Eminem wanted to kill himself at the height of his addiction problems

Eminem wanted to kill himself at the height of his addiction problems

Eminem wanted to kill himself at the height of his addiction problems.
The ‘We Made You’ rapper – who is set to release his new LP ‘Relapse’
following a three-year-break from music - admits he briefly considered
committing suicide while struggling with his alcohol and drug problems.
He told British TV talk show host Jonathan Ross: "I just wasn't taking care
of myself, at times I wanted to just give it up.
“I was in a dark place. I wanted to pull back from the spotlight to reassess
my whole career.
“I got sober but it was pretty rough. A couple of years were bad for me."
The interview airs on ‘Friday Night With Jonathan Ross’ on BBC One this
Friday (15.05.09).
Eminem – who axed a planned European tour in 2005 to go to rehab – recently
revealed he almost died of a drug overdose.
He said: "My doctor told me those mysterious new pills were methadone, which
is used to wean heroin addicts off dope.
"My doctor told me the amount of methadone I'd taken was equivalent to
shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it
didn't click."
The 36-year-old hip-hop star is thrilled with his new material and insists
he is only addicted to work these days.
He said: "I almost feel like a little kid again with rap. Rap was my drug.
It used to get me high and then it stopped getting me high. Then I had to
resort to other things to make me feel that... now rap's getting me high
again."