Donald Glover on retiring Childish Gambino: ‘I don’t wanna be 55 doing ‘Bonfire’'

Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) sits down for The One with WSJ. Magazine to discuss retiring his rap moniker, what his kids would say about him and how he has changed since becoming a father. He discusses playing Troy Barnes in ‘Community,’ Lando in ‘Star Wars’ and relationship lessons he learned from ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ with Maya Erskine. He also shares what it’s like to collaborate with his brother Stephen Glover, casting his mother, criticism that has stuck with him and advice from Erykah Badu and Merry Clayton.

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[claireb]

Childish Gambino and Slim Shady will never meet

[Gi_the_guy]

I’m glad he explained it this way cuz it just makes so much sense lol

[FleepacShakur]

When it’s all said and done, Donald will get the appreciation that he deserves as one of the of the most best creatives we got in the mid 2000’s to current time.
Dude is a freaking mad man in the best sense.

[KingDomCame]

Childish Gambino is in my top 10 greatest artists of all time I'd hate to see him disappear

[Dbreezy]

This just makes me wonder what his music will be like post this era, because I’m grateful but even that last album wasn’t enough gambino for me! Camp is truly a masterpiece 😢

[vannahloveforever]

End of an era. Will miss him forever but I respect it sooo much. Now we get to enjoy him in new ways ❤

[MrFlytrapproductions]

He’s still lucky that he can just be like ‘I’m done with you’ with his creative persona and just start from scratch with no worries

[RynxDMC]

I feel like the moniker of “Childish Gambino” really personifies this outlook. Good for him. This man will always have my support. 🖤

[James-okii]

Im glad he grew as a person to overcome a second “personality” or “persona” for a lack of better words.. but dont get me wrong, 2011-2016 gambino will forever be unstoppable.

[WiNNinLsErr]

bring CG bac bro plz the world needs him rn😭🙏🏾

[mase]

Camp is one of my favorite albums of all time

[brainbane]

Donald Glover believes in 2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place only because he sometimes thinks he can spot them in the distant horizon behind him.

[mattshuey]

I think he was using the character to express stuff that was hard for Donald to express, but he's past needing Gambino to do that anymore. Its like an imaginary friend fading away once you conquer whatever block you were using them as cover for.

[playboimusk]

I would love to hear him sing more as Donald glover, give me an album on par with awaken my love and I don’t care if you rap ever again

[Stanley-ku]

"if you're not first you're last"

[Queenxmarquise]

I’m softly sobbing even tho it makes sense 😩

[SockFestLove]

30 Rock is the best show of all time ❤❤❤

[AllSeeingThai]

You look at his interviews as Childish Gambino, especially with the Breakfast Club, and you can see how he was more edgy & almost pessimistic in a way.

He was very intentional on distinguishing the persona from the person behind it. I recommend ppl go back & watch those interviews and see the difference

[klater]

“That camp was million years ago sing me a different song”

[KasirRham]

Will the ghost of Childish Gambino ever possess Donald Glover for some one off event in the I kinda hope so 😆 it's been a good ride.