Eminem has been dealing with some pretty serious addiction problems as of late, including booze, prescription medicine and methodone.  I can’t say that this revelation surprised me at all, but what IS very interesting is whom he chose as a sobriety coach:  Sir Elton John.

The Sun UK reports that the rapper “has confessed that Sir Elt is the unlikely character responsible for helping him conquer his drug demons.”

“I talk to Elton a lot. We became friends, and I talk to him about things, career-wise.  He had a substance-abuse problem in the past. So when I first wanted to get sober, I called him, because he’s somebody in the business… who can relate to the lifestyle and how hectic things can be.

He understands, like, the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs.  So I told him, ‘Look, I’m going through a problem, and I need your advice.”

This is an unlikely pairing, but I have to thank Elton for helping get Eminem back on track.   Em’s new album, aptly but sadly titled Relapse, hits stores in the U.S. this week.   Check out the video for his new track “3 AM” here.

Photo Source:  The Sun UK

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