Mac Miller's Manager Shares A Heartfelt Obituary: 'He Led With The Soul'
Three months right after
Mac Miller's
tragic death, his former manager, Christian Clancy, has paid loving tribute with an obituary published by
The Guardian on Monday (December 17).
Clancy, who managed Miller from 2013 up until the time of his death, describes the rapper musical whiz as well as a gifted performer. Above all else, though, Clancy writes that he was a selfless presence who, more than cash and fame, "craved importance: the ability to show depth, to cement a legacy."
Clancy pointed to the contradictions in Miller's early work to his most recent album, 2018's
Swimming, to illustrate how the rapper brilliantly honed his craft: "The studio was his safe place and it’s where his talent grew, to the point where he was able to prepare
Swimming, a timeless, intimate album he was incredibly delighted of."
Miller died from a drug overdose in September, however Clancy mentioned that before that, he seemed in good health and spirits, and was looking forward to getting the whole
Swimming experience on the road for his fans. "He was happy and in as good a mental state as he had been since we'd known him," Clancy wrote. "That's why all of this is so surreal — it looked like a punch in the gut. There was so much in front of him that he was excited about.
"He was a spark to so several people," Clancy concluded, eloquently capturing the
Grammy-nominated artist's spirit. "In a global dominated by ego, he led with the soul and lived by focusing on similarities rather than contradictions – that’s a lesson we all could use."
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