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The Book of Mac: Remembering Mac Miller
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An album-by-album celebration of the life and music of Mac Miller through oral histories, intimate reflections, and critical examinations of his enduring work.
"One of my most vivid memories of him is the way he would look at you while he was playing you a song. He tried to look you right in the eyes to see how you were feeling about it." -Will Kalson, friend and first manager
Following Mac Miller's tragic passing in 2018, Donna-Claire Chesman dedicated a year to chronicling his work through the unique lens of her relationship to the music and Mac's singular relationship to his fans. Like many who'd been following him since he'd started releasing mixtapes at eighteen years old, she felt as if she'd come of age alongside the rapidly evolving artist, with his music being crucial to her personal development.
"I want people to remember his humanity as they're listening to the music, to realize how much bravery and courage it takes to be that honest, be that self-aware, and be that real about things going on internally. He let us witness that entire journey. He never hid that." -Kehlani, friend and musician.
The project evolved to include intimate interviews with many of Mac's closest friends and collaborators, from his Most Dope Family in Pittsburgh to the producers and musicians who assisted him in making his everlasting music, including Big Jerm, Rex Arrow, Wiz Khalifa, Benjy Grinberg, Just Blaze, Josh Berg, Syd, Thundercat, and more. These voices, along with the author's commentary, provide a vivid and poignant portrait of this astonishing artist-one who had just released a series of increasingly complex albums, demonstrating what a musical force he was and how heartbreaking it was to lose him.
"As I'm reading the lyrics, it's crazy. It's him telling us that he hopes we can always respect him. I feel like this is a message from him, spiritually. A lot of the time, his music was like little letters and messages to his friends, family, and people he loved, to remind them of who he really was." -Quentin Cuff, best friend and tour manager.
An album-by-album celebration of the life and music of Mac Miller through oral histories, intimate reflections, and critical examinations of his enduring work.
"One of my most vivid memories of him is the way he would look at you while he was playing you a song. He tried to look you right in the eyes to see how you were feeling about it." -Will Kalson, friend and first manager
Following Mac Miller's tragic passing in 2018, Donna-Claire Chesman dedicated a year to chronicling his work through the unique lens of her relationship to the music and Mac's singular relationship to his fans. Like many who'd been following him since he'd started releasing mixtapes at eighteen years old, she felt as if she'd come of age alongside the rapidly evolving artist, with his music being crucial to her personal development.
"I want people to remember his humanity as they're listening to the music, to realize how much bravery and courage it takes to be that honest, be that self-aware, and be that real about things going on internally. He let us witness that entire journey. He never hid that." -Kehlani, friend and musician.
The project evolved to include intimate interviews with many of Mac's closest friends and collaborators, from his Most Dope Family in Pittsburgh to the producers and musicians who assisted him in making his everlasting music, including Big Jerm, Rex Arrow, Wiz Khalifa, Benjy Grinberg, Just Blaze, Josh Berg, Syd, Thundercat, and more. These voices, along with the author's commentary, provide a vivid and poignant portrait of this astonishing artist-one who had just released a series of increasingly complex albums, demonstrating what a musical force he was and how heartbreaking it was to lose him.
"As I'm reading the lyrics, it's crazy. It's him telling us that he hopes we can always respect him. I feel like this is a message from him, spiritually. A lot of the time, his music was like little letters and messages to his friends, family, and people he loved, to remind them of who he really was." -Quentin Cuff, best friend and tour manager.
Readers Top Reviews
Brittney OdomCole
Super excited all day to come home and read my brand new book about my favorite artist, only open the box and see it’s very clearly damaged and covered in scratches. I flipped through all the pages and discovered one is missing or almost completely torn out. Now I get the joy of trying to figure out how to get a replacement.
Joe D.
I pre-ordered this because I am huge Mac Miller fan, and wanted the book endorsed by his family. Only complaint is build/binding of the book is almost amateurly made opposed to big publisher books. The pages are made of uneven and almost jagged cut pages (see photo).
Jorge Perdomo
This book was something I looked forward to for months. What a let down as I read more - the best parts of the book at when the author isn’t writing and other contributors are talking about their experience with Mac throughout the book. She spends so much time on what her favorite songs are and how they made her feel and what they helped her process this felt more about herself rather than Mac at times. I was shocked when there was literally a whole chapter about how Mac helped her with her queerness, and I’m queer! I understand this book was supported by the estate and trust me, some of the things you get to read from some of the closest people in his life in the book are worth the read but be prepared to have to read some subpar content along the way.
Marley
So happy I preordered this. My boyfriend and I have been ride or die fans for over a decade, I’m incredibly grateful Donna was able to work with Mac’s family to bring this to us. Can’t wait to read!!
KW
This book is in fact supported by his family, not the Paul Cantor book. The book has what is called a deckle edge, that is why the pages are uneven. It is a design choice. It’s ridiculous people are giving bad reviews for something they don’t even know, that has nothing to do with the actual book, which is fantastic.
