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Machine Gun Kelly shares title track from semi-autobiographical flick Taurus
24 November 2022
Machine Gun Kelly has released the title track, 'Taurus', from his semi-autobiographical flick.
The Grammy-nominated rocker - whose real name is Colson Baker - is joined by Naomi Wild (Lena in the movie) on the brooding duet.
His fiancée, 'Transformers' star Megan Fox, 36, portrays Mae in the Tim Sutton-helmed feature.
Cole's battle with substance abuse isn't a character it's actually what was going on with MGK.
He said in a recent interview: “I was always asking God why I kept missing the bullet that is death.
“With all of the drugs that I would do, with all of the strangers who have nothing but their own selfish interests in mind when, you know, giving me things or encouraging a downfall mixed in with my own self-inflicted will to sabotage myself. So that was not necessarily — it wasn’t even a character [in 'Taurus']. That was just me getting a chance to actually be me.”
The 'More Than Life' star added: “That [destructive] side of me is where I always felt more comfortable.
“I’d much rather watch someone [for whom that self-destruction] is second nature than to watch some actor pretend. There’s nothing more annoying than watching a thespian fake being a rock star. It’s the worst.”
MGK also explained how hiding behind his character's scraggly hair helped him show even more of himself.
He explained: “When I finally got to hide behind [the hair], a lot more of my real self was able to show ‘cause I didn’t have to make eye contact with anybody.