Elton John - Eminem - Rolling Stone Entry lyrics

When Eminem and I did "Stan"
At the Grammys in 2001, we got together
To rehearse out in the Valley we
Had never met or really spoken
So I was a little intimidated when
We started to do the song
And Eminem made his entrance
I got goose bumps, the likes of which I have
Not felt since I first
Saw Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger
James Brown and Aretha Franklin
Eminem was that good i just thought, "Fuck
This man is amazing" There are
Very few performers who can
Grab you like that the first
Time only the greats

Eminem is a true poet of his time
Someone we'll be talking about for
Decades to come he tells stories in such a
Powerful and distinctive way as a lyricist
He's one of the best ever
Eminem does for his audience
What Dylan did for his: He writes
How he feels his anger
Vulnerability and humor come out that's why
We look forward to listening to
Eminem's lyrics and finding out where
The hell he's headed next

Eminem lives
Sleeps and breathes music he's a
Bit like me in that respect he's pretty much
A recluse i think
He's enthralled with what he's doing
He's intimately involved with his
Art there's a mystique about
Him from the start
I have always admired Eminem's thinking
That's the reason I
Wanted to appear on the Grammys with
Him when I was asked
Despite all the nonsense talked about his
Being homophobic and crap like that
The Boy Georges of the world all
Got up in a twist about
It if they didn't have the
Intelligence to see his intelligence
That was their problem

Eminem has the balls to say what he feels and
To make offensive things funny
That's very necessary today
When irony is becoming a lost
Art artists like Eminem who
Use their free speech to get a point across
Are vitally important there just aren't
Many people in the world with balls that big
And talent that awesome