Machine Gun Kelly is aware of what his dad went via. Some household trauma echoes via generations.
In recent times, Machine Gun Kelly’s relationship with Megan Fox actually put her followers to the take a look at.
Nevertheless, there’s extra to the considerably infamous singer and songwriter than saying, “I’m weed,” and being the cringe half of a celebrity couple.
When his father was solely 9 years outdated, he was on trial for the homicide of his father.
Machine Gun Kelly’s Dad Watched His Personal Father Die
When he was solely 9 years outdated, Machine Gun Kelly’s father noticed his dad — MGK’s grandfather — die from an unintended gunshot wound. Then, just a bit child himself, he stood trial for “homicide.”
Talking on the August 5 episode of Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast, Machine Gun Kelly spoke concerning the horror that his dad witnessed — and the additional trauma that adopted.
“The story that was at all times informed to me was that their dad dropped the gun, and his head primarily blew off,” MGK recalled throughout the podcast.
“All occurred within the room with my dad at 9 years outdated,” Machine Gun Kelly emphasised, as soon as once more exhibiting his sensitive side.
“So him and my grandmother had been tried for the homicide,” he added. “They had been each acquitted.”
One has to imagine that police and prosecutors hoped to stress the mom right into a false confession. On this case, by placing her traumatized 9-year-old on trial. That is an excessive instance of an alarmingly widespread downside in our damaged justice system.
Rising up, Machine Gun Kelly didn’t at all times perceive his dad’s trauma
As a toddler, MGK — whose actual identify is Colson Baker — didn’t empathize when his father would “freak out” over “loud noise.”
He recalled: “I might be like, ‘You’re purported to be a person, dude. Why are you appearing like this?’ and it simply made me hate him.”
Ultimately, although, Machine Gun Kelly got here to grasp his dad. “After which, you sit there, and you consider a child who was on trial at 9 years outdated for the homicide of his father,” he stated on the podcast. “I had a really fascinating speak with him on his deathbed about that second.”
After Machine Gun Kelly’s mom left the household, his dad raised him. In 2020, his father handed away. It took a very long time for MGK to grasp how his father’s trauma had impacted him for all times.
“In my scenario with my father, he was so tormented from a number of the most insane s–t that I can think about a child can undergo,” he famous. “He needed to determine it out, however with virtually each attainable dangerous circumstance going towards him, too.”
Machine Gun Kelly mirrored: “It’s virtually just like the expectations are too excessive. As a result of we expect that they know the whole lot as a result of we grew up trying up at them. However we’re all simply misplaced and making an attempt to determine it out.”
He’s spoken about this together with his personal daughter
Machine Gun Kelly has had an essential speak together with his 15-year-old daughter, Casie, about what his dad endured.
A 9-year-old going to trial is uncommon. (A 9-year-old white child going to trial is even rarer, as a result of our authorized system is just not as even-handed as one may like)
That’s a part of their household historical past and household legacy. It’s horrifying to assume {that a} traumatic loss can be compounded, quite than redressed, by the authorized system.
