Mac Demarco: How A Goofball Became the Prince of Indie Rock
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With his easygoing personality, gap-toothed smirk, and relaxing tunes, Mac DeMarco has quickly become the goofball prince of indie rock. I take a look at his early life and progression as an artist.
I included several Mac Demarco interviews, they can be watched in full at the following links:
Ernie Ball: String Theory
• Ernie Ball: String The...
Pepperoni Playboy (Documentary):
• Mac DeMarco - Pepperon...
House of Strombo
• Mac DeMarco | House Of...
Shot using:
Sony A6300 with Vario Tessar 16-70mm Lens, Rode VideoMic Go, Audio Technica AT2020 USB Mic, and QuickTime Screen Recording.
Music:
Pepperoni Playboy, She's Really All I Need, Freaking Out the Neighborhood, Blue Boy, Let Her Go, My Old Man by Mac Demarco
What is Love by Haddaway - Hudba
Listening to Mac Demarco is like a warm familiar feeling like someone you’ve always known your entire life
Sebastian Tinajero I
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Jason 'Ryback' Hemingway damn I genuinely feel sorry for you, you clearly have issues
Sebastian Tinajero cuz he uses chorus? Lol
he's the ultimate "your dad in college" music.
People who listen to Mac are always stated to be “Basic” but c’mon, how can you not like Mac Demarco?
fereil really I’ve never seen it that way most people Ik listen to top chart rap and pop songs I see that as basic
cocoa jack i mean i guess because its just like people who gate keep indie. basic people like mac a lot and ig he is considered basic in the indie genre.
Misfit Timbo yeah I see we’re your coming from in the indie genre he is well known
I've been listening to indie my whole life, play in an indie band, I don't think Mac is basic he (and the band) is great live and seems like an authentic person and a good dude. Good music comes from the soul, who cares what other people think about your tastes, they are yours not anyone else's!
Nick Costa i think people just have a perception that people who listen to Mac act like no one else has ever heard of him and brag about how underground they are when in reality most people just really fucking like his music lmao
mac demarcos music is like a nice warm blanket
Izzy Alvarez in a freezing cold room.
Yes
Like tucking your ears under a silk sheet
No it is fresh
His music is heroin
Very rare sight seeing him without a cigarette
Well I did spot a pack of Marlboro reds.
@Jeff Halaschak no....if you've already quit then you're fortunate. As you're aware it's a hard thing to do and I'm in the process of trying. Again...
Berlyn wall no. You aren't trying. You either do or you don't. it sounds to me like you've _already_ quit
5:31
5:28 sir
I saw mac live a couple of days ago. He spent the last 20 minutes making dinosaur noises. It was the most beautiful experience of my life
Will Midgley 😂😂😂
My life wouldn’t be nearly as good as it is if I hadn’t of discovered mac. He’s changed me for the best. Love you mac daddy.
woww man thats pretty deep like marianas trench deep dude... totally bro... not only myself, but im sure the many others that read your post know you must be "on the level." dude, bro... your deep appreciation of Mac makes you that much cooler too... i do actually love Mac's showmanship and musicianship, the man rocks. i do mean that.. just not the first part of my post 8] so keep being the TryHard you seem to have mastered being, lol
im sorry but how does liking an artist make me a tryhard
Ben Crone lmao I read wife
Same could be said for anything you experience. You're a culmination of experiences you would never trade. They're all new to you. .. this novelty... then you're gone. Dead. Whatever.
I’m really in the same situation. He changed my look on life and my whole attitude about things.
I saw him on a fender ad and thought he seemed like like a cool guy so I gave him a listen - best decision of my life
Haha love that
same dude haha
Same here
Same here bro hahah
The one with Matt Sweeney? Goddamn, that's the video that got me to Mac too
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Shy Andy how u do dat
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wtf was that link?
sp8ced3m0n that was the dumbest thing I've read in a really long time
writes a completely meaningless comment
*gets no likes*
adds a fancy font
*gets 1.4k likes*
wot
Wow that interaction with his dad made me real sad
I actually really can relate to his relationship with his dad. Sometimes when I see other people endure it, I am reminded at how much strength it takes to try to let it go.
No doubt, very sad. Reminds me of if I saw my father these days
It is what it is after all
I've just recently come to realize not having a father in my early life fucked me up in really subtle ways. It pains me to see him hurt like that, I understand.
that was really painful to watch, that guy was severely unenthusiastic and it probably broke his heart a bit.
met mac at LAX, he was sitting on his phone and looked so shocked that i knew him (and this was early 2018!) he didn’t say a word but somehow he was still the sweetest and i got a selfie lol good man
The first time I ever listened to Mac Demarco, I was laying on a hammock in Jamaica, and it was during the summer time . It was probably the most magical experiences I’ve ever had, just watching the sunset next to a beautiful beach. I’m pretty sure I listened to an albums worth of songs but every time I hear a Mac Demarco song, I’m reminded of that experience.
I bet you were smoking a big fat blunt.
thats fucking cool amd beautiful man
Chxn .x hi
I needa find people like you IRL bro
id give anything for an experience like this. im sad asf lol
I just realised that his father didnt even get out of his car after you said it.
Unbelievable
seems like everyone's overanalyzing a single interaction he might have come over later and hung out you don't know lmao
@@alexbutler9343 doubt it, dad's are shit
@@kurrvana8124 that is fucking true
@@nickinouri659 maybe your dad! my dad. is. super awesome :D
@ben swolo hell yeah brother
Simply beautiful. Mac is a rare gem in this crazy crazy world. When I first discovered him I thought he had the same twinkle in his eye and goofy personality as Kurt Cobain. Too good for this world. I hope Mac stays around and lives a long, happy, and creative life (: His music has been the soundtrack to the last 6 years of my life - in good times and bad. Good vibes to all the fellow Mac fans (:
Shellbombs this comment is so pure I love it!!
kurt cobain??how?!
First song I heard was chamber of reflections
Brandon Olvera me too!
Brandon Olvera same
mine was for the first time
Mine was freaking out the neighbourhood
Same lol I heard it on an 8Tracks playlist around when Salad Days came out.
The interaction between Mac and his dad felt like a scene out of Trailer Park Boys.
"C'mon Ricky, you just got out of jail, have a drink with the old man and the boys"
"Aw yeu know I can't dad, I gotta go meet up with Lucy, you guys should come through later, we'll get drunk and stoned"
Mac is not a indie prince,
Hes a jizz jazz god
jizz jazz
The blue boy of indie.
He's a paparazzi playboy
😂💗
hehe jizz
Mac wasn’t so goofy when I first discovered him back in 2012, around the time 2 was released. I feel like when he became more famous he just got goofier over the years. But honestly I like it. He’s more comfortable with himself and has a wicked sense of humor! And This Old Dog is his best album yet!
He probably just became less stage fright as his real personality was able to show through. Witty people don’t just wake up mid 20s, funny.
doesn't have the strongest voice? his voice is velvet gold
Tottally agree, I mean I understand that maybe technically it's not the best, but it's so sweet and profound, that makes me cry
7:53 Mac Demarco in one sentence
“ whatever I didn’t shower this morning, I don’t know ya know?”
I feel like everyone's laughing and smiling to hold back the tears, it's a beautiful vibe that makes you love this man.
bro my old man is about him becoming an alcoholic and realising he is a lot similar to his estranged father he never knew
enza denino Hope you can get through it man
miklas andreasen he's talking about mac's song "my old man" lol
Oh fuck. I misread it lol
Cx
Nooo haha I thought it was his dad literally morphing inside of mac lol!
Whoa. That whole dad part was intense. Watching the interaction with his father followed by an intimate, acoustic performance of "my old man" hit me some type of way. Respect.
In one sense, he's overrated. Everyone knows him and his songs and because of his antics. But in another sense, he's underrated. I had no clue his music was so introspective and made him vulnerable. It's hard to realize that when his lyrics are backed by such a happy, warm tone.
Now that I think of it, maybe listening to his music is like have a deep conversation with an old friend drinking some beers and smoking around a campfire rather than some dude jamming out to jam out and be cool. Much respect, mac.
rest in peace nujabes
@@cojz what why??? What the fuck he dead
I think that it's ok for someone to just jam out and be cool, as long as they're being respectful.
I’ve noticed that every time I find a small channel with good content it becomes popular. So you’re welcome for the 500k + subscribers you’ll be getting
Fintan lmaooooo
this comment didn't age well :/
Jerardo Martinez its almost as if the youtube algorithm is actually a real thing
Jerardo Martinez well that was a fucking lie lmao
Would you mind finding my channel, then? I could use some of that luck.
Your production quality is so high for a small channel!
Cyrus he steals clips from other documentaries. He didn’t feel any of this.
Johnny Talk Productions even when he’s talking?
Cyrus yep. He’s using others clips.
Dude needs a pop filter though
thats indie!
He’s an indie world genius honestly, he’s one in a million these days anyway! he appears so effortless like his ability to create interesting, fresh, cool tunes and great lyrics that actually have a meaning is amazing and a national treasure, I mean that he’s so special
First song I heard was My kind of woman fosho
@Oğuzhan Ay Same
Mine was Still Beating
Mac is my favorite male artist (: embarrassing but i discovered him from finn wolfhard
Salad days was mine
Mine was chamber of reflection Nd I discovered Mac when I first started smoking weed, what an amazing time :,)
That mixer scene was fucking epic lol. Love the guy
I love my son.
adabang manawk, btw hi travis i didnt knew that mac is your son im impressed, love ya greetings from philippines 🇵🇭
Omggggggg
If mac actually your son you stupid for leaving him but as long as you support him now.
Wait that's not your son
@@nicolecurtis3453 shut up 🤦♂️😂
First song I listened from him was "Ode to Viceroy"
Loved this guy ever since
mac demarco uses the world "crying" alot in his songs
As soon as I read this comment, the video cut to him singing "...there's no use in crying..."
and let it go.
He's a cancer moon what do you expect? 😂
the fact that Mac is friends with my hipster math teacher makes me laugh A LOT
Really?
come on give us some details about it
Starting to believe it’s 🧢
I find that he always sounds better live than on recorded.
he sound absolutely amazing regardless
i hope he knows that all of canada is proud of him : )
hes my role model. i went to his concert and i screamed i love you and he said i love you back. best moment of my life i started tearing up of happiness. he also crowdsurfed and i touched his hair back arm face even and i was filming it and i got a moment where he looked at the camera so it was practically a selfie. greatest moment ever.
I always watch your videos when I'm suicidal (no hyperbole, I have problems) and they really help. Learning about the lives of artists I love and all that they've overcome in such a genuine way is so uplifting. It really gives me hope that one day I'll figure out the path to my own happiness and have the ability to pursue it. Thank you so much. I hope you see this and take it in a positive way. I know hearing stuff like this probably puts a lot of pressure on you as a creator. Just keep doing what you're doing, you're great, and the artists you cover are great. Life is good
this feels like a school project
in the best way possible
addison / that’s kinda a good thing tbh.
A+
Idk why but I feel like the narrator’s gonna say, “number 15”
Hahahaha
Burger king foot lettuce
if you didn't get this reference i feel sorry for you
great vid, love mac's personality and his music is pure art. saw him in the street when he played in my town, makes you feel like he's just one of us, which he is! if there were more people like mac in the world, it'd be a greater place for all of us.
mac's technical ability on all these instruments is incredible. the songwriting is superb too. he plays it off because he's humble and just wants to have a good time but it's what made him so successful, it's not just his personality or his vibe
Forgot about his earlier music, Makeout Videotape and Meat Cleavers
Deputy Weld I was just about to comment about this too
kind of hard when you make a mac demarco "bio" with 6 minutes of your own product and the rest is copy and pasted from other interviews/youtube videos
Jon i dont wanna sound boring but the vídeo is not that well made. Besides the insight about his relations with his father Theresa not much info that most people dont know. Overall, yeah 6 minutes bio is rough.
I remember seeing him perform at Pitchfork Paris back in 2013. I had no idea who he was but his stage presence was super charming. After his set he was walking around by himself and I went up to him, asking who he was, where he was from etc. He seemed kinda taken a back by this random, English speaking, bold black girl but he was super cool. He’s now one of my favorite artist. 🌼
Great video!!! Nice balance and way of incorporating the interviews and clips along with your narrative and opinion. I had seen some of them before but the way you smashed all of this together made it feel like a full on documentary. Keep up the good content!
His process of mixing is so soothing. He really is just like playing around, seeing what works and what sounds nice. He really just seems like a warm and straightforward guy.
really incredible editiig and seriously insightful commentary, thanks for this gem!
Currently binge watching your content cause it's just the kind of inspiration, art culture rich content I want and like to watch to inspire me. So, thank you.
Mac has literally saved my life.
Also, great video dude, keep it going.
Great video. I just stumbled across Mac a couple weeks ago and I’m now obsessed. Amazing music from a genuine person
Mac is seemingly standup. I went to see him back in 2013 or so and I was having a personal moment getting lost in thought over depressing shit during a slower song and I look up and meet his eyes and he gave me this look of concern and it made me feel less alone in the moment.
Well that's fking beautiful.
Great video man. Big fan of Mac. I had seen almost all of the included clips but loved how you intertwined them to form a distinct, intriguing, complicated image of the dude. Loved it.
Really liking the live versions of "All Our Yesterdays" right now. Had never heard of him but becoming a fan.
bruh this video made me cry you did such a good job 10/10 editing and ability to set the tone. Really amazing stuff.
I always come back to this video when I need some motivation. Thank you so much
Mac's state of being is just so inspiring. The dude can't be crushed
A very good perspective about Mac Demarco dude nice job!
Good job man. You captured him so well in this little documentary. Bless ya.
Everything on this Channel is warm and lovely, good vibes and all....i love this
Yo I like want to cry and hug Mac every time I see that clip of him and his father.. That shit hits so close to home.
Thanks for making this not enough videos on Mac love Mac daddy
Mate, your videos are fantastic. You are very insightful and genuine with your narration and you can tell you are a fan of the artists you cover. Keep up the good work.
Just thought I would spread some positivity and let you know how well you're doing
"i didnt shower this morning" is my mood rn
that made me cry
Me too brother... Me too
Same bro...
same shista
same bro
I found out about Mac from poppy when she sang My Kind of Women. I love that song.
Ted TV it's amazing
Same here!
Hey man, your videos are top notch! Thanks for bringing some quality to youtube.
Mac changed my life.
I went to school with him in high school. I remember he and his friends used to eat lunch down the hall from me and my friends. We had a lot of cross over friends in our groups. I know a lot of people who knew him personally back then. Cool to see him making it big!
That short scene talking with his father gave me goosebumps, and I almost drop a tear.
Yup. I felt. Saw.
Mac is one of those dudes that inspires me. I love his approach to the art and how simple he makes it seem.
Started listening to Mac in late 2019 (very late, i know), and he is one of the only musicians that i can feel and know their lyrics. Thank you Maccy for helping me out.
Found out about mac demarco a couple months ago on a Instagram edit the song chamber of reflection was playing ,now I listen to him everyday tbh
Same. First Mac DeMarco song I heard was Salad Days.
Hey Jake I just wanted to say thank you for these videos they mean a lot to me
If you are looking for new indie music check out Lonely Gimmick - Blue Ticked Influencer, the song has real Mac Demarco vibes
One of my good friends showed me Mac Demarco, Let her go was the first song I ever heard by him. And it brings back so many memories when I hear it. It's sad but so uplifting.
Salad days was also my first track of him. The best decision I've made in a very long time. His music cures anxiety. It helped me a lot.
the first song I listened from him is freaking out the neighborhood and now I can’t stop
Got tickets to his Auckland, NZ show this Jan for me and my brother as a bday gift to him. Can’t wait to vibe this summer!
Nice video, Jake. All you comments felt spot on to me. I love Mac Demarco.
my first mac's song that i listen to is Treat Her Better !! , and now hes my number 1 indie fav not gonna lieeeeee
I’m saddened by how desperate I am to watch and to listen to Mac. It’s with the most, undying pain.. the soul crushing agony.. that I cannot. A horrible, horrific human being, I fell madly for, had a taste of blood for, endowed me with beautiful songs from Mac, to express his all to me.. what I had really meant to him through those years. I was so sure! It never felt fake, we were so much alike and then, he was gone. Even using one to say goodbye and to come back and to disappear, into the the arms of a new love.. without me, unsaid to me, leading a whole new life, miles away from me.. even took her to one of Mac’s concerts and recorded the song he gave to me.. My Kind Of Woman. I even wondered if he was thinking of me then. it’s been 3 long years and I find myself living a lie, day in and out. I was a crutch perhaps, I’ll never know. The ringing noises of the sounds performed by Mac and and his band only sink me lowly into an insufferable well of disparity. I can feel the agony sinking in like needles to a recovered addict. I look up from my well and I’m in hell again. The music is beautiful. So beautiful, it paints vivid memories back into my brain and I see his blue eyes in morning sunlight again. Smiling in my face and it’s a good day. I hear him laugh, the shower is running. The image at that time, I was certain, was my home. It was always my nightmare Id never have that again. It came true and I never saw it coming.. now it haunts me in my dreams.. nobody knows that. I always see him in my dreams and so I can never move on. To make it worse Mac looks so much like him. So I can’t bare to listen nor watch. To this day, I wonder if he ever thinks of me. If when he moved he was just afraid I wasn’t coming or if he just found someone new. It was so sudden. At the end of the day, what the fuck is wrong with me? He’s never coming back so who cares? Me! I want to hear this music without dying to slip back into my disease! Without wanting to stop in my tracks and throw all of it away! I wanna be selfish and be fucked up and give up. I don’t wanna be pretty, I don’t want to push on, fuck the bills, fuck jail, fuck this new relationship. I wanna be numb and thoughtless. Warm and fuzzy in my blues.
Justtt...wow.
Idk what to say to you, nothing anyone can say could help, and I'm sure you know that. But if you wanna say fuck it, say fuck it. Wanna be selfish? Do it. All that self-indulgent, feels good shit...do it. Idk if you do drugs, but sure throw those in too.
But ya gotta realize that all of those actions put you into a state where when the next opportunity with someone comes along you won't be equipped to pursue it, or likely even REALIZE it's there. And on that you can trust me, I let drugs and self-indulgence numb me to the point I can hardly recognize when people care for me and try to help me...and I wish that wasn't so.
Anyways...something about your post tells me you have a good soul, and you can be happy. Try and LET YOURSELF be happy.
You are loved . Sending you major love . Bless your soul and thank you for expressing .
Nice doc! loved it! Great editing too.
Hard work and dedication always pays off.
This man is my idol ❤️
Thank you
Saw Mac in Asheville a couple years ago. He crowd surfed and we somehow lifted him up into the balcony. On his way up he dropped a cigarette right down into my hand. It’ll always be one of my favorite life moments (even though it wasn’t a Viceroy)
This is a really nice video, thank you.
Got to see him live in DC a couple years ago. It wasn't a huge venue and we were right up against the stage. He was amazing, so was the band. Would definitely see him live again!
Love Mac. He is an incredibly gifted artist and his songs all strike me as super personal. Love him
if you like Mac Demarco you should check out Lonely Gimmick - All Along the Watchtower, it gives me Mac vibes and it's a great take on a classic song
I fucking luv Mac, his music inspires me so much, the vibes, lyrics, everything! Now I really want to become an indie artist.
If you are looking for new indie music check out Lonely Gimmick - Blue Ticked Influencer, the song has real Mac Demarco vibes
I must have listened to another one about a million times. I love all his work. I really cant think of a song i dont like.
that was a really good video. I've been jamming to demarco for about 5 years but didn't know much about him
Literally discovered Mac Demarco because of this video. I heard the first 20 seconds of this video and fell in love
Do more of these artist bios, this was very good
just found out about Mac last week and i've been going through his albums like crazy
This is an amazing documentary, really eye opening, for me Mac seemed to come out of no where, my music producer friend introduced me to his music, how the hell did Mac write Salad days album in a month! thats nuts, true talent, while I'm here I wanna throw my friend some love as he's introduced me to so many great artists over the years, he's heavily influenced by Mac, please try searching Lonely Gimmick - Blue Ticked Influencer ,you may be in for a surprise!
this is heartbreaking. I love Mac Demarco. Great guy and great musician.
What a great video! Mac Demarco means a lot to me, some time ago his music saved my life and now I see it as a great reason to keep going every day. His music is a magical journey that takes me through all the emotions that are difficult for me to explain, it gives me a feeling of warmth. I always appreciate his work and am grateful that such a wonderful person like him exists at the same time as me. I love you Mac, until the end of my days
Your videos play so beautifully and amazingly smooth that I often forget you’re narrating these things. Fucking A man!
If you are looking for new indie music check out Lonely Gimmick - Blue Ticked Influencer, the song has real Mac Demarco vibes
Mac is a demonstration that you don't have to be amazing and all technical to make incredible music.
And this video is a demonstration that you don't need a pop blocker to make a great video essay...
But you should invest in one if you haven't already, your P's are killllling my ears 7:10 "popularity" KILLED ME ! lol
"I'm not trying to be mister sexy rockstar guy, I'm wearing sports sandels right now, whatever, ya know, I didn't shower this morning, I, ya know.."
i love your channel already!
My old man was the first mac song I heard one of those songs on a different timeline i could have written about my dad and I love music like that