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Thursday, March 26, 2015 — 3B
Mac Demarco is my
dad, my friend, etc.
By ANDREW MCCLURE
Daily Arts Writer
Mac DeMarco is my dad
because he is. Because he’s
24 and I’m not so that makes
sense. Because he has a gap
in his front teeth and I had
braces before. Actually he can
stick a cig into the space and
I’ve done that with my upper
and lower lip when I’m drunk.
Mac is my dad because my last
name is McClure and those
two are too similar for him not
to be. Because he showered
while pooping and I’ve done
both of those things separate-
ly. Because it seems he doesn’t
bathe ever and I’m a shower guy
anyway. Because he wears knit
caps to hide his dirtiness and
I used to wear those when the
weather called for something
else. Mac is my dad because
dads — the good ones — are cool
and funny and talented and he’s
most of those things. He’s my
dad because he called his studio
Jizz Jazz and I know what one
of those means.
Mac DeMarco is my friend
because a good dad is a friend.
He’s my friend because he made
“Salad Days” and that record
has “Chamber Of Reflection”
on it. That track is good because
the verses and refrains are
Hemingway-simple. He’s my
friend because he knows I like
simple because I might be sim-
ple. That track is about being
alone and I get that feeling
sometimes and it’s nice. He’s my
friend because he likes friends
but privacy too and I do too.
He’s my friend because he takes
me places like on his China
tour or to my imagination or to
my weird side. And that’s what
good friends do. They take you
to China unless you can’t go.
Then just go to your imagina-
tion or your weird side. It’s fun
and Mac knows this because
he’s fun. I think you’ll like him
but don’t be alarmed when he
farts on your hand. That means
he just doesn’t hate you and
maybe he’ll like you. He’s my
friend because he riffs on stupid
stuff until it’s no longer stupid.
Mac DeMarco is my relief
because he googled Teen Slut
when he was eight and I googled
something more embarrassing
last night. He’s my relief because
he tells jokes like Mitch Hedberg
did and that dude was funny and
weird and unbathed too. He’s my
relief because he hates Chipotle
and I eat it so often that I should
hate it. He’s my relief because he
once said he wants to make out
with Jerry Seinfeld and I want to
make something with Jerry Sein-
feld. He’s my relief because he self
deprecates and that doesn’t go out
of style. Mac is my relief because
he made a love song about his
smokes and I love love songs most
of the time. He says “I’ll smoke
you ’til I’m dying” and I think he
means it and admire his commit-
ment. He’s my relief because he
says “Obama, man, shit’s fucked
up” in a fake stoner voice and it’s
funny because he’s probably a
lefty. He’s just joking and I too do
fake stoner voices. He’s my relief
because his music makes me feel
like I’m in a hammock and school
got canceled tomorrow.
Mac DeMarco is not my dad
because he never sexed my mom.
He would but she wouldn’t. He’s
not my dad because he’s not ready
for a kid or me. And that’s cool.
Dads don’t make languorous rock
‘n’ roll earworms; they make din-
ner reservations. Mac wouldn’t
make dinner reservations because
he likes In-N-Out Burger and
that place doesn’t take reserva-
tions right now. He’s not my dad
because my real dad would prob-
ably listen to Real Estate first. Or
Kurt Vile. Or The War on Drugs.
And those bands rock but Mac
makes effortless seem cooler than
it already is. My real dad would
stop and ask, “Who’s this?” once
he learned to loosen up and work
less. Mac DeMarco is not my dad
because my dad needs to listen to
Mac because it would be good for
him. Good to relax to.
Mac DeMarco is many things
but he is not my dad. But now that
I think of it maybe he is my friend.
A friend is someone you can be
weird with. And I always feel that
when I’m with Mac and my head-
phones that my real dad bought
me for Christmas.
Mac should thank my real dad
for buying those headphones.
He just can’t sign the card, Your
Son’s Dad.
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Demarco is not
my dad because
he never sexed
my mom.