A biography for Machine Gun Kellyhasn’t been written yet.
“I have Nineties music oozing out of my pores. What made rock & roll back then is that it was uncensored. It was raw and dark. Think of 'Something in the Way,' by Nirvana - he was telling everyone how he felt.”
“I'd say I did a lot of what I did with songs like 'At My Best' was because of the influence of my daughter.”
“I'm here to make an impact on the kids who truly care.”
“My time on 'Roadies' gave me serenity and space.”
“I was picked on a lot as a kid because of the way I dressed. Metal and punk music got me through that. I know a lot of people don't understand it, but I love metal.”
“There's blackballing involved with Machine Gun Kelly, a lot of confusion about who I am as an artist. But that's so small in the wake of someone like Nelson Mandela.”
“My memory stops at 14.”
“Before I even started listening to rap music, I was really into metal and punk.”
“When you look a certain way, or you have a certain presence, people take someone else's word over yours.”
“There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires.”
“Cleveland, Ohio, is the real deal.”
“It's awesome to have a brand like Reebok support what you stand for as well as your creative vision, and I'm excited to show you what a Reebok and Machine Gun Kelly collaboration is all about.”
“You can't tell my fans that there's a better rapper than Machine Gun Kelly... Hands down, there's no way I'm not in the top five.”
“A lot of time, my inspiration comes from pain: growing pains, hunger pains, or money pains.”
“It's crazy. Even doing that one episode of 'Catfish,' I get people recognizing me for it who didn't even know my music.”
“The thing I stress to my fans is that I've been making big, universally friendly-type music for a long time now. I never really made underground music.”
“I've graced almost every stage in N.Y., from Webster Hall to Gramercy Theater to Best Buy.”
“I'm not that great of a speaker. I don't like watching my own interviews. I think I suck at talking, but one thing I can do is move my pen, and if that's how I gotta speak to my daughter, then let me do that.”
“I'm trying to be the Dr. Dre of Cleveland.”
“Every time I've partnered with WWE, we've managed to pull off something extraordinary, but to be a part of the Tribute to the Troops special is definitely the highlight.”