“I write all my hooks.” — Machine Gun Kelly Quote

I write all my hooks.

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.

I was picked on a lot as a kid because of the way I dressed. Metal and punk music got me through that. I know a lot of people don't understand it, but I love metal.

There really are a lot of stereotypes I fight.

I don't believe in hopping from one social issue to the next to be a part of the movement for a moment. Anything I'm involved in is something that I would die for. I can't support things that don't feel genuine.

I don't pick up a project based on its success ratio. If it instinctively hooks me, then it hooks me.

We love great melodies and great songs that have great hooks and melodies, so we start a little bit more on that side as opposed to other people that start more lyric-based. Sometimes we'll do it the other way.

I did a series in 2002 called 'Jungle Hooks.' We did a show on the arapaima fish, which is thought to be the largest freshwater fish in the world.

I love countermelodies, I love hooks and melodies that stick in your head. If I could put 20 melodies in a song and they would all work together, I would.

Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon.