I’m not a die-hard fan of Eminem, but there are quite a few of his songs I love to listen to. I’ve used one on THE OPPOSITE OF GRAVITY playlist and there are some on my running playlist. Some I just find captivating for their transparency and honesty.
Usually when I’m calling out my writing heroes, you’ll hear names like Laurie Halse Anderson, Lois Lowry, K.L. Going, John Green and A.S. King, but Eminem has snuck onto my list of people I’m a fan-girl of.
I LOVE his poetic ability to play with word and phrase. I think he has moments of utter brilliance and I am constantly trying to make unique thought and word connections the way he does.
“Now you get to watch her leave out the window
I guess that’s why they call it window pain.”
“Cause all I wanted to do is be the Bruce Lee of loose leaf.”
“Ironic ’cause I think I’m getting so huge I need a shrink.”
Seriously, the word play makes me swoon. But there’s more. This song in particular makes me think about being a writer–an artistic person with voices inside of her head. There have been so many times when I’ve loved yet hated the art in my soul and all that comes along with it. At the end of the day…
“I’m just relaying what the voice in my head’s saying
Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just friends with the monster that’s under my bed…”
Now you’ve got me curious–where do you get your unexpected inspiration?
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I’m very fond of that track too, and similarly, have related it to writing and all the characters that knock around the belfry. Sometimes I get inspired by snippets of instrumental parts of songs, and (as much as I hate to admit it) I also find inspiration in the realm of Dungeons and Dragons. 🙂