Ariana Grande and Mac Miller dated for nearly two years and broke up in May 2018 – partly due to his ongoing struggles with substance abuse
Ariana Grande shocked fans by making an ultra rare comment about her former partner Mac Miller, seven years after his death from a fatal drug overdose.
The emotional Wicked star said she remains “really thankful” for the impact Mac Miller had on her career.
The 32-year-old star praised Mac for changing the course of her music and for helping her find her sound. Ariana and Mac dated from 2016 to 2018 – splitting just four months before the rapper died in September.
Ariana says her boyfriend encouraged her to make “R+B influenced pop music”, which led to huge success for her. Speaking to students at Chapman University, Ariana said in a clip shared on TikTok: “I’m really thankful for that.”
The Wicked star revealed she decided to get the Best Day Ever rapper on her track The Way because of his advice. She added: “That’s also part of why I was so eager to ask him to be a part of it. Not only because he was perfect for the song, but I also felt like I had him to thank for finding my sound.”
After splitting with Mac, Ariana started dating then SNL comic Pete Davidson – who she was with when she heard the tragic news about her ex-partner.
Ariana last spoke publicly of Mac in 2020, telling Apple Music: “I think that nothing mattered more to him than music ever. She said: “And he was the kind of person who woke up and rolled into the studio, tumbled out of bed, into the studio next door. Nothing was more important. Talk about losing track of time and forgetting to eat, remind yourself to take care of yourself and be a person.
“He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music.”
Ariana also pointed to the “many incredible and different bodies of work” he left behind.
She added: “It has to be, it’s just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with, and I think the thing he’d want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it.”
She had previously reflected on the grief she felt when he passed, acknowledging that while their relationship wasn’t “perfect”, she still thought he was “the best person ever”.
She told Vogue magazine in 2019: “It’s pretty all-consuming. By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, f***. He was the best person ever, and he didn’t deserve the demons he had.
Source: Mirror
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