Mac DeMarco

I think recording at home feels more organic, and injects some more personality into the music.

— 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…

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The time came around where the label was like, "Well, if you want something to come out in early 2017, it's going…

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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…

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I never liked living in Montreal. And I don't really like the music scene there. It was never my cup of tea,…

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I'll probably have to open a recording studio at some point because I won't be able to pay the bills.

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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…

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I don't want a job, and I think I've been trying my hardest to make sure I don't have a job.

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I take making music seriously, but you have to have a sense of humor about yourself. I invite people into my life.…

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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…

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When you're growing up, you just take what you've got.

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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…

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Usually when festivals are really huge it's kind of weird. It's totally fun for me and my band to play in front…

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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…

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'Salad Days' refers to a youthful or innocent period. And a lot of people having been asking me already so you jaded?…

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I get asked that a lot: "What do you think your role is, with all the people that look up to you?"…

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That's kind of the weird thing about Salad Days. I had to block time off from touring and tell my management and…

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It was weird [touring with them]. It felt more like we were playing for Phoenix. They asked us because they're fans of…

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[My House By The Water] is a nice instrumental track. The sound of the water is from the same place where the…

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I like guitar. It just turned out that it's the instrument I learned to play. I have a lot of respect for…

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[Juan Wauters] got the tips for Queens because he grew up there.So him and my roommate, Matt Volz, they hooked me up,…

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I had a band called the Sound Of Love, and that was R&B songs about girls in my high school. I played…

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Connan Mockasin from New Zealand. I met him a little while ago, I love his music.

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I'm not very good at playing piano, so I usually hit chords with my right hand. And those chords came, and I…

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[ If I wasn't making music ] I'd probably end up going to school, I never went to school. Or just give…

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