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The Life and Times of Eminem

“Bozza avoids a gushy, insider’s love-fest. Instead, he takes advantage of his unique perspective to paint an informative portrait of a conflicted figure whose influence on American culture goes far beyond his own popularity. ”

—USA Today

“It is time for a thoughtful look at what Eminem’s appeal really signifies, and Bozza does a creditable job. ”

—New York Times

“A provocative portrait of a young man as reviled as he’s revered … with telling observations concerning what it says about the rest of us when such a divisive figure becomes a pop culture phenomenon. ”

—Boston Globe

“Bozza details what is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Eminem story: the rapper’s determination to keep a grip on the world as the world got ungripped around him. ”

—Detroit Free Press

“Bozza deserves props for sticking to the critical high road. More that anything else, he makes a compelling case that Eminem is the perfect voice of the post-Sept. 11 generation: jaded but vulnerable, damaged and complicated, desperate to be understood. ”

—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Bozza makes the case that Eminem is worth thinking—and writing—about. ”

—Boston Herald

“An engaging book about a new and highly buzzing cultural manifestation. ”

—The New York Review of Books

“Bozza’s unprecedented access to Mathers then and now has given rise to one of the only fully honest accounts of the now brilliant star.

—Publishers Weekly

“Brilliantly, Bozza tells the tale of an elusive genius in Whatever You Say I Am, and every white-hot truth is here. This is more that the definitive portrait of Eminem’s emergence and meaning; it’s a manual for loving music and understanding how passion is born. ”

—Cameron Crowe, writer-director

“While most scribes, with eyes closed, have long been pushing pens in hot pursuit of international rap phenom Eminem, Anthony Bozza has wisely devoted his time to exploring the trials and tribulations of Detroit native Marshall Mathers III. And he who understands Mathers understands the fabric of American society—beautiful stitches, stains, rips, and all. ”

—Sacha Jenkins, former Vibe magazine music editor, writer-at-large for Spin magazine, and coauthor of Ego Trip’s Big Book of Racism! and Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists

“Anthony Bozza was granted an access to Eminem that no journalist is likely to see again soon—and so Whatever You Say I Am offers the most intimate glimpses yet of the most towering, complicated figure of our culture. ”

—Alan Light, former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and editor of The Vibe History of Hip-Hop.