4. The 45 King got the idea for the “Stan” beat while paying bills, and he recorded the sample from his television.
The 45 King was sitting on his bed paying bills, when the commercial for the film Sliding Doors featuring “Thank You” by Dido came on the television. The 45 King, who appears to be something of a freakish genius, taped the track from his television without knowing anything about Dido, looped it into a beat, and sent it over to Interscope.
Source: “Ultimate Album: The Marshall Mathers LP” (VH1)
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