Why do the great artists call you?
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Co-Founder & Music Producer at American Recordings
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Location: Malibu, California, USA
Started: 1993
That list are not special people. They are ordinary people who made a decision. Eminem is always writing because he wants to be the best he can possibly be and he is insanely obsessive about it. He keeps notebooks that nobody will ever see. He is in training at all times. I think of it like the difference between athletes who train in the off season and those who do not.
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