Eminem came up with a toilet.
When asked to design a shop display for Bloomingdale's in New York, Marshall suggested a dummy of himself sitting on a toilet surrounded by posters of Britney and Christina. According to The Sun (August 7), Bloomingdale's baulked. "The toilet would have been very hip, but not tasteful," they reckoned. Tabloidhell@nme.com has learned that Eminem was not setting out to shock. Since moving to a big new house, the foul-mouthed King of Rap has developed a love of interior plumbing.
It started when he discovered his new home was two water closets short. Finding it difficult to get a plumber ("You're Eminem... yeah, right. And I'm Dr freaking Dre... go find some other schmuck... I said NO") he decided to do the necessary work himself. After a botched effort in the first bathroom, he managed to conquer the copper pipe and solder conundrum in the second. He has, it is understood, also added a power shower.
"Marshall is disappointed Bloomingdale's didn't go for his idea," a spokesperson should tell Tabloidhell@nme.com. "He was more than prepared to carry out all necessary alterations free of charge - have you any idea how difficult it is to get a plumber. He was going to bring Kid Rock in too. The Kid can plaster like nobody's business. There's a real movement in Detroit now towards plumbing." NME 7/8/01