Wednesday 13th November 2013 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN

Tags: Eminem

Eminem's manager Paul Rosenburg has discussed the 'horrible' period of the rapper's life when he was addicted to prescription drugs. 

The Slim Shady star has often spoke and rapped about his struggle and recovery with being addicted Vicodin, Valium and Xanax. Now, in a new interview with Billboard, Roseburg hails Eminem as a 'new person' since he came clean.

"It was horrible," remembers Rosenburg. "It was difficult in a lot of ways. He’s five years sober, so things are a lot different. But it’s not as different now as it was when he first went into recovery. There was a time during that period where I felt like I was sort of meeting him again for the first time."

Rosenburg went on: "He came out of this, like, horrible spell and he just wasn’t himself. But then as I got to know him again as he is now. It’s been really great. It was hard to connect with him when he wasn’t present. And now [that] he’s present, he’s a much better partner. I think his art’s a lot better and we have a lot more fun doing it. Our relationship both professionally and as friends is stronger than ever."

Eminem is currently celebrating the worldwide success of his latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP2 - which broke records when it marked him as the first US artist to score seven consecutive No.1 albums in the UK. 

Below: Eminem, The Killers and more live at the MTV EMA Awards 2013