... confused fan committed a crime because the artist had talked of similar actions. Stan, a dedicated fan to Eminem writes letters to him throughout the song. Each letter gets progressively worse, as Eminem never answers Stan's letters. Eventually Stan kills himself and his girlfriend in a way that Eminem has rapped about numerous times. ... Eminem, being busy finally answers the letter, only to find out that a lunatic he read about was indeed Stan. The reaction from Eminem is obvious dismay and surprise, and he ... Tucker was the late Tupac Shakur, whom Tucker filed a $10 million defamat...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... fix and much deeper than a minority talking about his day to a beat. Numerous parents are scared to death that their child will be influenced by music enough to act violently or suicidal. One parent, in a letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman wrote, "Our children are quietly being destroyed (dying), by this man's[Marilyn Manson] ... not something you do just because someone tells you to. Additionally, the majority of well-to-do children do not listen to Marilyn Manson or other lyrics promoting similar ideas. Why? It doesn't appeal to them. Many who do are already in a world of confusion and...

• Word Count: 1893
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School