Rapper Eminem 'Covers Windows With Tin Foil To Avoid Insomnia'

The Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: 10/05/2012 14:45 Updated: 10/05/2012 15:28

With him being a world famous rapper and singer, you’d expect Eminem’s A-list demands to be pretty impressive.

However, forget the room of fluffy puppies and champagne fountains – all Eminem wants is a roll of tin foil so he can get a good night’s sleep.

According to The Sun, the 39-year-old hip-hop star suffers from insomnia, so when he travels, he comes packed with plenty of the silver stuff which he allegedly uses to cover up any sunlight from the windows in his bedroom.

"The noise and darkness gets Eminem the best night's sleep," a source told the newspaper. "He uses the technique as he's always jumping time-zones."

Eminem has previously spoken about his insomnia struggles, in particular straight after Michael Jackson’s death – another celebrity who suffered from sleep problems.

“When you read things about Michael Jackson it’s hard to decipher what is true, but there’s the story of how he woke up at whatever time and he needed something to go back to sleep because he had this or that and it didn’t work,” Eminem said, according to The Rehab Journal.

That’s exactly what used to happen to me. I would take a couple of pills and I would be up an hour later and I’d want more. Then I’d take more and that would be enough to maybe get me back to sleep for two more hours. Then I’d be wide awake again. So I definitely can relate.”

Perhaps he should try out these…

And it looks like Eminem isn’t the only singer to suffer from problems sleeping. Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose allegedly asked for his penthouse to be blacked out so he could get a decent night’s rest.

"When he was escorted upstairs, he asked that the floor-to-ceiling windows in his penthouse be completely blacked out, so he could sleep better," a source said, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

Take a look at other celebrities who’ve battled insomnia…

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  • Madonna

  • Heath Ledger

  • Drew Barrymore

  • Elvis Presley

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With him being a world famous rapper and singer, you’d expect Eminem’s A-list demands to be pretty impressive. However, forget the room of fluffy puppies and champagne fountains – all Eminem...
With him being a world famous rapper and singer, you’d expect Eminem’s A-list demands to be pretty impressive. However, forget the room of fluffy puppies and champagne fountains – all Eminem...
 
 
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Jimm Milenski
06:29 PM on 05/28/2012
Maybe he can write a song about the curse of insomnia.
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FreedomMan
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08:50 PM on 05/13/2012
All he really needs is a sleep mask or a simple dark cloth or even a tee shirt to cover his eyes and the top of his head when he sleeps. The other is too much work.
08:28 AM on 05/13/2012
Looks like I'm in interesting company, all that foil though ugh! http://cupofteaandachat.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/thats-it-im-getting-up.html
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vividrick
I came, I saw...I had a cup of tea!
11:58 AM on 05/11/2012
Use a British Airways eye-mask, like me ...B-)
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07:35 PM on 05/10/2012
A shop nearby to me has a bright spotlight that shines on my window. I had to buy black curtains but it still shines through.
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