A biography for Eminemhasn’t been written yet.
“Being a student of hip-hop in general, you take technical aspects from places. You may take a rhyme pattern or flow from Big Daddy Kane or Kool G Rap.”
“You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.”
“It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening.”
“When 'Paul's Boutique' came out, I was one of the fans that didn't get it.”
“It creeps me out sometimes to think of the person I was. I was a terrible person. I was mean to people.”
“I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.”
“I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. I'm not really book-smart.”
“I was going to McDonald's and Taco Bell every day. The kids behind the counter knew me - it wouldn't even faze them. Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad. I got so heavy that people started to not recognize me.”
“Touring is hard on the body.”
“Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love.”
“If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down.”
“Honestly, I never really put the mic down.”
“I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.”
“I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad.”
“I always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.”
“Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.”
“The details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family.”
“It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.”
“I didn't have nothin' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.”
“I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.”