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- Ariana Grande discussed the legacy of her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, during a Wednesday interview on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show.
- “I think that nothing mattered more to him than music, ever,” she said. “He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music. And I think that’s so evident in what he’s left us with.”
- “It’s just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with, and I think the thing he’d want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it.”
- Fans of both Grande and Miller were emotional upon hearing her thoughts, writing comments like, “my heart is melting” and “my tiny heart cracked.”
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Ariana Grande opened up about the legacy of her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, during a Wednesday interview on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show.
“I think that nothing mattered more to him than music, ever. And he was the kind of person who woke up and rolled into the studio, tumbled out of bed, into the studio next door,” she told host Zane Lowe.
“He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music,” she continued. “And I think that’s so evident in what he’s left us with, and just how many incredible and different bodies of work, everything from ‘Blue Slide Park,’ ‘Kids,’ to all the way through ‘Divine Feminine,’ to ‘Swimming,’ to ‘Circles,’ to everything in between.”
“It’s just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with,” she concluded, her voice cracking slightly, “and I think the thing he’d want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it.”
ariana talking about mac is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard pic.twitter.com/BEuxyIMUQZ
— cat loves tori (@gngntltc) May 13, 2020
Although Grande has discussed Miller on multiple occasions – with Instagram captions, song lyrics, subtle gestures during her “Sweetener” tour, and in a few print interviews – fans have rarely heard Grande reflect on his death in her own voice.
The two musicians became close friends in 2013 when they collaborated on Grande’s romantic hit single “The Way.” They began dating in 2016 and split in early 2018 after nearly two years together. Miller died a few months later of an accidental overdose.
Fans of both Grande and Miller were super emotional upon hearing the singer discuss her love for his music on Wednesday.
“u can heart the emotion in her voice and how much she loves and misses him,” one person wrote. “my heart is melting.”
ariana taking about mac recently. u can heart the emotion in her voice and how much she loves and misses him. my heart is melting. i love them ???? pic.twitter.com/2TKLAJSt4I
— mimi ♡ (@buteraswtdreams) May 13, 2020
“Ariana’s voice breaking when talking about Mac… my tiny heart cracked,” another wrote.
Ariana’s voice breaking when talking about Mac… my tiny heart cracked pic.twitter.com/ZgePqJy23Y
— dayra. (@vixennicks) May 13, 2020
Some said they were “almost in tears” hearing Grande’s thoughts, or said they felt “soft.”
ariana talking about mac ???? i’m so soft , her voice when she talks ab him ????
— dua lipa ???? (@jalboyhcult) May 13, 2020
sat here wearing my mac shirt almost in tears hearing ariana talk about him 🙁
— trin (@sweeteragb) May 13, 2020
The way I lowkey started tearing up when she started to talk about mac . Omg I miss him sm 🙁
— jasmine loves ariana ???? (@moonnlightarii) May 13, 2020
ariana talking about mac. it makes me so happy and want to cry at the same time ???? pic.twitter.com/9CWVOiUct8
— rena ⎊???? (@nasariptide) May 13, 2020
Others praised Lowe for approaching the subject with sensitivity, and praising Miller so Grande would feel comfortable.
can’t express how thankful / appreciative i am that zane approached talking about mac so gently & even made ariana laugh by talking about memories of him. that’s the only way to do it.
— jess (@SlothsForAri) May 13, 2020
now THAT is how you talk to ariana about mac. let her choose is she feels comfortable doing it. i’m so proud of her she’s the strongest person ever
— char (@quitgng) May 13, 2020
Watch highlights from Grande’s chat with Lowe on YouTube, or listen to the full two-hour interview on Apple Music.
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Ariana Grande opened up about the legacy of her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, during a Wednesday interview on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show.
“I think that nothing mattered more to him than music, ever. And he was the kind of person who woke up and rolled into the studio, tumbled out of bed, into the studio next door,” she told host Zane Lowe.
“He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music,” she continued. “And I think that’s so evident in what he’s left us with, and just how many incredible and different bodies of work, everything from ‘Blue Slide Park,’ ‘Kids,’ to all the way through ‘Divine Feminine,’ to ‘Swimming,’ to ‘Circles,’ to everything in between.”
“It’s just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with,” she concluded, her voice cracking slightly, “and I think the thing he’d want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it.”
ariana talking about mac is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard pic.twitter.com/BEuxyIMUQZ
— cat loves tori (@gngntltc) May 13, 2020
Although Grande has discussed Miller on multiple occasions – with Instagram captions, song lyrics, subtle gestures during her “Sweetener” tour, and in a few print interviews – fans have rarely heard Grande reflect on his death in her own voice.
The two musicians became close friends in 2013 when they collaborated on Grande’s romantic hit single “The Way.” They began dating in 2016 and split in early 2018 after nearly two years together. Miller died a few months later of an accidental overdose.
Fans of both Grande and Miller were super emotional upon hearing the singer discuss her love for his music on Wednesday.
“u can heart the emotion in her voice and how much she loves and misses him,” one person wrote. “my heart is melting.”
ariana taking about mac recently. u can heart the emotion in her voice and how much she loves and misses him. my heart is melting. i love them ???? pic.twitter.com/2TKLAJSt4I
“Ariana’s voice breaking when talking about Mac… my tiny heart cracked,” another wrote.
Ariana’s voice breaking when talking about Mac… my tiny heart cracked pic.twitter.com/ZgePqJy23Y
Some said they were “almost in tears” hearing Grande’s thoughts, or said they felt “soft.”
ariana talking about mac ???? i’m so soft , her voice when she talks ab him ????
— dua lipa ???? (@jalboyhcult) May 13, 2020
sat here wearing my mac shirt almost in tears hearing ariana talk about him 🙁
The way I lowkey started tearing up when she started to talk about mac . Omg I miss him sm 🙁
— jasmine loves ariana ???? (@moonnlightarii) May 13, 2020
ariana talking about mac. it makes me so happy and want to cry at the same time ???? pic.twitter.com/9CWVOiUct8
Others praised Lowe for approaching the subject with sensitivity, and praising Miller so Grande would feel comfortable.
can’t express how thankful / appreciative i am that zane approached talking about mac so gently & even made ariana laugh by talking about memories of him. that’s the only way to do it.
— jess (@SlothsForAri) May 13, 2020
now THAT is how you talk to ariana about mac. let her choose is she feels comfortable doing it. i’m so proud of her she’s the strongest person ever
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