It should be noted, however, that I have only heard the standard version of the album and not the full deluxe version, so the list below is missing the two extra tracks on the deluxe version.
TUMIM is a bit more mellow, but it still has a few certified bangers. The best part? But who cares, the song still bangs. I wrote just random bars. It was just like, "Oh, it'd be funny to kind of call out street wear, oversized T-shirt culture and luxury brands. And it wasn't like I was hunched over the page thinking "How do I write this song? Macklemore: I wrote "Otherside" probably in 20 minutes.
It's two long verses. That was one of those songs, you know. It's about addiction and recovery. And that was one of those songs where I shot 6-under par! I didn't think about it. The pen was moving without me having to think. I was just a conduit. Again, there's just a handful of those in my career where something else was guiding that pen and I felt almost like I was a separate entity. Collins: I like the 6-under reference.
Like you weren't even keeping score. Just look back after the round and think, "What did I shoot? Macklemore: I get it. Literally I'm playing Cypress Point the other day. Now, I've been back home, and granted it's with my winter rules and my breakfast ball, but I have been shooting in the in the low-to-mid 80s.
Macklemore: Yeah, like I can get around. First day I shoot kind of a bootleg Next day is at Next day I go to Cypress and I start off with the birdie. I'm like, "Could this be the day? Am I gonna break 80 at Cypress? I stopped keeping score. And literally I had to have the conversation with myself like, "Bro, you are not gonna cry right now.
You are not gonna do it. I was among the deer. Everyone else was on the fairway. It was like the third double in a row after the birdie. This game is so savage. It can turn on you this quickly. Collins: I'm proud of how honest you've been about your sobriety and the journey.
Has golf helped? Has your songwriting changed? Macklemore: For one, I never wrote anything under the influence. I was never type of dude that would smoke or drink or do some pills and go be creative. I'd go smoke some weed and freestyle.
But in terms of actually sitting down and writing a song? I was never that dude. I think that golf has, if I'm being honest, absolutely turned into an addiction. But it's a healthy addiction. It's one where I get outside. I get to breathe in some oxygen. I get to get some exercise. I get to challenge myself physically, mentally, spiritually in terms of acceptance. It's one of those addictions that's a good one. I think that like anything, I can get obsessive. If I didn't have kids and a wife, I'd probably be playing 36 holes every day.
There is such a thing as too much golf. I can get in that place where that's all I want do -- and that's not balance. You know what I'm saying? I still need to prioritize my recovery. I still need to have a creative outlet musically.
I still need to do my job and I still need to show up for my family. So it's all about keeping those things in balance.
Collins: Pro golfers struggle with that, too, when they get married and have kids -- finding that balance. Is there a golfer you were surprised to learn was a fan of yours? Macklemore: It's interesting because I haven't met a ton of golfers.
I've met some down here at Pebble [Beach], for sure. I've developed some Instagram homies, but Peter Malnati. We were walking with him. But it wasn't until the 10th hole and he was like, "Wait, hold on a second. You're Macklemore? And he's like, "'Same Love,' that record, man, just, you know, really. This is never what I would have picked. So, that one definitely stands out. But it's just been cool to get to know some of the guys on tour and have that mutual respect and admiration for what we both do as a career.
Collins: We have a mutual friend who talks a lot of trash. Someone you put in one of your music videos. Thank you for making Ken Griffey Jr. Have the two of you played any golf together? Macklemore: No, we haven't. Lewis, who is single and not sober , is the quieter member of the duo. When he does speak, it counts, and you can see how he keeps his partner honest. Lewis grew up in Spokane, a small city in Washington near Canada.
Lewis grew up fearing she would die, but she has survived with the disease for more than 30 years. Lewis met Macklemore about 10 years ago, through MySpace. He was primarily a photographer but also posted beats on his page. By , Macklemore and Lewis officially became a unit. How do you join in a way that is useful and not distracting and not shining a light on you?
In that way it recalls movies, like Mississippi Burning or The Help , about black history that focus on a white point of view. But more than all that, privilege is so deeply woven into the fabric of America that Macklemore benefits from his even as he critiques it. The song has, for example, gotten far more attention than it would have coming from a black rapper.
With his good heart, his earnestness and his awkwardness, Macklemore has long seemed like a new dad just waiting to happen. Now that Sloane is here, though, he is looking to change, to scale back his workaholic tendencies. But that has never been the reason why I make art. This Unruly Mess is an album that will go down easy for many fans, with bright tones and high-energy beats that will liven up a party but are polite enough to play in front of the kids.
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