Machine Gun Kelly has revealed the health issues he faced after going through hours of inking for his huge blackout tattoo
Machine Gun Kelly has revealed he turned yellow after getting “really sick” following his blackout tattoo. The Lonely Road hitmaker first showed off his dramatic body art back in 2024.
But only now has he revealed the extent of the impact it had on his health. He initially ignored tattoo artist ROXX’s advice to spend two years working on the look.
He explained: “She warned me that it was going to be near impossible, even from a pain tolerance standpoint. I said, ‘Yeah, we got two months.’
“After the first week, we hit my lymph nodes around my armpits and shoulders, and I got really sick,” he continued.
Speaking to Billboard Canada, the star said: “My skin was turning yellow. I wasn’t able to sleep. I stopped being able to move certain parts of my upper body.”
The 36-year-old star – who has Casie, 16, with ex-partner Emma Cannon, and Saga, 15 months, with former girlfriend Megan Fox – was keen to mark a new chapter in his life with the inking. The design covers the majority of his upper body.
He went on: “I was looking for a change that wasn’t just a sound wave. It had to be something physical. I saw death and drugs in all these patterns that I was literally writing on my body.”
Explaining how he had a whole range of tattoos, from happy and sad inkings to holy and “hellish” he said it was time to cover up. And he admitted that despite his health struggles, he was able to push through the process.
The musician, whose real name is Colson Baker, revealed he doesn’t regret his decision because it left him “extremely inspired”. He confessed that was due to what he had “overcome”, before recalling the sense of “shame” he felt when he was starting the tattoo and Megan was pregnant with their daughter.
He went on to tell the publication how many of the markings were simply showing up a shame for him.
“I was dealing with sobriety really heavy, having itches that I didn’t know how to scratch,” he said. MGK revealed he felt as though he was losing himself in his work, but now is focused on more important aspects, such as his family.
He also recently spoke at an event held at the Grammy Musuem in Downtown Los Angeles. He said: “I found through my fan base that I think they relate a lot more to the realness or the vulnerability.
“Or maybe the archetype of someone who rose from the ashes like a phoenix or someone who’s more broken because I feel like that’s a more common feeling around the world than people who are always in control or feel good about themselves.”
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