Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion. Eminem on life
I need drama in my life to keep making music. Eminem on life
If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something. Eminem on life
I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it. Eminem on love
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. Eminem on love
Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I'm doing. Eminem on love
I love the attention but I don't like too much of it. Eminem on love
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. Eminem on marriage
I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked. Eminem on mom
I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it. Eminem on money
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. Eminem on music
I need drama in my life to keep making music. Eminem on music
Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism. Eminem on music
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. Eminem on music
I didn't have nothin' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything. Eminem on music
Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing. Eminem on music
I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate. Eminem on music
I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. Eminem on poetry
A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I'm learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, 'I can't go to Kmart. I can't take my kids to the haunted house.' Eminem on positive
Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business. Eminem on relationship