Mac Miller talks Album, Ariana Grande, Celebrity Culture. Says he thought he was on way out

http://www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Mac Miller. This is the 4th time that Mac and Nick Huff Barili have sat down for an interview. In the first installment of this segment Mac shares where he is at in his life musically and personally. Mac explains that he went through a dark period during the Macadelic tour where he hated everything because he loved the mixtape but fans didn't embrace it the way he hoped. Mac is in a better place now and has received critical acclaim and fan support for his new album which has no songs on it aimed for radio. Mac goes on to explain his alter ego's Larry Fisherman and Larry Lovestein and how each allow him to tap into other aspects that might not fit into the "Mac Miller" brand. Though Mac states "I don't even know who "Mac Miller" the artist is". As the interview continues Mac talks about working with Ariana Grande and their controversial kiss in her music video which features Mac called The Way. Part 1 of this interview ends with Mac talking about Celebrity Culture and the false idea that people have a simple identity. Although it might be easier to put people in a box Mac states that we all go through the same basic feelings.

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From Hip Hop DX:
Mac Miller touches on the Larry Fisherman and Larry Lovestein personas, and says "Watching Movies with the Sound Off" isn't a drastic shift for him.

Hip Hop has long been known for the use of alternate personas in artists such as Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, DMX, and others.

In an interview with HardKnockTV, Mac Miller discussed his use of the creative tool, starting with his "Larry Fisherman" persona, under which he released the instrumental mixtape Run-On Sentences Vol. 1.

"I like creating these characters because I feel like the identity of Mac Miller is... to me, I don't even know who 'Mac Miller the Artist' is, like what I represent, what I stand for. The thing I like about these characters is I feel like I can bring all these pieces of myself and emphasize them," explained Mac.

"Larry Fisherman represents the part of me that's a completely nasty studio rat," he elaborated. "In reality, I'm a pretty gross human being. I don't shower until like 9:30 PM, right before I go on stage. When I'm in the studio, I'll just go weeks straight. So that's the studio rat aspect of me."

Mac was also asked about the "Larry Lovestein" persona, under which he released the You EP in 2012.

"I'm also a big softy at heart," he explained, smiling. "I think everyone always knew that. I don't think I ever really gave off the tough vibe. But there's that side of me as well. Larry Lovestein is...I've kinda have always had this random fantasy of being a seventy-year-old Lounge Jazz singer with a hairy chest that I always show to people, and a thick 'stache, because I can grow facial hair everywhere beside the mustache. Pisses me the fuck off. Why can't I grow a nice, illustrious 'stache? So Larry Lovestein is kinda that, the old-fashioned, classic Jazz singer guy."

Finally, Miller spoke about Watching Movies with the Sound Off, his second studio album, and how it was as personal as his earlier works. "This is the funny thing: everywhere I go, I hear people talk about this huge shift and change in music. 'Oh, you never touched on anything in your music before, and you're suddenly [doing that].' I think that the difference was that this one just had more of it."

"All that music was always there; it just never took up the majority of the album. I think this one's a little more like that. I think I'm just getting more comfortable with the idea of an album not having all these singles that are things that lead to albums but having these pieces in there. Which is cool."