Russell Brand says meditation has improved his life nearly as much as new wife Katy Perry. The comic, who dabbled in drugs and booze but has been clean for eight years, said, “Crack, heroin, they’re all nice at first but in case you haven’t noticed there are a few detrimental effects after that.” Speaking at the David Lynch Foundation “Change Begins Within” benefit at MoMA on Monday, Brand also said Lynch taught him about transcendental meditation and told him: “When someone says something stupid, instead of hitting them in the head with a baseball bat, you say, ‘That’s a really good idea. It’s just not the right idea for this.’ “