Machine Gun Kelly Quotes
Born: April 22, 1990
Machine Gun Kelly, the genre-defying artist born Colson Baker, channels raw vulnerability into a philosophy of love as rebellion. His legacy is forged in the collision of punk angst and tender devotion—a space where tattoos become love letters and chaos births intimacy. Through lyrics and public life, he champions love not as a soft landing but as a fierce, transformative fire that demands every scar be worn like armor. His quotes resonate because they strip away pretense, offering a blueprint for connection rooted in unapologetic authenticity. For those navigating the beautiful wreckage of modern romance, MGK’s words are a defiant, healing anthem.
Machine Gun Kelly Quotes (59)
"As far as I'm concerned, I don't really care anymore what people think about me. I'm just gonna be me."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Economics runs the world."
— Machine Gun Kelly"There is no VIP. We're all the same."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I've had more life experiences than most people that are older than me."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I would never think twice about marching next to my brother for an issue we both believe in."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I was really excited about 'Nerve' with Dave Franco and Emma Roberts."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Everything is my fault when you're me. I don't know why."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I'm known as a voice for a generation of people that don't have a voice."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I actually have an Avenged Sevenfold tattoo on my body."
— Machine Gun Kelly"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."
— Machine Gun Kelly"My time on 'Roadies' gave me serenity and space."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I don't believe in hopping from one social issue to the next to be a part of the movement for a moment. Anything I'm involved in is something that I would die for. I can't support things that don't feel genuine."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Being a rock star rocks."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Honestly, I look in the mirror, and I'm not the greatest looking kid."
— Machine Gun Kelly"My executive board, my management, my friends, are so ethnically diverse."
— Machine Gun Kelly"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."
— Machine Gun Kelly"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."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Not everyone wants to be in misery in every song!"
— Machine Gun Kelly"I don't think that my music without pain is good music - and I wouldn't know, because I haven't made any music without pain."
— Machine Gun Kelly"There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I love surrealism."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I just keep getting inspired to believe that dreams come true and anything can happen, 'cause I've watched so many impossible things happen."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I'm from Cleveland. I don't have any famous parents. I don't have any media training, I don't have a history in the industry to where I would have any preconceived notions of how I'm supposed to be."
— Machine Gun Kelly"When the universe throws something your way, or things happen, I'm one of those people that goes with it, and I don't fight it."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I think me and Macklemore exist in two different worlds."
— Machine Gun Kelly"Is there someone who can play guitar better than me technically? One hundred percent. But does anyone look better playing a guitar in my generation? Absolutely not."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I think I've watched and been around so many people that are of a high celebrity grade that I've attempted to soak in every kind of way to deal with fame."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I'm probably one of the wildest, most out-of-control people in the industry."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I'm here to make an impact on the kids who truly care."
— Machine Gun Kelly"I was a huge punker growing up."
— Machine Gun Kelly