Singer Skylar Grey, 25, recently did an interview in which she credits Dr. Dre and Eminem with her recent career upswing.
The singer had little success when performing under the name “Holly Brook,” but the change in moniker along with a slight makeover primed Grey for stardom when her big break with Dre and Eminem presented itself.
In a recent interview, Skylar Grey describes a rough spot before she worked on “I Need A Doctor” with Dr. Dre and Eminem:
“Things kind of fell apart with my career and personal life, so I just retreated up in the woods in Oregon just to get away from L.A. and the whole music industry… I felt like I lost touch with who I was as a person, as an artist.”
Grey says that Dre was considering a higher-profile female vocalist for the track, with big names like Lady Gaga being bandied about. But, Grey says, Eminem was pulling for her:
“Eminem was like, ‘We are not taking her vocals off the song!’ So I got kept on there and it changed my life.”
Grey will be dropping an album sometime this fall.