Marshmello's First Full Interview - Behind the Wall (Ep. 20)
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What inspired Marshmello to create music?
Marshmello!
An internationally acclaimed producer and DJ.
I could tell right away, I was like, this guy's going to be around for a while.
Listening to Marshmello just made me happy and forget about my pain.
He is like an icon, you know? It's not just Marshmello, it's the whole fan base, the music, the... The show. At the end of the day, anybody can be Marshmello. And that's what makes this bigger than music. How did this all start for you?
I'm so alone. I specifically wrote that song because when I moved across the United States, I left everything I knew. Was this always the helmet? The helmet was 14 pounds. Oh my gosh. I was just living with my parents. In my childhood home.
It's interesting because I've never heard you do an interview before, ever.
I have so many things to tell, you know? And then he'd freestyle. He'd be like, yo, put on an Eminem beat. In between, freestyling his own songs. That's crazy. My whole mentality of this Marshmello thing was like, do the stuff that you know, like your peers or other people wouldn't do.
So nobody recognizes you when you don't have the helmet on? I always felt like I had nothing to lose. I mean, some people might like see the success and assume certain things.
A lot of assumptions, yeah. What would you think is assumed? Maybe like, I'm an industry plant. I already expected nothing to happen. No fame, nothing. That would never be me.
I believe you have the original helmet. Is that right?
I sure do. Give me that thang.
I really like your show, though, man.
Really?
Yeah. Gives a good voice to it. Thank you. Not really behind the scenes. Yeah, but it's just so fun. So many people are so oblivious to producing.
Yes.
And just musicians in general. Factual. It's insane. People just think it's just like music. It's just like, there's like, you know, it's not any deeper than that. It's just like, well, they make songs.
I think people have a strange, like, connection with music to where... I mean, it feels like... It's almost, like, mythical to them. Yeah, or they just kind of... I think they put, like, a wall in front, like, behind the artist. And my goal is to go behind that. Behind that wall, yeah. We'll go behind the wall today. It'll be good. So excited today. Oh, baby. For the first time in history... We have the most recognizable face in music doing a long-form interview, never been done before. This is true. This is true. An exclusive interview with the one, the only, Marshmello. Oh, yeah.
That's a good way to put it. I guess I am pretty recognizable, the face, the helmet.
yeah but also the music you have some like the biggest songs that for anyone out there this is one of my favorite questions to ask because it like really just blows people's minds every time i do it for anyone out there who doesn't know who you are what are the songs that they would know you from happier love it wolves with selena gomez fire friends with ann marie amazing come and go with juice world uh leave before you love me with the jonas brothers that's like a that's kind of a sleeper one Yeah, but it's about to hit like a billion streams, right?
Already did. Really? Or no. It might be really close. Oh, wow. I know it's either super close or it already did. I know it's like in the 900s. But what else? Silence with Khalid. Love that one. Be Kind with Halsey. That's sweet. It feels weird, like rambling off my head. I don't know. A bunch of others. A bunch of others.
Incredible. Now, even though you've had all those hits, one of my other favorite questions to ask is how many songs do you think you made until you got like your first big hit?
was first of all probably like a billion actually you know what i mean like it takes so long to to craft your sound and and see what works and learn you know what i mean because like a lot of music producers are born with the talent but it's a whole other muscle when it comes to production you know what i mean yeah and like i always joke with like my artist friends like that or maybe like the singers you know what i mean like they've always been singing they've always been on stage you know like
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Marshmello to create music?
0:11–8:23
2
How did Marshmello's unique brand and helmet come about?
8:23–21:19
3
What was the journey to Marshmello's first big hit?
21:19–34:55
4
How does Marshmello balance creativity and commercial success?
34:55–47:37
5
What are the stories behind Marshmello's biggest collaborations?
47:37–58:55
6
How did Marshmello navigate his early career challenges?
58:55–1:11:28
7
What is Marshmello's perspective on being an independent artist?
1:11:28–1:28:27
8
How did Marshmello's identity shape his connection with fans?
1:28:27–2:00:51
Speakers
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