Eminem was on the toilet when he came up with his nickname Slim Shady.
The 'Lose Yourself’ rapper finds his bathroom an inspiring place where he comes up with a lot of ideas.
He said: 'I was sitting on the toilet and a lot of good material came out of that. This name popped into my head. I was kind of skinny and I thought maybe it should be something slim.
'And then for some reason Slim Shady popped into my mind and I just thought of 20 things to rhyme with it.
'I just thought, 'This is it'. I went back in the room and just kept writing.'
Eminem – whose memoirs 'The Way I Am’ go on sale today (21.10.08) – has also revealed the point when he decided it was time to turn his life around. The hip-hop star – real name Marshall Mathers – pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon during a fight outside a nightclub and was sentenced to one year's probation and community service in June 2001.
He added: 'I think I made a decision when I was sitting in the back of the cop car. 'But when I got through it, I was like, 'I can't act like an idiot anymore. I got kids.’ '