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The James Altucher Show

AA Ep. 306 - Mac Lethal: The Path to Excellence

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Society & Culture, Talk Radio, Writer, Philosophy, Comedy, Chess, How To, Entrepreneurship, Jay, James, The James Altucher Show, Altucher, Author, Jay Yow, Education, Jay The Engineer, Business, James Altucher

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Mac Lethal (born David McCleary Sheldon) is another overnight success, 17 years in the making. In November 2011, he released a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to "Look at Me Now" while he prepared pancakes in his kitchen. The video...

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So if you don't, if you, if you remember, on Friday, I recommended you guys Google YouTube Mozart rap that would have taken you to the YouTube video done by this guy, Mac lethal.

1:24.0

It's amazing. And now I decided I would call Mac and actually have him on the podcast. So Mac, how's it going?

1:33.0

It's going amazing. Thank you for having me on. I really appreciate it.

1:37.0

Mac, I had never even like senior stuff before, which is my fall completely. You're an amazing talent.

1:44.0

But the way you did that fast rap over the Mozart song with kind of an inspirational message was incredible.

1:52.0

I want to get to your full backstory. But what made you come up with that exact idea?

2:00.0

I am a fan of I like rap music and I like a lot of the entertainment that is coming out today by the younger generation.

2:12.0

I like being on social media. I like TV, but a lot of times I find if I spend too much time indulging in modern music or social media, I start to get a weird kind of numbness in my brain.

2:30.0

I feel like I'm on this constant loop that drains my central nervous system and makes me very tired and agitated.

2:37.0

So a lot of times what I will do is shut off all technology and go turn on AM radio in Kansas City and listen to classical music.

2:48.0

You're probably the only person in Kansas City listening to AM radio when you do that.

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