In a recent interview, Eminem has opened up about why it has taken him so long to return to the Oscars.
Eminem recently made a surprise appearance at the 92nd annual Academy Awards last night to perform his award-winning track ‘Lose Yourself.’ The song won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003, but his performance of the track comes nearly two whole decades after Eminem ditched the ceremony altogether thinking that he had no chance to win.
On Monday, Variety published an interview with Eminem in which he explained why it took him so long to take the stage and perform his now Oscar-winning song.
“Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself’ on the Grammys with the Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we didn’t think it was a good idea. And also, back at that time, the younger me didn’t really feel like a show like that would understand me,” he said. “But then when I found out I won, ‘That’s crazy!’ That to me shows how authentic and real that award is — when you don’t show up and you still win. That makes it very real to me.”
Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity… Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here. pic.twitter.com/CmSw2hmcZo
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) February 10, 2020
In recent Eminem news, during his performance of ‘Lose Yourself’, the rapper created quite a handful of viral reactions. Here’s what we wrote on the viral reactions.
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Everyone’s favourite rapper Eminem made a surprise performance at the Oscars, and a few people weren’t impressed, including Martin Scorsese.
The rapper took to the stage for a performance of his award-winning track ‘Lose Yourself’, which is from the film 8 Mile.
As the performance was occurring, the camera cut to the crowd of Hollywood stars, with the majority rapping along with the lyrics. A few, however, made some viral moments with their reactions.
At one stage, The Irishman creator Martin Scorsese – who is nominated for Best Director – was shown looking extremely bored.
Viewers reacted to the moment accordingly on social media with one believing that Scorsese had actually fallen asleep.
You can have a look at the priceless reactions in the full article here.
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