Sunday, January 3, 2010

Elton John is helping Eminem kick the habit


When Eminem needs support about his drug problem, he doesn't call Dr. Dre or 50 Cent.

He calls one of the most beloved gays... Elton John.

Yes, Elton has been that strong shoulder for him for some time now.

Talking to Danny Baker on his Radio 5 Live show yesterday, John said it is only possible to counsel addicted friends when they are ready. "I've been helping Eminem in the last 18 months and he is doing brilliantly," he said, going on to refer to his own successful struggle with addiction. "When you give it up, you tend to think everybody else has given it up, but of course it is just as prevalent as it ever was. And nowadays pills, such as downers, are even more damaging."

Eminem has an acknowledged problem with prescription drugs and was treated for a near-fatal methadone overdose. The artist became friends with John after a rocky start. When they met at the Grammy Awards in 2001 John, who has had a civil partnership with David Furnish since 2005, was critical of Eminem's comments about homosexuality. But the friendship became important to Eminem in the run-up to the release of last year's album Relapse.

"[Elton] had a substance-abuse problem in the past. So when I first wanted to get sober, I called him, because he's somebody in the business who can relate to the lifestyle and how hectic things can be," Eminem told a Detroit newspaper last year. "He understands, like, the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs."

Fascinating! Maybe, possibly, he will help Em come out.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

odd combination

SteveA said...

So Eminem was rapping about bashing gays and now he has to humble himself - I guess he's grown up!

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