Following the tragic demise of Mac Miller on Friday (Sept. 7) attributable to a reported overdose, his family and friends flooded social media with mourning and sort phrases in regards to the rapper. Charlie Puth lately spoke with E! in regards to the information, and obtained emotional whereas remembering his good friend.
“I had identified him for about six months, however we turned actually shut, we turned actually good pals and I all the time thought I’d be the one to assist him get clear and to steer him onto the trail of , clear, sober life,” he mentioned, noting that they each labored with coach Harley Pasternak.
He additionally recalled the second he discovered about Miller’s demise. “Every time someone close to me passes away I always text their phone and — I don’t know why I do this often — I just wrote, ‘I love you man,’ and I knew he wasn’t going to write back, but I just felt like I had to do it anyway.”
On Friday, Puth took to Twitter to share an analogous message, writing, “This isn’t actual, I’m ready so that you can name me and say it was only a joke. I texted your cellphone earlier than I do know u obtained it….”
Watch the total interview beneath.
