I definitely use 'smiling while rapping' as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording.
MacklemoreI want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
MacklemoreFor me, being transparent about every aspect of my life is what makes my music relatable and how I'm able to be an individual amongst the mass amounts of other artists.
MacklemoreI played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
MacklemoreI've never been a religious person. I've been a spiritual person since I was about 15, 16, when I was first introduced to Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That really opened me up to thinking about the universe in a different way, and coming to significant realizations about my connection to something greater than me.
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