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Eminem Says He Felt Like ‘Bugs Bunny’ In Rehab

‘I couldn’t concentrate on my problem,’ he says of getting attention from fellow patients. By Mawuse Ziegbe Eminem Photo: Getty Images Before Eminem even dropped Relapse last year, he announced plans release a follow-up called Relapse 2 — and then he totally changed his mind . Instead, come June 21, fans will be able to pick up Em’s new album Recovery (which was moved up a day after it leaked online ). Eminem recently explained the meaning behind the album title in an interview with The New York Times, revealing that it is a direct reference to managing his ongoing battle with prescription drugs. “Vicodin, Valium and Ambien and, toward the end, which caused my overdose, methadone,” Eminem told the Times when asked what he was recovering from. “I didn’t know it was methadone. I used to get pills wherever I could. I was just taking anything that anybody was giving to me.” The hip-hop superstar also opened up about his stint in rehab. “The first time I went, it was in Brighton, Michigan,” he said “The second time, I didn’t go to rehab; I just went to a regular hospital. I detoxed in the hospital, and then I came home.” Coping with addiction is a demanding process, but due to his celebrity, Em had to deal with a unique set of challenges. The always candid MC said that he later chose to detox in a hospital because his outsize stardom affected the way his fellow addicts in rehab interacted with Em. “I couldn’t go back to rehab. I felt like I was Bugs Bunny in rehab,” Eminem said. “When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing my hats and pens and notebooks and asking for autographs. I couldn’t concentrate on my problem.” Did you prefer the Relapse 2 album title, or are you happy Em opted for Recovery instead? Let us know in the comments. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Eminem Related Artists Eminem

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Eminem Says ‘Slim Shady’ Wasn’t Right for Recovery

But Em assures fans that his rowdy alter ego isn’t going anywhere: ‘Shady still exists.’ By Mawuse Ziegbe Eminem Photo: Robyn Beck/ AFP/ Getty Images Eminem burst on the scene in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP, which introduced the world to Marshall Mathers’ manic, violent alter ego Slim Shady. Shady’s mercurial behavior has captivated fans throughout Em’s career, as Slim took cheeky shots at everyone from ‘NSYNC to his own mentor Dr. Dre and murdered his longtime gal pal Kim (only on wax, of course). Recently, the amped-up Shady has taken a backseat to Eminem’s candid rhymes about his struggles with fame and addiction. However, Em said that he hasn’t completely killed the Shady persona; it’s just not right for Recovery. “Shady still exists. But I don’t think the subjects on this record call for, you know, ‘bring the chainsaws and axes out and murder everyone on this record,’ ” Em told The New York Times in a recent interview. “There was so much stuff like that off the last record that I felt like I was starting to run it into the ground. I think consciously I went in a different direction with this record.” Em has been given a hard time for his hard-hitting rhymes, but when the Times pressed the star about whether he had any regrets about using unsavory terms when referring to women, he maintained that he was simply expressing his feelings honestly. “Anything I’ve ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time,” Eminem said. “But I think I’ve calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.” The star has certainly changed his outlook, as he mentioned in the same Times article, which will run in Sunday’s issue, that he supports gay marriage . Eminem’s Recovery is set to hit stores June 21. The album was pushed up a day after the much-anticipated follow-up to Relapse leaked online earlier this month. Do you want Slim Shady back, or are you happy Em is giving his alter ego a rest? Let us know in the comments! Related Photos The Evolution Of: Eminem Related Artists Eminem

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