14 DAY TRIAL // Back when he first broke on the scene as Slim Shady, there were only so few things that could describe Eminem and his sound: aggressiveness, rage and intolerance were among them. Often targeted for directly bashing or discriminating against the gay community, Eminem is now steering clear from all controversy in a new interview, in which he says love can’t be limited by gender considerations, Us Magazine writes.
Of course, that’s not to say that he used hatred and intolerance just for show or, even worse, only to sell records, Eminem is quick to specify. At the time he came out with a record, whatever feeling was most dominant in a song (be it negative or positive, but generally the former) was what he felt when he recorded it. Things have changed throughout the years, though, he says, which is why he could even see himself as an advocate for same-gender marriage.
“I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want. It’s the new tolerant me!” the rapper says of his new approach to marriage. In saying so, Eminem is actually doing a 180 on his stance in the past when, even if he did not say he opposed same-gender marriage, he hated those who supported it or, depending on the case, were considering it.
“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. 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. Anything I’ve ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time. But I think I’ve calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be,” Em goes on to say, explaining the difference between his latest record and his previous work.
Eminem’s “Recovery” arrives in music stores on June 22, 2010. Just like it happened with last year’s “Relapse,” “Recovery” too leaked online in its entirety two whole weeks before the official release.