Diandra Interviews Marcaux: The Freedom In Music

I like Marcaux. He is like a big heart figuring out how it beats, which explains what a lot of
people are feeling in this world. I meditate a lot about myself, the universe, music, and one time about this delicious pizza I had the night before. The point is that when I think about the world, I see how much we struggle, as human beings, to let ourselves feel: let alone heal. Marcaux taps into that truth as a personality, in his music, and in this interview.

Diandra: You wrote Cedar Park as a milestone for how much you have grown since living next to this park. What moments of the past has music helped you gain perspective on?
Marcaux: Really everything. The whole reason why I write music is to be an outlet when I’m going through an issue. Its a way to talk about things that I don’t like talking about.

Diandra: You often discuss about being reckless when you were young. What about you is still wild and what about you has calmed down?
Marcaux: My mom always said men don’t change after the age of 16. So maybe I’m still a little reckless/immature (haha). But I think as I’ve grown and I have learned to act on logic, instead of emotion, which has probably saved me in a lot of situations. 
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Diandra: Your music hints to struggles with depression and anxiety. What song of yours do you feel most clearly represents your battle and healing from such struggles?

Marcaux: Cedar Creek was hard to write for that reason. It is very “on the surface” about problems that have directly affected me, and, overall, it has a positive outlook.

Diandra: What is your advice for a fellow artist with such struggles?
Marcaux: Not just artists, but everyone, my advice would be to not bottle it up. Express it in any way you can. Let it out. It is freeing.

Diandra: Your music style is now spanning genres, but, at your core, what do you think makes you Hip Hop in style and/or message?
Marcaux: I think its just what I was raised on and inspired by. I don’t really look at myself as a different genre, but its what my ear and creativity gravitates towards because that is how my ear was trained. 

Diandra: As an artist that has clearly grown, as seen by your sound and lyrics, what has been the hardest part about changing and finding who you are as an artist?
Marcaux: I think it has been the opposite. It was harder when I was trying to be something I wasn’t or had a ceiling. Now that I’ve grown, and changed creatively, I’m able to do what is genuinely me with no restrictions. That makes everything easier, actually. 
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Diandra: What would you define as a good day for you?
Marcaux: Wake up, work on music, maybe do a show at night, hang out and drink with some friends after, go to bed. Sounds like the best day to me. 
Diandra: Name a Hip Hop song and a Rock N’ Roll track that most embodies your personality?

Marcaux: Anything produced by Pharrell, Ja Rule’s Mesmerize, and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.
 
Diandra: As man with a few love and heartbreak songs under his belt, what have your songs taught you about who or how you are in relationships?

Marcaux: I tried learning how to write from all perspectives. Mine, hers, a third person. It helps me analyze the situation a little better instead of acting like the victim all of the time.

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