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I've recorded at home since I was a teenager, and I'm able to sit here in my underwear and keep trying different things until something works. I think if I did that in a studio the engineer would be like, What the hell is wrong with you?

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Mac DeMarco
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: April 30
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Perfectionist? Thats not something I am.
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I mean it was weird. But Phoenix watched us every night. But it's like they're not even a band, they're like a corporation. They bring a staff of like 40 people.
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I was having a good time before, but you grow up after a couple years and realize, I can't get drunk like this every night. Things change.
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I think recording at home feels more organic, and injects some more personality into the music.
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I hate living in a really small apartment, living in a shoebox, not being able to play the drums, not having space. It sucks.
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In Europe, people tend to be very respectful. They try not to make too much noise at inappropriate times. In other countries, people can be very still. Sometimes I'm not sure if a crowd is into it until the end, when they usually want me to do something crazy for the encore.
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I have a lot of friends that I'd like to shout out but I don't think anyone will know who they are.
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Their [Phoenix] audience wasn't into us at all. The way most of the venues worked was there was no alcohol on the floor so usually during our set most people were in the lobby getting their drink on.
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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. That's how I do it.
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I mean, Manhattan is cool. But weird parts, I like that. Jamaica, Queens, that's great.
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Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility.
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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? I'm an entertainer, you know? I'm not trying to bombard anybody with anything, but at the same time, face-to-face or in real life, if I'm talking to some kid, I have opinions just like everybody else does.
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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 in some other indie bands who were trying to make it big those sucked. Then I started Makeout Videotape and that was that.
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I don't think anybody has a choice. Everybody has to kind of interact with all the craziness right now. I don't like to engage - a lot of people made a point of doing the social media thing, and I think that social media is complete trash, so I treat it like that. I like Instagram. I like the funny photos. Other than that, it's not for me.
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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? And I'm not, I'm 23. It's me reflecting, I had to re-learn to have fun with music and I had to re-count my blessings.
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Going on tour, you don't have a lot of time to mull things over. You're just kind of, Another beer, another show, another song.
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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 what we do.
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Regardless of how funny I want to be, I don't ever have a problem speaking from my heart or speaking honestly to people.
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If I feel like I'm going too far in one direction, I just can it. It's a weird thing. Some of my songs might be cheesy I try and keep it light. It's hard to explain.
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