Interest in Icke's conspiracy theories is widespread and has cut across political, economic, and religious divides. His audiences hold a wide range of beliefs, uniting individuals, and left and right wing groups; from [[New Age]]rs, and [[Ufologists]],{{sfn|Lewis|Kahn|2010|p=75}}{{sfn|Barkun|2003|p=106}} as well as the far-right [[Christian Patriot movement]]s, and the UK [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] group [[Combat 18]], which supports his writings.{{sfn|Lewis|Kahn|2010|p=75}} Icke's work is representative of a major global countercultural trend.{{sfn|Lewis|Kahn|2010|p=75}} American novelist [[Alice Walker]] is an admirer of Icke's writings,<ref name="GradyVox" /><ref name="RosenbergTab" /><ref name="desert-island-discs-alice-walker-interview">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/49a99856#b01shstm |title=Desert Island Discs: Alice Walker |date=19 May 2013 |publisher=BBC Radio 4}}</ref><ref name="Yikes!">{{Cite news |last1=Hoyles |first1=Ben |last2=Moore |first2=Matthew |title=Yikes! David Icke on march again after Pulitzer writer Alice Walker's praise |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/yikes-david-icke-on-march-again-after-pulitzer-writer-alice-walker-s-praise-rdmlvlw0l |access-date=24 December 2018 |work=[[The Times]] |date=22 December 2018}}</ref> along with comedian [[Russell Brand]],<ref name="NS Media Group">{{Cite web |last1=Lynskey |first1=Dorian |title=Psycho lizards from Saturn: The godlike genius of David Icke! |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2014/11/psycho-lizards-saturn-godlike-genius-david-icke |website=New Statesman |date=6 November 2014 |publisher=NS Media Group |access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="brand-on-the-run">{{Cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |title=Brand on the run|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/09/russell-brand-sachsgate |work=The Observer |publisher=Guardian News & Media|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> and musician [[Mick Fleetwood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 musicians who are fascinated by conspiracy theories |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/893519fc-6a50-4de5-9b59-59db079bf48e |website=BBC |date=16 April 2018 |access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> Icke has emerged as a professional [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]]<ref name="barkun-chasing-phantoms" /> within a global [[counter-cultural]] movement that combines [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order conspiracism]], the [[9/11 Truth movement|truther]] movement and [[Anti-globalization movement|anti-globalisation]], with an [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] conspiracist subculture.{{sfn|Lewis|Kahn|2010|p=75}}
