American - Musician | April 22, 1990 -
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.
Machine Gun Kelly
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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.
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I've never been a bandwagon Clevelander. I've been talking about Cleveland and holding up Cleveland since before we were champions.
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I'm a storyteller.
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There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires.
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Every time I perform, I always try to have that 'wow' factor.
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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.
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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.
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I want to keep the whole 'Lace Up' movement going. I want to take it national and international with a machine, a label.
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The last thing I want to do is be complacent.
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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.
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I don't want to feel like the cool kid in the crowd who doesn't want to do what the artist's saying. I want to be so in awe of the artist that I'm literally jumping up and down, even if I've got on brand new Louboutins.
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