Los Angeles:
Rapper Eminem says his substance abuse problems were so bad he has lost whole years of his memory.
The 38-year-old Not Afraid hitmaker says addiction has wiped out five years of his life and he is now paranoid about writer's block, reported Rolling Stones magazine.
"I try to stay recording, because if I don't, I get rusty. I'm very paranoid about writer's block - I had it for four years, and it drove me crazy. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't think," the rapper said.
"The pills had a lot to do with it. Just wiping out brain cells. I don't know if it sounds like I'm making excuses, but the absolute truth is a lot of my memory is gone. I don't know if you've ever taken Ambien, but it's kind of a memory-eraser.
That wiped out five years of my life," he added.
Eminem's drug problems began in 2002 when he made the semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile and got worse on subsequent tours.
He fought a battle with drug addiction which came to a head after his 2004 album Encore which resulted in him taking five years off before making a comeback.
The 38-year-old Not Afraid hitmaker says addiction has wiped out five years of his life and he is now paranoid about writer's block, reported Rolling Stones magazine.
"I try to stay recording, because if I don't, I get rusty. I'm very paranoid about writer's block - I had it for four years, and it drove me crazy. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't think," the rapper said.
"The pills had a lot to do with it. Just wiping out brain cells. I don't know if it sounds like I'm making excuses, but the absolute truth is a lot of my memory is gone. I don't know if you've ever taken Ambien, but it's kind of a memory-eraser.
That wiped out five years of my life," he added.
Eminem's drug problems began in 2002 when he made the semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile and got worse on subsequent tours.
He fought a battle with drug addiction which came to a head after his 2004 album Encore which resulted in him taking five years off before making a comeback.
