Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive excerpt for the upcoming book The Way I Am by Eminem and Sacha Jenkins.
The Way I Am, Eminem‘s autobiography, details Eminem‘s rise to fame, family life, his personal struggles, and more.
In
an excerpt from The Way I Am, Eminem explains his notorious temper,
“My mood can change quickly. It’s always been that way. When I was
drinking, I could be in a good mood — just loving everybody and feeling
like everything was great — then somebody would say the wrong shit to
me, and before you knew it there was nothing my bodyguards could do to
stop me from reacting and at least punching, spitting, or kicking a few
times before they could get to me.“
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Eminem also speaks on his feuds with artists such as Christina Aguilera and Moby.
“I
had said some things about her in the past, Moby had said some things
about me, and I had said some things back about him. So I’m sitting
there next to Proof, and they bring in Moby and sit him like two rows
directly behind us…I’ve got Moby behind me, and Christina up onstage,
and then this [Triumph] dog puppet gets up in my face…All I saw was Moby and
Christina and this dude who’s sticking his hand in my face, trying to
be funny. I didn’t even see the puppet, you know? My natural reaction
was, ‘Get the fuck out of my face. Get your fucking hand out of my
face.’ And that’s when I kind of lost it and a half. I should have kept
my composure, but instead I stuck my fingers basically on Moby‘s nose.
Right in his face, like, ‘Fuck you.’“
Eminem‘s autobiography will also include drawings, handwritten lyrics, and never-before-seen photographs.
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The Way I Am will be released on October 21 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
