During his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Eminem revealed that music played a pivotal role in saving his life as he addressed the 2007 overdose incident.
He requested his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, to block her ears before delving into the details of his addiction struggles.
“I realize what an honor it is right now to be here up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love.
“Music basically saved my life … I’ll keep this as painless as possible. I’m f–king stuttering and s–t. I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons.
“I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked.”
Turning towards his 26-year-old daughter, Eminem made a candid remark;
“Hailie, plug your ears. Because drugs were f–king delicious. I thought we had a good thing going on, but I had to go and f–k it all up. Goddamn.”
As the camera panned to his daughter, Eminem added;
“Hold on, I lost my motherf—ing spot. Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I’m so honored and I’m so grateful that I’m even able to be up here doing hip-hip music, man, because I love it so much.”
In 2018, Eminem, who had struggled with addiction to Vicodin, Valium, Ambien, and methadone, celebrated a decade of sobriety.
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