It wasn’t long, though, before his indulgences in various types of drink, weed, coke and other substances started to get out of control and he experienced bouts of depression. “I think, for me personally, before I was able to define what success was to me, you kind of, you live what you think that’s supposed to be,” he said. He bought a mansion in Los Angeles that became a hub for music-making and partying. Miller readily admits that for awhile he lived what many imagine is the life of a rock star. His second album, 2013’s “Watching Movies with the Sound Off,” did almost as well. 1 on Billboard magazine’s all-genre Top 200 album chart, making him one of hip-hop’s leading new stars. When his debut full-length album, “Blue Slide Park,” arrived in 2011, it went to No. Signed to Rostrum Records at age 18, Miller encountered quick success. He initially became an Internet sensation when six videos for his first mixtape, “K.I.D.S,” caught on online and paved the way for a sold-out tour. Raised in Pittsburgh, Malcolm McCormick learned to play piano, bass, guitar and drums as a kid, before focusing on rap at 14. Miller’s real life has had plenty of twists and turns and ups and downs along the way as well. Miller, by the way, says he didn't support the incoming president). He has offered serious introspection (his third album, “GO:OD AM” had a good deal of lyrical self-examination as he sought control over his life) and plenty of playful moments (note the chipmunk vocals of the song “Gees” or his early celebration of living large, “Donald Trump,” that’s now getting renewed attention. With hip-hop serving as his stylistic foundation, he has pumped out big beats (“Wake Up” and the song “Blue Side Park”) and explored ambient tones (“The Star Room”), gotten funky (“Party on Fifth Ave.”) and rocked out (“Up All Night”). Over the course of three previous full-length albums and 11 mixtapes (some under alter egos like the horrorcore-styled Delusional Thomas and lounge jazz artist Larry Lovestein), Miller has taken fans on something of a musical roller coaster ride. As an artist who has said he has musical ADD, Miller is known for the variety he has brought to the music he has released over the past five years. Miller fans may already have that mind-set. “I just hope that everybody who comes to the show just comes in with an open mind and ready to go anywhere,” Miller said in a recent phone interview in advance of his Saturday show at Royal Oak Music Theatre. Hip-hop star Mac Miller has a little advice for those attending his concerts this fall in support of his new album, “The Divine Feminine.”
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