in Business Even Eminem Can't Fully Explain Why He Performed at the Oscars – Vulture, Vulture.com 1.8k Views Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images Eminem’s surprise appearance at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony (threw us for a brain-scrambling loop) , along with many members of the live audience. Some celebs were visibly amped to witness this absolutely out-of-left-field “Lose Yourself” performance, nearly two decades after Eminem won an Oscar, in absentia, for the song. Others ( Billie Eilish ) were openly perplexed, but regardless of the individual reaction, no one has yet been able to explain why, exactly, that happened. That’s including the artist himself, who spoke with (Variety) On Monday, offering only the haziest outlines as to how the whole thing came together. “I kinda figured maybe since I didn’t get a chance to do it at the time, maybe it would be cool, ”Eminem told the outlet, referring to the 2020 Oscars, which the rapper skipped, even though “Lose Yourself” was nominated. “Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself’ on the Grammys with the Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we did think it was a good idea . And also, back at that time, the younger me did really feel like a show like that would understand me. ” Hm okay sure, but that still does not really clarify the central question, which is, Why now? I mean, it’s not even the 67 – year anniversary of the big win; it’s the 35 th. Variety’s Jem Aswad suggested the following explanation: “’8 Mile’ was already in the montage, and the Oscars just happened to ask and you said yes, ”with which Eminem basically agreed. “I think that’s pretty much how it went, “He replied. “And it was cool because we just put out an album, so we said maybe that’ll make sense with the timing of the new album.” As to the utter secrecy – the performance wasn ‘t on the program – Eminem explained that he flew into Los Angeles last week, for rehearsals conducted outside the Dolby Theater. Why did they need to keep it totally under wraps? “I don’t know, I think it was either [the Oscars’] idea or Paul and [longtime publicist Dennis Dennehy’s] idea before they brought it to me,” Eminem said. “It was presented to me that way and I said, ‘Oh that’s kinda dope, to not even announce it.’” Sure, why not! Even Eminem Can’t Explain Why He Performed at the Oscars Read More See more Previous article T-Mobile & Sprint Shares Jump As Court To Reportedly Rule In Favor Of Merger – Yahoo Finance, Yahoo.com Next article Xi's reemergence shows how carefully China is controlling the coronavirus narrative – CNN, CNN What do you think? 0 Points Upvote Downvote Leave a ReplyCancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. * Post Comment Reply with GIF GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings
Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images Eminem’s surprise appearance at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony (threw us for a brain-scrambling loop) , along with many members of the live audience. Some celebs were visibly amped to witness this absolutely out-of-left-field “Lose Yourself” performance, nearly two decades after Eminem won an Oscar, in absentia, for the song. Others ( Billie Eilish ) were openly perplexed, but regardless of the individual reaction, no one has yet been able to explain why, exactly, that happened. That’s including the artist himself, who spoke with (Variety) On Monday, offering only the haziest outlines as to how the whole thing came together. “I kinda figured maybe since I didn’t get a chance to do it at the time, maybe it would be cool, ”Eminem told the outlet, referring to the 2020 Oscars, which the rapper skipped, even though “Lose Yourself” was nominated. “Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself’ on the Grammys with the Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we did think it was a good idea . And also, back at that time, the younger me did really feel like a show like that would understand me. ” Hm okay sure, but that still does not really clarify the central question, which is, Why now? I mean, it’s not even the 67 – year anniversary of the big win; it’s the 35 th. Variety’s Jem Aswad suggested the following explanation: “’8 Mile’ was already in the montage, and the Oscars just happened to ask and you said yes, ”with which Eminem basically agreed. “I think that’s pretty much how it went, “He replied. “And it was cool because we just put out an album, so we said maybe that’ll make sense with the timing of the new album.” As to the utter secrecy – the performance wasn ‘t on the program – Eminem explained that he flew into Los Angeles last week, for rehearsals conducted outside the Dolby Theater. Why did they need to keep it totally under wraps? “I don’t know, I think it was either [the Oscars’] idea or Paul and [longtime publicist Dennis Dennehy’s] idea before they brought it to me,” Eminem said. “It was presented to me that way and I said, ‘Oh that’s kinda dope, to not even announce it.’” Sure, why not! Even Eminem Can’t Explain Why He Performed at the Oscars Read More
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