Machine Gun Kelly has opened up about his struggle with addiction, revealing how a confronting conversation with his 15-year-old daughter, Casie, pushed him to get sober. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the Sunday, Aug. 18 episode of the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, MGK (real name Colson Baker) recalled the moment that changed everything.
“It started with my daughter saying, ‘Dad, you know I can tell when you’re high?’ It broke my heart,” the “Emo Girl” singer shared. Casie was just 11 or 12 years old at the time. “It was the ultimate letdown.
” “It took me a while afterward, because obviously drugs have a vice grip on you,” he continued. “That was step one for me. As a father and as a man, to be the father I wish my dad would have been, I have to break this generational curse for my kid.
” Earlier this month, Baker discussed his one-year sobriety milestone on Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast. “I’m completely sober from everything. I don’t drink anymore.
I haven’t drank since last August,” he said. MGK quietly entered rehab after completing his European tour in 2023, battling alcohol, marijuana, and pills. “They just gave me so many ways to operate the body, show where this anger is coming from, and methods to quell it,” he explained.
He also credited his fiancée, Megan Fox, for helping him through the recovery process, saying, “Megan has for sure been extremely helpful in dealing wit.