Eminem, while struggling with drug addiction and celebrity, found solace in an unexpected confidant, he revealed this week.
The controversial rapper is "friends", it seems, with Sir Elton John.
"Me and him have had similar lives and stuff," Eminem explained in an interview with the Detroit Metro Times.
But flash forward eight years and Eminem calls Elton the musician he most looks to for support.
The friendship became particularly important after the release of Eminem's last album, Encore, and the rapper's subsequent battle with drugs.
"When I first wanted to get sober, I called [Elton] and spoke to him about it," Eminem said.
Elton's advice seems to have worked as Eminem now says he has been clean for a year. »