Watching Movies With the Sound Off

Mac Miller

2013

Mac Miller had mentioned in interviews that he often watched movies with the sound turned off while making music. It allowed him to focus on the visual storytelling and use the imagery as inspiration. With Watching Movies With the Sound Off, Mac stuck to a theme of watching movies with no sound, looking at an image or a sequence of events just as they are, with no script or bias.

The concept is elaborated in the lyrics metaphorically as Mac observes life without external noise—his struggles with fame, identity, and mental health, “very introspective and very personal so it’s kind of throwing it all out there and seeing what happens.” – Mac Miller