Eminem, Lil Wayne & Keith Richards Cover GQ

The unlikely trio pose for the cover of Novembers GQ as "The Survivors," musicians who "refuse to die, quit, back down, or shut up." EMINEM, LIL WAYNE AND ROLLING STONE KEITH RICHARDS. THINK THEYVE GOT NOTHING IN COMMON? WELL, YOUD BE WRONG. THE UNLIKELY TRIO ARE THE COVER STARS FOR THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF GQ MAGAZINE. DUBBED "THE SURVIVORS," THE MUSICIANS ARE CELEBRATED BY THE MAG BECAUSE THEY — QUOTE — "REFUSE TO DIE, QUIT, BACK DOWN, OR SHUT UP." IN ALL, THE SPOTLIGHT WILL SHINE ON 24 ARTISTS, AS GQ REVEALS A NEW INTERVIEW EVERY DAY ON THEIR WEB SITE. IN THE FIRST PROFILE TO HIT THE WEB, EMINEM TALKS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE BATTLING DRUG ADDICTION. HE TELLS THE MAG, QUOTE, "Every addict in rehab feels like everyones staring at them. With me? Everyone was staring at me. I could never be comfortable." HE SAYS HE FINALLY GOT CLEAN WHEN HE REALIZED THE PILLS WERE LITERALLY KILLING HIM. OTHER ARTISTS PROFILED IN GQS "SURVIVORS" SERIES INCLUDE LOU REED & METALLICA, PJ HARVEY, REGGAE LEGEND JIMMY CLIFF, SOUL SINGER ERYKAH BADU, DEBBIE HARRY OF BLONDIE AND JACK WHITE FROM THE WHITE STRIPES. CHECK GQ.COM ALL MONTH LONG FOR BRAND NEW INTERVIEWS.