I really want you to be there." And I was like "It's very difficult, Mac, I'm in the middle of a tour. Just do your thing." But he's like "No, I really want you to be there. This moment was really funny because I was on tour in Europe, and I was going between different countries, going in and out of cell phone service, and Mac was really like "I really want you to be there." I'm like "It's going to be fine, man. He really wanted it to be magical every time he would do something. For lack of a better explanation, Mac was always in some kind of way about what he was doing. You shared on Twitter a story about when you joined Mac Miller for his Tiny Desk concert. I mean, even on the album, I'm kind of saying goodbye to him a bit. But it's kind of hard to see clearly with that. I think Mac's spirit always was very influential, ever since I met him, in my attitude about recording just the way I would go about recording sometimes, I knew it's something I had learned working with Mac. I mean, it's hard to see clearly through the pain of losing him. What influence do you think he had on this album? There are a number of references to him and the closeness you shared throughout the album. The rapper Mac Miller, who died in 2018, was a very close friend of yours. I think everybody is learning this right now. I always talk about this saying that me and Mac Miller used to have: "Sit down and let things happen." And we would laugh about it, but it's something to learn: to be able to just sit down and do nothing. Over the course of the last year, because of all of the things that actually have changed in my life, I've gotten better at just sitting still. I miss being with Lotus and working a bit. It feels very close to what I would be doing on my own anyway.ĭo you miss people? Do you miss playing with people? So it doesn't feel like far-fetched or anything. I feel like I was already a homebody, kind of self-quarantining kind of person on a regular basis, anyways. Our Daily Breather Our Daily Breather: Thundercat On Anime Listen to the radio version in the audio link above and read on for a transcript of the interview. NPR's Michel Martin spoke to Thundercat about the influence of Mac Miller, including the story behind his cameo the Tiny Desk concert recorded shortly before Miller's death, and the importance of learning to sit and do nothing. "It's hard to see clearly through the pain of losing him," he says. The album also has plenty of somber moments, like when he reflects on the passing of his late friend Mac Miller. With appearances from Childish Gambino, Kamasi Washington and Lil B, It Is What Is hops from jazz to funk to R&B, full of Thundercat's signature dizzyingly-fast bass runs and sense of humor. His latest album, It Is What It Is, was released on Friday and it features the same expansive range of genres and styles. Over the past five years, the virtuosic bass player has worked with everyone from Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar to Michael McDonald. Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, is one of the music industry's most eclectic and prolific collaborators. The1point8 / Carlos G./Courtesy of the artist Mr.Thundercat's new album It Is What It Is is full of references to his late friend Mac Miller. Puppy love ain't what it was darlin' Feelings that we have are so alarmin' I can make you laugh I can break the glass If we made it last, it'd be a bargin Remember when you went away to college I was on the phone, we ain't no talkin' Past, present, future, all the gossip God damn Well, baby, you were everything I ever wanted Bought a wedding ring, it's in my pocket Planned to ask the other day Knew you'd run away So I guess I just forgot it Girl, I'm so in love with you, yeah Girl, I'm so in love with you I felt the highs and they felt like you See, a love like mine is too good to be true And you too divine to just be mine You remind me of the color blue The Sun don't shine when I'm alone I lose my mind and I lose control I see your eyes look through my soul Don't be surprised, this is all I know (The Divine Feminine) (The Divine Feminine)Īm I supose to? Okay Love Love, love, love, love, love (sex) Love, love, love, love, love (sex) (Where are you?) Oh-oh, oh-oh The Divine Feminine, an album by Mac Miller Oh-oh, oh-oh
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