 1976 as Tuesday, news, clothes, etc. If passed genetically, could access prior lives' memories.
DNA holds generations of info; accessing it might mimic reincarnation. Dr. Jim Tucker (University of Virginia) continues Dr. Ian Stevenson's work. Common cases: kid recalls plane crash as pilot, verifies details against records 50 years prior, recognizes people/places—no family connection.
Memories emerge age 2-5, fade by then; kids freak out if questioned. Dalai Lama selected via reincarnation-tested kid. Near-death experiences (NDEs): consciousness separate from brain—'dead' patients describe events/doctors in other hospital areas (e.g., doctor spills spaghetti, covers stain with lab coat; patient recalls).
Duncan Trussell: brain as antenna, not generator—smash radio, signal persists, tunes into another. Explains reincarnation, souls. Many societies believe in reincarnation, afterlife, disembodied consciousness, heavenly beings.
The brain produces an endogenous dump of psychedelic chemicals under stress, including dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which the body makes. Many believe DMT acts as a chemical gateway, providing a peek into the afterlife. During near-death experiences, the brain floods with DMT to prepare for leaving this world. Near-death experiences often involve going through a tunnel with a light at the end, resembling a journey. Jeremy Renner had one from a snowmobile accident. Thousands of near-death experience videos on YouTube describe life review, where your life does not merely flash before your eyes but immerses you timelessly in the most important, memorable moments from the perspectives of those you influenced. You become those people, feeling their emotions. This aligns with spiritual ideas that separation is an illusion, that we are all one, eyes in the same head, the same thing in different costumes.
Why are we separate? God as absolute oneness cannot experience itself without relation; it is pure love but lonely. The universe blasts itself into infinite separate things to create relativity, allowing God to experience itself through up/down, good/bad. The purpose is experience to know itself, applying to human beings and animals. Animals have souls without moral implications for growth. Human souls evolve through free will, choosing good or bad to grow toward love. Allan Kardec's 1857 book The Spirits Book, compiled from mediums, describes this spiritism.
Mediums vary; some are legit, others not. Animals focus on survival in the wild, while humans, with shelter and separation from nature, have higher moral implications and time to innovate and think. People buy into exciting spiritual ideas as absolute truth. Near-death experiences from thousands of people show consistency, lending legitimacy via societies of experiencers, though frauds may slip in.
Alien abduction experiences are similarly consistent worldwide, hard to describe or believe if not experienced. Jacques Vallée's work shows such events from the 1700s-1800s, described differently without modern concepts of metal flying craft; people reported meeting creatures, being taken away, waking in light.
In life review, people feel the sorrow of those they hurt, returning with remorse, heightened compassion, less interest in material things. Steve-O reflects on his past wreckage from drugs, sex, and chaos, improved over nearly 18 years clean and sober, but worries about bad temper. Trajectory shows upward improvement. Life review motivates stacking good deeds.
You're worried about a comment section in heaven.
Anything motivating goodness is great, even selfishly. Keep cash to give $20 to Uber drivers, homeless.
Steve-O does 30 minutes yoga daily and perfect push-ups. Hard workouts relieve anxiety. Regret helps course-correct but constant self-analysis becomes addiction. Therapy can provide tools or feed narcissism. Psychedelics get you outside your head, away from obsessing over others' opinions. Smartwatches distract; watches should just tell time.
Surround yourself with people promoting radical self-forgiveness. Let go of past traumas like high school bullying, which can cause adult anxiety. Recognize flaws to improve, then focus on enjoying and excelling at what you do. Constant head-living hinders this.
Steve-O moved 45 minutes north of Nashville to 44 acres with an additional dwelling unit, one-mile wooded trail loop. Motivated by LA insurance cancellations due to fire risk in Hollywood Hills; wanted land for animal sanctuary. Discovered area scouting for UFC fights (originally Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Cory Sandhagen, became Cory vs. Rob Font). Peace there reduces anxiety, though touring keeps him away. Touring is a gift.
Got sober 2008 at 33, realizing potential decades left after burning bridges and savings. Deflating ego for spiritual principles questioned career viability. Started comedy at The Laugh Factory for $20. Post-Jackass 3D, Howard Stern mention led to nationwide bookings with good money. Grinded 45 weeks/year by 2011, developing craft through repetition.
Gatekeepers criticize celebrities doing comedy. Charlie Murphy, famous from Chappelle's Show and Eddie Murphy's brother, started standup after two years, ballsy with high expectations. Famous acts sell tickets but face scrutiny; consolidate thoughts, hire help if needed. Steve-O does standup plus repeatable stunts/tricks.
Get out of your head; it's contagious like loser mindset or self-sabotage. Cut ties with regressive people. Surround with solid people from yoga. Be the person solid people want around. Avoid career-worriers feeding anxiety over comments. Focus on facts and current actions, not accomplishments for reassurance. Jackass movies remain full force; dick on forehead iconic. Close people voice no concerns.
Your brain can hijack you. Thoughts run away; corral them like training a dog not to chew furniture or piss on the TV. Be a good Steve-O trainer.
You're a good dude who cares; that's why.
Joe praises Steve-O for being thoughtful and friendly, reassures him everything will be all right, and jokes about reincarnation: coming back as a butterfly, a World War II pilot, or going back in time with memories of the future. > Imagine you're in the trenches of World War I. You're like, "Are you kidding me? I used to have an iPhone. I had a watch that was my dad was calling me on it. This is so stupid. Now I'm worried about getting eaten by wolves in this trench."
Discusses quantum physics and quantum mechanics where all possible realities exist in one moment. Steve-O mentions not understanding it despite trying.
Marshall is nine years old. Steve-O worries he'll only live a few more years, though well-fed Goldens can live 15-16 years. > It's really hard. Like we were playing today, you know, I take him in the yard, throw the ball with him, and we're hanging out and cuddling and I just can't imagine a life where that dog's not around.
Marshall is a big love sponge who loves everybody, runs up wagging his tail, rubs against people, lies down for belly pets, and is used to being touched.
Steve-O found Wendy in Peru in 2017 with Chuck Liddell. Still has her at 11 years old, slowing down. Dogs don't live long enough. Wendy is retired on Steve-O's ranch in Tennessee, has become a gnarly country girl, goes out on the property and comes back with gnarly deer legs or wood.
Ranch cat hunts squirrels or whatever, kills birds, brings them to Wendy. Wendy was getting fat despite less feeding; found with big rodents. Watched her house a whole squirrel, swallow it whole. Old fat ass wasn't fast enough to catch it herself, so cat kills and shares: > Hey friend, I got some for you.
Cats just want to kill. If you let a cat go wild, it kills thousands of things. Saw a cat on ranch pounce with back up, butt wiggling, flying through air: > How happy is this cat living out here? Just being able to jack all these poor little unsuspecting animals all day long.
Previous owner said the cat Rocky takes job seriously: no mice or rats on property. Better than having mice, but cats are mass murderers.
Feral house cats, wild cats, regular cats left outside (not cougars) kill billions of mammals and billions of birds every year in America alone. They are so good at it and love doing it.
Steve-O had a fluffy cat that purred but was a murderer: caught birds out of air, sat by window chattering teeth at squirrels, made weird noises staring at birds and squirrels. They're little killing machines.
Steve-O has pigs, goats, cats, dogs. Great balance to past chaos and touring cities; come home to tweet tweet. Official 501c3 nonprofit animal sanctuary called Radical Ranch, website radicalranch.org (went live in January). People can donate, see all animals. Can take in abandoned dogs or goats people can't care for.
Shows website with animals including Wendy. Image of all animals together is Photoshopped to get them in one shot; otherwise dog would chase goats.
Appreciation exchanged. Steve-O sparing in hitting Joe up. Reassurance: don't worry, just be you, it's all going to be fine. > This is important for me, dude.
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