6 Quotes & Sayings By Mac Demarco

Mac DeMarco is a Canadian rock musician from the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He started out in the local scene in the mid aughts playing a variety of instruments before finally settling on drums in 2008. DeMarco formed a band in 2009 with guitarist Jake Bercovici, bassist Alex Calderazzo and drummer Sam Cooper. In 2011, DeMarco released his debut album Rock and Roll Night Club on Captured Tracks Read more

In February 2014, it was announced that DeMarco had signed to Captured Tracks Records for a full-length release. In February 2015, Mac announced that his second album would be titled Salad Days, which was released on April 1st via Captured Tracks Records. The album received positive reviews from publications like NME, Pitchfork, The Guardian and more.

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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.' Mac DeMarco
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I like guitar. It just turned out that it's the instrument I learned to play. I have a lot of respect for it, and I'm learning more and more every day. For me, the classic band setup - guitars, drums, bass - will stay fresh forever. I don't know. I'm still into it. Mac DeMarco
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted, ' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates. Mac DeMarco
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record, ' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock! Mac DeMarco
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I first started going to shows when I was about 16 - seeing local bands. I mean, I loved music before that, and I played a bit of guitar when I was younger and thought maybe I'd become a guitar teacher or something, but when I saw other kids doing it, I was like, 'Whoa, these are great bands! I can do it, too.' Mac DeMarco