JACKASS Star Steve-O: A SHOCKING Story Of Unaddressed Childhood Trauma, 3-Day Drug Binges, Mocking Death & Craving Attention! (HOW TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND).

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Education, Business

4.5 • 17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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In this new episode Steven sits down with Stephen Glover, better known as the star of Jackass, Steve-O. After graduating from Clown College in 1997, and recording various death defying stunts on camera, Stephen became Steve-O, a member of the MTV series ‘Jackass’ in 1999. Since then, Jackass has become a cultural phenomenon with 3 TV series and 4 number one box office smash hit films. After battling addiction and becoming sober in 2008, Stephen has diversified his career, starting stand up comedy in 2013, creating the ‘Wild Ride! with Steve-O’ podcast in 2020, and writing 2 best selling memoirs. In this conversation Stephen and Steven discuss topics, such as: Stephen’s ‘insane’ childhood His mother’s alcoholism and later illness Why he thought he would be dead before the age of 25 His anger at the idea of death Feeling guilty for being successful Becoming sober and escaping addiction How heartbreak led Stephen to find stunts His constant need for attention and how it has driven his life Why Stephen feels as if he is defective You can purchase tickets to Stephen’s ‘Bucket List Tour’, which we be in the UK until 14th July 2023, here: https://bit.ly/3PCTIH8 Follow Stephen: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXQyWQ Twitter: https://bit.ly/44hbN1R YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pIyRHH Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6	I read that you are practically living on Diet Coke, booze, and nitrous. Not Diet Coke, a Diet of Cocaine.
0:52.4	Stevo!
0:53.0	The jackass superstar.
0:55.0	He survived his trademark wild stunts, along with some personal struggles.
1:00.0	It is of paramount importance that I find separation between me and the persona of Steve O.
1:07.0	Why?
1:08.0	We have to go back to the beginning of my journey.
1:11.0	I didn't get attention from my parents. My dad was a businessman. at my
1:13.0	parents my dad was a businessman and my mom suffered from alcoholism.
1:17.0	The father would praise you for stunts,
1:19.0	diving headfirst to the baseballs.
1:21.0	And he'd give $1.
1:22.0	I don't think you have to be
1:23.4	Sigma Freud to imagine that had something to do with coming an attention
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