Bono (of U2) on Eminem: "Brilliant lyricist and writer who is in the tradition of [the French poet] Rimbaud and the 15th Century murder ballads."
http://metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Events-bono!ArticleDetail-19468,00.html anyone have a clue what 15th century murder ballads? Rimbaud I know - Leonardo DiCaprio played him charmingly obnoxious and in one nice scene, naked) in the film Total Eclipse but a 15th century murder ballad escapes me -- Vince