Machine Gun Kelly has defended his razor blade guitar design following heavy criticism. Last week, MGK announced his latest collaboration with Schecter Guitars, and many social media users accused him of glorifying self-harm by designing an instrument that looks like a traditional metal razor blade. Machine Gun Kelly, real name Colson Baker, insisted that the design had been misinterpreted.
“I’ll never explain my art, because true art is conversational and always up for interpretation, but i will say, most of you constantly interpret it wrong and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is,” he stated. “Ultimately im (sic) sad at how people perceive me in general. peace.”
i’ll never explain my art, because true art is conversational and always up for interpretation, but i will say, most of you constantly interpret it wrong. and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is. ultimately im sad at how people perceive me in general. peace
— blonde don (@machinegunkelly) January 10, 2024
The 33-year-old also responded to users directly, claiming the look of the Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade should not be taken so literally.
“You show your lack of depth by taking art at face value,” he explained to one user who accused him of creating an instrument that makes self-harm seem “cool.” “This has nothing to do with any of the subject matter you just presented.”
After another person called Kelly out for pushing “horrific themes” on his young fans, the rapper-turned-rocker replied, “And you can continue to show them how to be shallow minded and not look at art with any depth. ive done my job as an artist by creating a conversation, youve done yours as an idiot by not having the capacity to understand my message (sic).”
MACHINE GUN KELLY SIGNATURE GUITARS ARE SO COOL !! pic.twitter.com/q7PtsHiBEb
— lyla 🕸 xx 🕊🐞 (@lyla19xx) January 8, 2024