Marshall Bruce Mathers III Quotes
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Why is it so hard for people to believe that white people are poor?! I wouldn't say I lived in a ghetto, I'd say I lived in the 'hood. The same friends I had back then are the same people on tour with me now.
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Youre still beautiful to me, cause youre my mom.
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I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.
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I had this whole Slim Shady concept of being two different people, having two different sides of me. One of them I was trying to let go, and I looked at the mirror and smashed it. That was the whole intro of the Slim Shady EP. Slim Shady was coming to haunt me.
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I truly believe I may be getting too big for my own good.
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If I said in one of my songs that my English teacher wanted to have sex with me in junior high, all I'm saying, is that I'm not gay, you know? People confuse the lyrics for me speaking my mind. I don't agree with that lifestyle, but if that lifestyle is for you, then it's your business.
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They call me superman, I'm here to rescue you.
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Mother, are you there? I love you. I never meant to hit you over the head with that shovel.
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I've been running a lot, taking care of myself.
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I just say whatever I want to whoever I want whenever I want wherever I want however I want.
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Getting clean made me grow up. I feel like all the years that I was using drugs, I wasn't growing as a person.
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Just never really got into cars and flossin' or never really cared, like I was always the type of person that felt like as long as I make enough money to support my family with this music that's all I really care about. You know what I mean so I don't really buy, I'm just not into like that many material possessions and stuff like that, because at the end of the day, it's just not that important.
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Don't let them tell you ain't beautiful
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The reality is you do not know exactly what is likely to occur tomorrow. Lifetime can be a ridiculous trip, and practically nothing is confirmed.
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I realize that some people see going away as, "Oh, he's irrelevant now," but I feel like if I don't go away, I get sick of myself. It's never been my thing to be in the spotlight all the time.
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Try to strip me of my credibility and make me look fake, G you only gonna be in for a rude awakening.
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Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know, I've written a whole song in an hour.
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You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.
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I did not know that I would grow to be my mothers evil seed and do these evil deeds.
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Despite what I say in my songs, its never okay for a man to put his hands on a female.
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Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I'm doing.
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I don't think that anything anyone has to say should ever be censored or unheard
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I’d rather die than you not be by my side.
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My only scheme was to be a rapper.