And I didn't actually know that it was methadone. I started taking methadone around early December, which led to the overdose right before Christmas. So after I got out the hospital - I was in the hospital for a couple of weeks - and when I got home, I kind of went right back to using again and kind of scared the (beep) out of myself.ĮMINEM: Valium, Ambien, Vicodin and methadone. I don't think I actually realized the totality of what had happened. And I actually was unconscious for most of it so I don't really - I didn't really remember it, and I didn't really experience the overdose, I guess you would say. And it was one of those things where they actually said that had I got to the hospital two hours later, that I would have died. I actually overdosed in December of 2007. Did you hit a point where you were scared for yourself and for the people you love?ĮMINEM: Definitely. RAZ: The first single of this album, "Not Afraid," there's a line in there and it says: It was my decision to get clean.
And in coming out of that addiction and being clean and sober now for a little over two years, I put out a record last year called "Relapse," but kind of felt like I've done a lot of growing up, and I don't really feel like the last album really reflected where I was at mentally. I went through a pretty long period of struggle with addiction. There's a lot that's happened in my life that's led to this. RAZ: What's been happening in your life that led to an album called "Recovery"?ĮMINEM: That's a very broad question. Marshall Mathers - Eminem - joins me from Detroit. It's called "Recovery." And in it, you will find the story of a man trying to come to terms with his inner demons. RAZ: This is "Not Afraid," the first single off Eminem's new record. When I say 'em or do somethin I do it, I don't give a damn what you think. 'Cause ain't no way I'ma let you stop me from causin' mayhem. But you won't take the sting out these words before I say 'em. So what is it about Eminem? Why did Vibe magazine call him the greatest rapper of all time? How did he become one of Rolling Stone's 100 most significant artists?ĮMINEM: (Singing) You could try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em.
But there's lots of shocking and explicit stuff out there, and a lot of it never gains any traction. You can argue that violence and explicit lyrics sell. He's won 11 Grammys and an Academy Award, and he holds the record for the fastest-selling solo album in history.ĮMINEM (Rapper): (Singing) I'm not afraid. He's the best-selling artist of the last decade. His name is Marshall Mathers, but he's better known as Eminem. Speaking of Shakespeare, the BBC once described my next guest as quote, something approaching a modern-day Shakespeare.
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