Book description
Eminem is currently the world's biggest and most controversial music
star. He has been blasted for what many of his critics regard as
overtly homophobic and misogynistic lyrics, and resented both for his
record-breaking commercial success and being a white man in a black
genre. But Eminem's sheer talent has transcended such condemnation and
established him as the most important figure to come out of popular
music since Kurt Cobain.
Whatever You Say I Am - based on exclusive interviews with
members of Eminem's family, key figures in the music business,
sociologists and reviewers and featuring previously unpublished
photographs - is the first book to reveal the man behind the
controversy. Most crucially, Anthony Bozza's unprecedented access to
Eminem himself makes him uniquely qualified to answer the big question
- why does Eminem matter?
The answer is found in Eminem's unlikely life story, in his
extraordinary ascent to super-stardom and in an analysis of his music
and lyrics. Whatever You Say I Am will keep Eminem's legions of
fans riveted, and will enlighten his critics.
Anthony Bozza
is a very well respected former Rolling Stone journalist, who wrote the
first big profile of Eminem in the USA and has worked with him
repeatedly since.
