--- title: "6 Maybe Quotes By Mac DeMarco" description: "6 Maybe quotes by Mac DeMarco. Plus more from Mac DeMarco and more Maybe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/mac-demarco-7654_could_i-write-for-myself-i-m-trying-to-keep-my_1107885.jpg" --- > [I write for myself; I'm trying to keep myself interested in the music. But at the same time, I want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-write-for-myself-i-m-trying-to-keep-myself-interested-in-the-music/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/mac-demarco-7654_could_i-write-for-myself-i-m-trying-to-keep-my_1107885.jpg) > [For me, it's all about the Canadian tuxedo, and maybe a bolero. The province I grew up in in Alberta is pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/for-me-it-s-all-about-the-canadian-tuxedo-and-maybe-a-bolero-the/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/mac-demarco-7654_about_for-me-it-s-all-about-the-canadian-tuxed_1243707.jpg) > [I first started going to shows when I was about 16 - seeing local bands. I mean, I loved music before that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-first-started-going-to-shows-when-i-was-about-16-seeing-local-bands/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/mac-demarco-7654_about_i-first-started-going-to-shows-when-i-wa_1383672.jpg) > [A lot of the songs on '2' are pretty personal, but even if I'm writing about something like that, I still tend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/a-lot-of-the-songs-on-2-are-pretty-personal-but-even-if-i-m-writing/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/mac-demarco-7654_about_a-lot-of-the-songs-on-2-are-pretty-perso_1963160.jpg) > [I'm just trying to have fun, and maybe the way I hold myself kind of freaks people out. I don't feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-m-just-trying-to-have-fun-and-maybe-the-way-i-hold-myself-kind-of/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/mac-demarco-7654_am_i-m-just-trying-to-have-fun-and-maybe-th_2305532.jpg) > [I'm going to try to do music for the rest of my life, but that's just trying. Maybe it's not going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-m-going-to-try-to-do-music-for-the-rest-of-my-life-but-that-s-just/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/mac-demarco-7654_going_i-m-going-to-try-to-do-music-for-the-res_2753208.jpg) ## Other authors on Maybe ## More by Mac DeMarco > [I think recording at home feels more organic, and injects some more personality into the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-think-recording-at-home-feels-more-organic-and-injects-some-more/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [A lot of people assume I have a great hat collection, but kids steal my hats at every show. I've had all these hats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/a-lot-of-people-assume-i-have-a-great-hat-collection-but-kids-steal/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [The time came around where the label was like, "Well, if you want something to come out in early 2017, it's going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/the-time-came-around-where-the-label-was-like-well-if-you-want/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [Everybody's a multifaceted, emotional, living being, I think. Sometimes it's fun to goof around, sometimes you've got to think about things, sometimes you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/everybody-s-a-multifaceted-emotional-living-being-i-think-sometimes/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I never liked living in Montreal. And I don't really like the music scene there. It was never my cup of tea, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-never-liked-living-in-montreal-and-i-don-t-really-like-the-music/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I'll probably have to open a recording studio at some point because I won't be able to pay the bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-ll-probably-have-to-open-a-recording-studio-at-some-point-because-i/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [Patience is important, and also, if you don't want to do it, don't do it. But if you do, do. That's a general rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/patience-is-important-and-also-if-you-don-t-want-to-do-it-don-t-do-it/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I don't want a job, and I think I've been trying my hardest to make sure I don't have a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-don-t-want-a-job-and-i-think-i-ve-been-trying-my-hardest-to-make/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I take making music seriously, but you have to have a sense of humor about yourself. I invite people into my life. That's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-take-making-music-seriously-but-you-have-to-have-a-sense-of-humor/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I don't necessarily like wearing lipstick; I just think it's funny to do. I think the darker the better, but it's whatever my girlfriend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-don-t-necessarily-like-wearing-lipstick-i-just-think-it-s-funny-to/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [When you're growing up, you just take what you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/when-you-re-growing-up-you-just-take-what-you-ve-got/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I don't have that much experience in the studio, but I'm always really uncomfortable when I'm there. You're on the clock and it costs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-don-t-have-that-much-experience-in-the-studio-but-i-m-always-really/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [Usually when festivals are really huge it's kind of weird. It's totally fun for me and my band to play in front of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/usually-when-festivals-are-really-huge-it-s-kind-of-weird-it-s/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > [I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/i-d-probably-describe-my-sense-of-humor-as-twisted-i-guess-it-s-not/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) > ['Salad Days' refers to a youthful or innocent period. And a lot of people having been asking me already so you jaded? And I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/salad-days-refers-to-a-youthful-or-innocent-period-and-a-lot-of/) [Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maybe/mac-demarco/#itemlist", "name": "6 Maybe Quotes By Mac DeMarco", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I write for myself; I'm trying to keep myself interested in the music. But at the same time, I want to make the songs relatable in a way; I want to keep melodies pretty simple and the lyrics open-ended so that people could maybe relate them to their own life in different ways. 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