Eminem:…We were at a video set a couple months ago and I’m bumping [Lil Wayne's Carter 3] in the trailer and I’m like, “Yo, Wayne is dope!” And Paul is like, “Really? You’re just now figuring this out? Where the fuck have you been?” They think it’s funny, but you know, being sober, my eyes have opened up to so much more shit that I was missing, that I should have been hip to.
(Noah Callahan-Bever: Like what?)
Eminem: Like The Wire! I slept on so much shit when I was in my addiction. Man, it was crazy. Now I’ve literally watched all five seasons of The Wire—I think I’m on my fifth time watching them all—and I’m about to sit and watch it all again because it’s the best show ever. It’s literally the best show ever. Oh man, what else did I sleep on? Entourage, I’m watching that now. My eyes were just fucking closed to everything. It was like I woke up.

(NCB: I’m sure sobriety has changed more than just your rapping. Has it changed your friendships?)
Eminem: Yeah, I’ve gone back and rekindled some old friendships—people I knew from back in the day. I feel like I’m closer with everybody now, certainly—probably a lot easier to get along with, too….
(NCB: So you feel better?)
Eminem: [Laughs.] Hell yeah, I feel better. I feel like a human being again. There was one point in time where I felt like…[Sighs.] I don’t know—I felt like plastic.