You will get confused if we say that you are going to know little more about Austin Richard Post. Probably you would say who Austin Richard Post is. But there is no need to shake your brain, his professional name will make all things clear. Austin’s professional name is Post Malone. The famous American singer has earned so much fame in less time. He is writer, song producer, guitarist, and rapper and of course a singer. Many of us don’t know much about Malone. Let’s take some time out from out busy routines and read these Post Malone Fun Facts.
Do you know Post Malone got his professional name from “Rap Name Generator”?
Birth Date
Super fans may know that Malone was born on 4th of July, 1995.
Tattoos Inspired by Musicians
Post Malone has some extraordinary tattoos inked on his fingers. All these are his inspirations due to which he started making music. George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Dimebag Darrel, Bankroll Fresh, John Lennon and Steve Ray Vaughan are all his favorite music artists.
Song Lyrics
As mentioned above Malone is a song writer too. He write his own lyrics for his songs.
He was born in Syracuse
Malone was born in Syracuse, New York. Post’s step-mother and his father raised him. At the age of 9, Post along with his family moved to Grapevine, Texas where his father got a job as a manager in Dallas Cowboys. Post’s father introduced him to many genres of music like rock, hip-hop and country.
His Interest in Guitar
It is video game “Guitar Hero” which inspired Malone to play guitar. Malone didn’t join any band to learn it. In fact he learn all his guitarist skills from YouTube videos.
Genre less Music
Post Malone doesn’t give any genre to his music. He call his music genre-less. Jon Caramanica expressed his thoughts about Post in New York Times as “an artist who toes the line between singing and rapping, and hip-hop and spooky electric folk”.
Vocal Style
Post Malone’s vocal style is laconic.
Collaboration with 21 Savage
Being a fan of Post Malone we all love his song “Rockstar”. This song was released in collaboration with 21 Savage. Well, the song was great hit.
Audition for “Crown the Empire”
In 2010, Malone wanted to be a guitarist in the “Crown the Empire” band. He was even auditioned for it but his guitar string broke during the audition costing him his selection.
His favorite Shoes
Post is a lover of loafers. He proudly brag about his collection of loafers. When Malone used to work on a restaurant named “Chicken Express”. He saved some money from his salary and bought $800 worth Versace loafers.
Malone’s Favorite Snack
May be you have seen Malone appearing in Doritos commercial. Malone acted as “Post Limon” where he used his hit song “Wow” to promote the flavor Flamin Hot Limon Doritos. His love for the snack can be evaluated by Dorito chip tattoo on his cheek.
Malone’s Voice Cameo
In 2018, Malone gave a voice cameo in the movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” as Brooklyn Bystander. Malone even provide his song “Sunflower” to the film. Post collaborated with Swae Lee for the song which secured top position in Billboard Charts.
Number one Song on Billboard
The song “Rockstar” was a collaboration between 21 Savage and Malone. The song reached number one position on Billboard Hot 100. Rockstar also broke the single week streaming record becoming the most streamed (25 million) song on Apple Music.
Malone’s first Mixtape
Malone was 16 years old when he recorded his first mixtape “Young And After Them Riches”. Posty used voice editing software Audacity to edit his mixtape. He named the mixtape as “awful”.
His famous Face Tattoo
Perhaps being a fan you know what the tattoo below his eyes reads. Yes! It is “Always Tired”. Chad Rowe, famous tattoo artist, added two new tattoos to Malone’s tattoo collection. One tattoo below his right eye says “Tired” and the other below his left eye “Always”.
Malone’s Maternal Ancestors
Though Malone was raised in Texas and his parents are American but a website ethniccelebs.com shows that Malone’s grandparents were belonged to Italy.
Collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign
Malone and Ty Dolla $ign collaborated for the song “Psycho”. The song was released in 2018 and reached the second spot on Billboard Hot 100 in a very short time.
How Malone gained Fame
In 2015, Malone posted his debut hit single “white Iverson” on Soundcloud. Post himself wrote the lyrics of “Two Days”. FKi, an American production team, helped Malone in recording that song. The song got attention from some big names like Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa. Shortly Malone signed a contract with Republic Records.
Debut Album
Malone released his debut album “Stoney” in 2016. “Congratulations” was single hit from the album. Malon released his second album “Beerbongs & Bentleys” in 2018. Though there was a decent delay in launch of both the albums still singles like “Rockstar” and “Psycho” assisted Malone to be nominated in 2018 Grammy Award for “Album of the Year” distinction.
College Drop out
Malone was dropped out of college (Tarrant County College) just after three months of enrollment because he want to track his dream.
Collaboration with Kanye West
Kanye West and Malone met first time at Kylie Jenner’s 18th birthday party. Post Malone performed at her birthday bash. Kanye was so impressed with Malone’s music. He collaborated with Malone for the song “Fade”.
First TV Appearance
Do you remember Post Malone performed “Go Flex” on TV? It was his first TV appearance ever on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show in 2016.
Malone Loves to Keep Guns
Malone says he consider shooting guns as stress reliever. That’s why he is a supporter of 2nd Amendment.
Acting Debutcture Credit
Malone made his entry in acting on a crime novel based movie “Wonderland”.
He has something to say for John F. Kennedy
Being a fan of John F. Kennedy, Malone always admired him for speaking against corruption in Country. The artist love him so much that he even inked his portrait on his arm.
660 Orders Placed by Malone on Food app
PostMates is an Aamerican food delivery app and we must say Malone has used it a lot for placing orders. The singer has spent around $40,000 using this app. Malone admitted that he ordered more than 600 times from different cities.
Bud Light give him free Beers
Yes! Bud Light even give him a beer fridge. The company fill it beers for free. We also want this kind of partnership.
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