FOR ALL AGES
Marshall Bruce Mathers III or Eminem is a renowned American rapper and songwriter.
The artist is considered one of this generation's greatest rappers. He is also one of the fastest ever rappers in the world.
The artist has the honor of singing the fastest ever rap verse but he is not the fastest rapper in the world. He has gained such popularity for his songs throughout the world, that he earns approximately $87,625.57 per day. Wow!
He has come so far in his life, turning his pain into songs that people love. His number one song, 'Lose Yourself' was released in 2002 and it's still one of the best. Read up on these Eminem quotes to know more about the extraordinary artist.
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Here's the list of all the best quotes from the artist Eminem, including Eminem quotes about life, Eminem quotes about writing songs, and more.
1. "A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people."
- Eminem.
2. "I've been running a lot, taking care of myself."
- Eminem.
3. "My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we're blood."
- Eminem.
4. "My thing is this; if I'm sick enough to think it, then I'm sick enough to say it."
- Eminem.
5. "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."
- Eminem.
6. "I shoot for the moon but I'm too busy gazing at the stars."
- Eminem.
7. "I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream."
- Eminem.
8. "I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that."
- Eminem.
9. "To the people I forgot, you weren't on my mind for some reason and you probably don't deserve any thanks anyway."
- Eminem.
10. "Love is just a word, but you bring it definition."
- Eminem.
11. "Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion."
- Eminem.
12. "If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something."
- Eminem.
13. "Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight."
- Eminem.
14. "Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them."
- Eminem.
15. "I'm just a little bit sicker than the average individual I think."
- Eminem.
16. "The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow."
- Eminem.
17. "Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism."
- Eminem.
18. "Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed."
- Eminem.
19. "When you're a little kid, you don't see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind."
- Eminem.
20. "It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening."
- Eminem.
The artist has seen many struggles in his life and has conquered them. These are some Eminem quotes that can inspire you too.
21. "Somebody told me this once, that the thing that makes me bad is the same thing that makes me good at other things."
- Eminem.
22. "When I do something I have to do it all the way - that goes for music, with a high-hat, a snare drum, a rhyme, everything. I have to push it to the extreme."
- Eminem.
23. "I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it."
- Eminem.
24. "Be proud to be out of your mind and out of control."
- Eminem.
25. "If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down."
- Eminem.
26. "You can make something of your life, it just depends on your drive."
- Eminem.
27. "I don't know how long I'm going to be on this planet. So while I'm here, I might as well make the most of it."
- Eminem.
28. "I'm not ashamed of anything."
- Eminem.
29. "Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn't much. But the things that I'm really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I'm not successful, what do I have?"
- Eminem.
30. "People will hate you for speaking the truth, but you've gotta learn to stand up to them, so don't be offended if I say something you don't like."
- Eminem.
31. "People can try to reinvent themselves. I don't think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you've done up to now."
- Eminem.
32. "I had nothing to lose, but something to gain. If I made an album for me and it was to my satisfaction, then I succeeded."
- Eminem.
33. "Behind every successful person lies a pack of haters."
- Eminem.
34. "Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned."
- Eminem.
35. "I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it."
- Eminem.
36. "I started learning how to not be so angry about things, learning how to count my… blessings instead. By doing that, I've become a happier person."
- Eminem.
These Eminem quotes below are some of the most famous ones by the artist.
37. "We just kept moving back and forth because my mother never had a job. We kept getting kicked out of every house we were in. I believe six months was the longest we ever lived in a house."
- Eminem.
38. "Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end."
- Eminem.
39. "When I was 9 years old, my uncle put me on to the Breakin' soundtrack. The first rap song I ever heard was Ice-T, 'Reckless'. From L.L. to the Fat Boys… I was fascinated."
- Eminem.
40. "Slim Shady is just the evil thoughts that come into my head. Things I shouldn't be thinking about. Not to be gimmicky, but people should be able to determine when I'm serious."
- Eminem.
41. "It doesn't exactly feel like a shock, but it's all new to me, and I'm taking it in as it comes."
- Eminem.
42. "You can't control who likes you. If I got Backstreet Boy fans what am I supposed to do? Turn them away? Whoever likes my stuff, likes my stuff but just know Slim Shady is hip hop."
- Eminem.
43. "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."
- Eminem.
44. " Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious."
- Eminem.
45. "Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found."
- Eminem.
46. "It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap."
- Eminem.
47. "The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow."
- Eminem.
48. "I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it."
- Eminem.
49. "A lot of truth is said in jest."
- Eminem.
50. "Here tell these people something they don't know about me."
- Eminem as B-Rabbit, '8 Mile'.
51. "Don't ever try to judge me dude.
You don't know what... I've been through,
but I know something about you!"
- Eminem as B-Rabbit, '8 Mile'.
52. "Mom, you gotta stop living your life like this."
- Eminem as B-Rabbit, '8 Mile'.
53. "When I was younger, I always wanted to live in a house like this, like what it used to be."
- Eminem as B-Rabbit, '8 Mile'.
54. "Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed."
- Eminem.
55. "I'm kind of funny about making new friends."
- Eminem.
Eminem has written a lot of songs taking inspiration from his own life. Here's a few Eminem song lyric quotes including his best rap quotes, such as Eminem quotes from 'Lose Yourself' and more.
56. "Nobody knows me, I'm cold, walk down this road all alone
It's no one's fault but my own, it's the path I've chosen to go."
- Eminem, 'Space Bound'.
57. "'Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud
Now I'm sittin' in this empty house, just reminiscin'."
- Eminem, 'Mockingbird'.
58. "Now this looks like a job for me
So everybody, just follow me
'Cause we need a little, controversy
'Cause it feels so empty, without me."
- Eminem, 'Without Me'.
59. "Call me crazy, but I have this vision
One day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian."
- Eminem, 'The Monster'.
60. "I'm standing up, I'mma face my demons
I'm manning up, I'mma hold my ground..."
- Eminem, 'Not Afraid'.
61. "It's so insane 'cause when it's going good, it's going great
I'm Superman, with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane."
- Eminem, 'Love The Way You Lie'.
62. "All I know is, you came to me when I was at my lowest
You picked me up, breathed new life in me, I owe my life to you."
- Eminem, 'I Need A Doctor'.
63. "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling
Why am I so differently wired? Am I a martian?"
- Eminem, 'Legacy'.
64. "You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em
But you won't take the sting out these words before I say 'em."
- Eminem, 'Not Afraid'.
65. "'Cause if I get burnt, I'ma show ya what it's like to hurt
'Cause I've been treated like dirt befo' ya
And love is evol, spell it backwards, I'll show ya."
- Eminem, 'Space Bound'.
66. "This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
What else can I say? It was fun for a while
Bet I really woulda loved your smile."
- Eminem, 'River'.
67. "But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
And don't squander it
'Cause you never know when it all could be over tomorrow."
- Eminem, 'The Monster'.
68. "I'm beginnin' to feel like a Rap God, Rap God
All my people from the front to the back nod, back nod."
- Eminem, 'Rap God'.
69. "Hailie, I know you miss your mom
And I know you miss your dad when I'm gone
But I'm trying to give you the life that I never had."
- Eminem, 'Mockingbird'.
70. "You don't get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game."
- Eminem, 'Love The Way You Lie'.
71. "Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, and Sue
Don't want this to hurt, but what you deserve is the truth."
- Eminem, 'River'.
72. "A normal life is boring; but superstardom's
Close to post-mortem, it only grows harder."
- Eminem, 'Lose Yourself'.
73. "Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you got to search within you, and try to find that inner strength."
- Eminem, 'Till I Collapse'.
74. "Just me and you, baby, is all we need in this world...
Your dada's always gonna love you."
- Eminem, ''97 Bonnie & Clyde'.
75. "We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm."
- Eminem, 'Not Afraid'.
76. "Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment
Would you capture it, or just let it slip?"
- Eminem, 'Lose Yourself'.
77. "You're all I got in this world
I would never give you up for nothing..."
- Eminem, ''97 Bonnie & Clyde'.
78. "And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse."
- Eminem, 'Till I Collapse'.
79. "You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime."
- Eminem, 'Lose Yourself'.
80. "In the paper, the news every day I am..."
- Eminem, 'The Way I Am'.
81. "Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice, just know that
I'm lookin' down on you smilin'"
- Eminem, 'When I'm Gone'.
82. "Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am, whatever you say I am"
- Eminem, 'The Way I Am'.
83. "I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Time to put my life back together right now."
- Eminem, 'Not Afraid'.
84. "Nobody in this world is ever gonna keep you from me
I love you..."
- Eminem, ''97 Bonnie & Clyde'.
85. "And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?"
- Eminem, 'The Way I Am'.
86. "May I have your attention, please?
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?"
- Eminem, 'The Real Slim Shady'.
87. "Sing with me, sing for the year (sing it)
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear (come on!)"
- Eminem, 'Sing For The Moment'.
88. "Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?
I have; I've been protested and demonstrated against..."
- Eminem, 'Cleanin Out My Closet'.
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