Ares wrote:
I doubt (If he does have it) that he would want it publicly known. I know a friend who doesn't like Eminem just because he is a white rapper, He might lose a lot of fan base for one.
And also, I would agree that if one or two of his songs are fictional based on a autistic persona, then yes I would agree. But his home life also shows signs of this.
The problem is that there are so many disorders and reasons which can make someone seem to be autistic that we really will never know unless he officially states that.
I know that it sounds appealing to find different people who are succesful or to think that someone whose songs are very meaningful (to some people) has the same disorder as those people. But no one can tell basing themselves on some random facts which could be or not more or less fictional or due to personal history, really.
Autism is not the only thing which can affect someone enough for them to have a troubled life, no real social life or great skills.
And I am not saying that he does not have it, I am just saying that we cannot know, especially since many celebrities have troubles life or strange background.
And some people are good at creating a persona (and not only in their songs). I mean, I had a mythomanic friend and she had created so many details about her persona that it was believable and she never contradict herself. And I know that teachers are playing a role too, some of them pretending things about their life that never happened just to be convicing. I am pretty sure most celebrities are able to do that and that it help them sell their products.
There are so many people who are lying... how can we be sure with unknown ones when we cannot be sure about our acquaintances ?