TV: And as Marshall Mathers. Morphed into Slim Shady and Eminem. A growing legion of fans heard something honest and real in his rants. Marshall's mom however heard only the sound of mass marketing

Debbie Nelson: The minute you start becoming destructive and bein' different and you know. Kill your mother and rape this one and kill that one, I mean people love it. The more that, you know, he went in that direction. I mean, he was selling in on just like crazy, I mean, еverybody wanted more. You know and hе's got everybody else pulling him different directions mangers. Different people telling him what to say, money is power

Interviewer: What part of the verbal venom that he throws out there, is true. Some it must be don't you think

Debbie Nelson: No, no

Interviewer: With all due respect. If what your sayin' is true then he's. He's a fake. 'S a big fake. That's what your sayin'

Debbie Nelson: Well that is what I'm sayin'