DKW 86 7,950 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Maybe he is growing up, Eminem kills off career Eminend ... Slim has hung up his mic to concentrate on being a dad By SEAN HAMILTON Showbiz Reporter EMINEM has bowed out of public life completely  after suddenly cancelling a string of UK dates. He is giving up his solo career to concentrate on being a dad to daughter Hailie, eight. The hip-hop star, 32, yesterday axed his European Anger Management Tour, claiming “exhaustionâ€Â. Eminem  real name Marshal Mathers  was due to appear in Milton Keynes, Edinburgh and Manchester next month. He was expected to perform to 330,000 people in Britain alone. Eminem is estimated to be losing £10million in ticket receipts from UK fans and millions more in lost revenue from merchandise and album sales. He has no plans to reschedule the concerts because he has retired, confidantes say. Eminem’s people insist he is not ill. They say after two months on the road in America he is so worn out he is unable to continue to Europe. A source said: “He was already set to kill off the solo rap character he’d created. He’s wanted to bow out for some time. “He hoped to retire after the tour. But his exhaustion has forced him to do it now.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger88 934 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 No big surprise he has always said he will retire at 30 and even put it in his songs. How is this political? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,950 Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 That he chose life and family over $$$ is a statement I wish more could make. He had intended to go through with the concerts, but left killing off the tour. If this proves out as real and not a publicity stunt, I have now gotten some respect for the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,137 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Plans for the come back tour are underway as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,950 Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Plans for the come back tour are underway as we speak. 175280[/snapback] That is what I thought. Just more hype of the hype. The J-Lo, etc Payola crap has jaded me big time on all things in the media. Is the whole world just one big WWF event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,137 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Plans for the come back tour are underway as we speak. 175280[/snapback] That is what I thought. Just more hype of the hype. The J-Lo, etc Payola crap has jaded me big time on all things in the media. Is the whole world just one big WWF event? 175413[/snapback] Whether such plans really ARE underway or not, I do not know. I was being sarcastic, nay...even a bit cynical. If he's really turned domestic in his life, good for him. Experience tells me not to bank on it lasting for too long. Wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,950 Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Plans for the come back tour are underway as we speak. 175280[/snapback] That is what I thought. Just more hype of the hype. The J-Lo, etc Payola crap has jaded me big time on all things in the media. Is the whole world just one big WWF event? 175413[/snapback] Whether such plans really ARE underway or not, I do not know. I was being sarcastic, nay...even a bit cynical. If he's really turned domestic in his life, good for him. Experience tells me not to bank on it lasting for too long. Wait and see. 175452[/snapback] Sorry, I took you at face value, I didnt see the sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaubie 0 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I thought he quit the tour to enter rehab. He might have said it was for family reasons but I saw on TV that he went into rehab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTim 3,533 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I would be the very LAST person to make excuses for this guy. But, knowing something of HIS "upbringing", I am glad to see that he feels the need to spend time with his daughter. Very talented guy. I do not like his style or his music, but, he is talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCTAU 3,656 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Garth retired and hasn't come back yet. I figure when his kids head off to college, he'll come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,950 Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Read article tonight in the plant rag that said he was addicted to sleeping pills and was rehab. There was no family issue it seems. I guess the article was just bogus and as PF would say...'I got duped.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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