The normal MGK reaction that everyone expects is for me to be angry and go off, because my history shows that's the type of attitude I'm bringing to the table.

I sell out shows. My performance is top-tier.

I have so many accomplishments under my belt.

I'm known as a voice for a generation of people that don't have a voice.

My memory stops at 14.

A lot of time, my inspiration comes from pain: growing pains, hunger pains, or money pains.

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.

I listened to Korn and Limp Bizkit and that whole era of heavy music.

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.

I don't think having a conservative mind in 2012 is a cool thing.

I was never supposed to get a record deal - that's one in a million.

With anything that happens in Cleveland, I always get involved.

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.

I love looking at pictures of me in 2012-2017, because every single one of those Machine Gun Kellys looks different.

I think that me as a person, and as a personality, even my name alone, 'Machine Gun Kelly' - it is very loud, and it says a lot.

Every night, we put on shows that are deteriorating our bodies' life span... we don't do it for it all to be in vain.

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 think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a rapper. You know how Michael Jackson was listed as a great entertainer? That's what I want to be.

There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires.

I'm a storyteller.

I feel like a celebrity is someone who sits and takes pictures with people 'cause they love themselves and how they look and how people look at them. But I just want to be regular and respected for my artistry because music doesn't necessarily have a face.

I knew so many people were coming up to me because they knew who I was, not because they were fans of my music. That bothered me because I don't want to be a celebrity; I want to be an artist.

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.

I'm not just a great white rapper. I'm a great rapper.