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"Russell Brand has praised close friend Noel Gallagher for supporting him during his rise to fame. The comedian met the former Oasis star at a stand-up gig in London in 2004. The guitarist since became a semi-regular host on Brand&amp;#039;s ill-fated Radio 2 show.  The 34-year-old told Q: &amp;quot;One thing that endlessly surprises me about him is he&amp;#039;s the sweetest, most thoughtful, sensitive person. He gives very good advice, if I ever have problems with relationships or friendships or fame.&amp;quot;  Last year, the comic quit his radio programme after he and fellow broadcaster Jonathan Ross were heavily criticised for leaving &amp;quot;grossly offensive&amp;quot; messages on actor Andrew Sachs&amp;#039;s answer machine during a live broadcast.  Brand added of the incident: &amp;quot;After all that happened, he (Gallagher) went, &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s a f**king load of b*llocks, don&amp;#039;t take it seriously&amp;#039;. He knows I&amp;#039;m not a malicious person.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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