And elsewhere in Eminem news, Elton John has said that the artist is on a par with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger.
His comments appeared in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, which ran a second 'Immortals' edition featuring a further 50 music greats with appreciations written by their fellow artists. The original top 50 Immortals was published in 2004, with The Beatles,
Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley topping the list. Other contributors to the new list included Dave Matthews writing on Radiohead,
Beck on Hank Williams, David Bowie on Nine Inch Nails and Mos
Def on Miles Davis.
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Eminem Elton writes that he got goose bumps when he first rehearsed with him for their 2001 Grammy duet. "From the start, I've always admired Eminem's thinking," he says "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.
Let the Boy Georges and the George Michaels of the world get up in a twist about it if they don't have the intelligence to see his intelligence."