“I’ve made music for years and years, and down the line, I just want to relax and enjoy the simple things. Be like a kid again.' —PostMalone Read the full cover story:
or Korean crime shows. He’s hoping to set up a friend date with Paul McCartney soon — “Just to see, ‘What are you thinking about, dude? What are you up to?’ ” — but he mostly hangs with buddies from local gun shop Gallenson’s Guns and Ammo. “We go out and just run around in the open country and do cool s–t,” he says matter-of-factly as he warms up by his fireplace.In theory, the peace and quiet of Utah was supposed to be good for his creativity.
It’s a drastic difference from eight years ago, when Post was one of many creatives sharing space and resources at a San Fernando, Calif., hub dubbed The White House. Technically, it was a mansion, but space was in short supply — Post slept in his closet to devote more of his room to recording equipment. It’s there that he crafted “White Iverson,” along with housemate/co-writer Rex Kudo and other collaborators.
Post signed with Republic Records in 2015 after Tyler Arnold, now executive vp of A&R, discovered him online. “I reached out to Dre the day I heard ‘White Iverson,’ ” recalls Arnold, who was 22 at the time. “I remember Dre telling me in that first conversation how Post would be one of the biggest artists in the world.” Soon enough, Post and London were dining with Republic’s core team in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The way Post sees it, “They both do their thing. Dre might be a little bit more of the social aspect and Rosen might be a little more behind the scenes, but everybody carries their load and that’s all you can really ask — and at the same time, having a friend, someone you can talk to.”
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