I interviewed a Madi Jones, a student from Fruita 8/9 who went to the Macklemore concert at CMU on April 20th. She liked how there was so much energy and how the whole crowd was just pumped up. She really enjoyed the concert and she would definitely go to another concert if he came back to Grand Junction. One of her favorite songs is Wings. She likes how he is open with his life and he interacts with the crows and he talks about real life problems unlike other artists.
Macklemore’s real name is Ben Haggerty. He was born in Seattle, Washington, June 19, 1983. He went to Garfield high school and Nathan High school. He earned his bachelor’s degree at The Evergreen State College. Macklemore has two siblings. He got engaged to his wife, Tricia Davis on January 21, 2013. Macklemore is a fan of baseball especially to the Seattle Mariners.
In most of his songs they have meaning for example, “My Oh My” is a song about baseball and he is a big baseball fan. “Same Love’ is a song about same sex marriages that he supports. Macklemore was 14 when he started writing lyrics. At this age his friends referred to him as Mocklimore. His career began in 2000-2005. Macklemore made a comeback in 2005-2011, he struggled with substance abuse problems in the past including OxyContin. He became clean in 2008. In July 2012 was when Macklemore and Lewis announced that The Heist would be released October 9, 2012. “ The Heist” tour began in Fall 2012.
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