Remember the Grammy-winning song “Lose Yourself” from “8 Mile,” both courtesy of wordsmith Eminem? He doesn’t. Or at least not the original version of the lauded song.
In the teaser below, Slim Shady plays a snippet of the first “scratch” version, that the admitted drug addict claims to have not even knew existed. As he tells the story, it was a different time and he was clearly in a different head space.
See photos: TheWrap's Exclusive Mural by NYC Artist Edward Granger
“I don’t even remember recording,” Marshall Mathers said during a black and white in-studio interview. “I don’t remember where I was at when I recorded it. I don’t remember any of the first verse. I don’t remember any of it.”
See all Eminem: Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna and Eminem’s F-Bombs Rock HBO Veterans Day Concert
The new-old version opens: “If I was frozen inside of a moment/If I could capture time inside a capsule.”
Also read: Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, John Legend Lead 2014 American Music Awards Nominations
Watch the video, which includes some of the “Lose Yourself” demo version:
