Eminem was on the toilet when he came up with his nickname Slim Shady.
The ‘Lose Yourself’ rapper finds his bathroom an inspiring place where he
comes up with a lot of ideas.
He said: “I was sitting on the toilet and a lot of good material came out of
that. This name popped into my head. I was kind of skinny and I thought
maybe it should be something slim.
“And then for some reason Slim Shady popped into my mind and I just thought
of 20 things to rhyme with it.
“I just thought, 'This is it'. I went back in the room and just kept
writing.”
Eminem has also
revealed the point when he decided it was time to turn his life around.
The hip-hop star – real name Marshall Mathers – pleaded guilty to carrying a
concealed weapon during a fight outside a nightclub and was sentenced to one
year's probation and community service in June 2001.
He added: “I think I made a decision when I was sitting in the back of the
cop car.
“But when I got through it, I was like, 'I can't act like an idiot anymore.
I got kids.’ ”

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