Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 6:16 pm
Eminem:`i may be getting too big`
Detroit,Michigan(AP)- As notoriety has grown for rapper Eminem,he has forced himself into a daily regimen,he says,laying low to avoid getting lost in the limelight.
"Its almost to the point where i truly believe i may be getting to big for my own good"he told the Detroit Free Press."and i never really asked for that"
This year,his album,"The Eminem Show" sold 7.4 million copies,and the "8 mile"film soundtrack sold 3.5 million."8 mile" which stars Eminem,has been one of the most successful pop music films in history.
"Looking back at this year?i really havent thought about it"said the rapper,whose real name is Marshal Mathers III."I never really stop to look back on things and reflect on them.I keep `em on the head,but I`m concentrating on next year more than anything."
He spends long hours producing at a studio in Ferndale and evenings at home in Clinton Township with his 7-year old daughter,Hailie.His ex-wife,Kim,recently moved back in,and the couple are reconciling what has been a famously tumultuous relationship.
Mathers,30,said he`s abandoned drugs and hits weights daily.He said that if he had kept up his pace--the drugs,the parties,and relentless family crises--he`d be dead.
But he knows his success comes with another danger:the mainstreaming of a bad boy,whether he wants it or not.
"When everyone loves you,who`s left to hate?he said."The kids want something they can hold onto that their parents hate.I know I did growing up.I didn`t want to listen to anything my parents listened to."
-from cnn.com/entertainment
so there you have it,straight from the horses` mouth.
salute,
elazar
Detroit,Michigan(AP)- As notoriety has grown for rapper Eminem,he has forced himself into a daily regimen,he says,laying low to avoid getting lost in the limelight.
"Its almost to the point where i truly believe i may be getting to big for my own good"he told the Detroit Free Press."and i never really asked for that"
This year,his album,"The Eminem Show" sold 7.4 million copies,and the "8 mile"film soundtrack sold 3.5 million."8 mile" which stars Eminem,has been one of the most successful pop music films in history.
"Looking back at this year?i really havent thought about it"said the rapper,whose real name is Marshal Mathers III."I never really stop to look back on things and reflect on them.I keep `em on the head,but I`m concentrating on next year more than anything."
He spends long hours producing at a studio in Ferndale and evenings at home in Clinton Township with his 7-year old daughter,Hailie.His ex-wife,Kim,recently moved back in,and the couple are reconciling what has been a famously tumultuous relationship.
Mathers,30,said he`s abandoned drugs and hits weights daily.He said that if he had kept up his pace--the drugs,the parties,and relentless family crises--he`d be dead.
But he knows his success comes with another danger:the mainstreaming of a bad boy,whether he wants it or not.
"When everyone loves you,who`s left to hate?he said."The kids want something they can hold onto that their parents hate.I know I did growing up.I didn`t want to listen to anything my parents listened to."
-from cnn.com/entertainment
so there you have it,straight from the horses` mouth.
salute,
elazar
