Machine Gun Kelly โคAims to Fill O2 Arena in prague
Rapper, pop artist, and actor Machine Gun โขKelly will attempt to sell out Prague‘s O2 โarena, marking โคa significant escalation in hisโ European tour. โThe artist, born Colson Baker, first performed inโ the Czech Republic in 2015 at the Roxy club โคand has as played Karlรญn Forum twice, Fortuna sportsโ hall, and โheadlinedโค festivals โฃincluding Hipโ hop โKemp, Aerodrome, and Rock for People.
Kelly’s path to stardom began unconventionally. As the son of Christian โขmissionaries, he spent his first six years in Africa before his family โคreturned to the United โStates, whereโค he experienced bullying and a arduous family life. “I โfaced constant bullying.When myโค parents broke up, Iโข lived with my dad at my aunt in the cellar. until now, I can’t stand โคthe โmouthwash of Listerine because my dad and I slept on oneโค bed, โhe always went โbackโค in the morning and could โfeel Listerine,”โ he revealed in aโฃ new York Times podcast. He โฃdescribesโค a strict upbringing with his โฃfather and a lack of maternal presence duringโฃ his childhood, stating, โฃ”Onlyโค when my โคdad diedโค did we find our wayโ together with myโ mom and I saw allโ the false storiesโฃ that fed meโค as a boy.”
Beyond music,Kelly โhasโข transitioned into โคacting,with โขhis debut major role in 2014’s Beyond The Lights. He has since appeared in The Blindโข Side alongside Sandra โBullock and portrayed โTommy Lee in the 2019 biopic Theโฃ Dirt, about the heavy metal band Mรถtley Crรผe. โHe also co-directed andโ co-wrote the film โ The World Upside Down with Mod Sun in 2021,starring alongside โMegan Fox. โ
Kelly acknowledges past attempts to cultivate a controversial image,saying,”I think I went a lot โto be โคpicked up as the type that polarizes people,” in the aforementioned podcast.
