67 MGK Quotes about Life and Success for Your Inspiration

Machine Gun Kelly, popularly called MGK by his fans, has had a successful music career. While in high school, he started making music as a teenager. These 67 MGK quotes will give you an insight into the life of the rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor.

MGK was born Colson Baker but earned his nickname because of the rapid-fire delivery style of his lyrics. He first got into music at 15 after convincing an MC to show him the ropes.

With his first mixtape, "Stamp of Approval," released the following year, he quickly garnered a fan base in Cleveland, where he lived. However, it was in 2009 that he made history at New York's famed Apollo Theater.

He became the first rapper to win the theater's talent show. After the show, he released his second mixtape, "100 Words and Running." After high school, his father kicked him out, and he had to fend for himself.

At 18, he became a first-time dad, and despite the struggles, the rapper was motivated to work harder. He soon began to rise to fame with new music releases. Read these 67 MGK quotes to learn about his inspiration and motivations in life.

MGK's quote: "Trust is like an eraser. It gets smaller with every mistake." | Image: AmoDays

MGK Inspirational Quotes

"Life is too short to live the same day twice. So each new day make sure you live your life." — MGK

"As my world turns, the heart beats, not only in my chest, but the heart of the streets." — MGK

"The limit is beyond the sky." — MGK

"Every time I perform, I always try to have that 'wow' factor." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Life is too short to live the same day twice. So each new day make sure you live your life." | Image: AmoDays

"You can make something out of nothing. I proved that with my career, making it out of the city that I'm from." — MGK

"I came out of a dying city, brought back life. Everything they said I couldn't do I did about twice." — MGK

"I had a dream that the world changed, and for a minute there was no pain." — MGK

"New life situations equal out to new kinds of songs." — MGK

MGK's quote: "You can make something out of nothing. I proved that with my career, making it out of the city that I'm from." | Image: AmoDays

"Enjoy things just to enjoy them stop thinking so much." — MGK

"I made a dollar out of cents, got a whole nation's respect before I was 18. And I did that without a check. See, I used to be a lame. Now, I'm posted in the game, in a top spot, tough drop. Money ain't a thing." — MGK

"I wanna get that dream and live my life, with no Rihanna, no T.I. I'm just living for today, no tomorrow, no pause, no comma..." — MGK

"I don't feel fear anymore, in any form." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Enjoy things just to enjoy them stop thinking so much." | Image: AmoDays

"I was never supposed to get a record deal—that's one in a million." — MGK

"I'm probably one of the wildest, most out-of-control people in the industry." — MGK

"Let's just say I ain't cheap. 'Cause now the same kid is living off a check from every beat." — MGK

"Heroes are remembered. Legends never die. I ain't dyin' any time soon." — MGK

MGK's quote: "I was never supposed to get a record deal—that's one in a million." | Image: AmoDays

MGK Quotes Full of Deep Thoughts

"Trust is like an eraser. It gets smaller with every mistake." — MGK

"Don't ever look down, be comfortable with who you are, our flaws are what make us perfect." — MGK

"There is no VIP. We're all the same." — MGK

"When the universe throws something your way, or things happen, I'm one of those people that goes with it, and I don't fight it." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Don't ever look down, be comfortable with who you are, our flaws are what make us perfect." | Image: AmoDays

"Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings." — MGK

"I think I've watched and been around so many people that are of a high celebrity grade that I've attempted to soak in every kind of way to deal with fame." — MGK

"You can't see my tears in the rain, underneath it all we're just the same." — MGK

"I'm very personal with my music, and it takes a piece of your heart away every time you record that in the studio. So you only have so many pieces of your heart to give away." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings." | Image: AmoDays

"Most people aren't gonna understand why you did what you did in your journey until they're at the finish line empty handed." — MGK

"Everything I stood for, forever, since the beginning of time, has been about seeing people as humans. Not as man, woman, white, Hispanic, any of that stuff." — MGK

"The last thing I want to do is be complacent." — MGK

"I owe my life to my own advice, follow your [...] dreams until those visions come to life." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Most people aren't gonna understand why u did what u did in your journey until they're at the finish line empty handed." | Image: AmoDays

"When I came into the industry, and as I continue to be in it, part of my authenticity is the fact that I speak my mind." — MGK

"Follow in my steps, then you walkin' a green mile. Trees in my pockets, like my denim's a greenhouse." — MGK

"Whatever you love could be taken away, so live like it's your dying day." — MGK

MGK Quotes Filled with Diverse Experiences

"I'm walking through the fire because there is no way around." — MGK

"I don't think that a lot of people understand, that the person who's crazy enough to think he can change the world, actually can." — MGK

MGK's quote: "When I came into the industry, and as I continue to be in it, part of my authenticity is the fact that I speak my mind." | Image: AmoDays

"Question, what if tomorrow never comes and everything you said couldn't be undone?" — MGK

"It seems like I'm one of those people that has the personality where, if I win an award, I wake up the next day, and I'm like 'Oh, but I didn't win this award though, or this didn't happen.'" — MGK

"I think me and Macklemore exist in two different worlds." — MGK

"I used to take orders, now I make bets. I used to scrub floors, now I sign checks. And I used to push carts, now I push songs. I used to be there, now I am so gone." — MGK

MGK's quote: "Question, what if tomorrow never comes and everything you said couldn't be undone?" | Image: AmoDays

"I just wanna fly so high and escape the real into a world that is all made up." — MGK

"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." — MGK

"Everything is my fault when you're me. I don't know why." — MGK

"I go to sleep when I want to live my real life. 'Cause waking up doesn't feel right. So I spend every single moment I'm awoken dreamin' on." — MGK

MGK's quote: "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." | Image: AmoDays

"I don't think that my music without pain is good music—and I wouldn't know, because I haven't made any music without pain." — MGK

"A lot of time, my inspiration comes from pain: growing pains, hunger pains, or money pains." — MGK

"There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires." — MGK

"I'm from Cleveland. I don't have any famous parents. I don't have any media training, I don't have a history in the industry to where I would have any preconceived notions of how I'm supposed to be." — MGK

MGK's quote: "I don't think that my music without pain is good music—and I wouldn't know, because I haven't made any music without pain." | Image: AmoDays

"I believe tattoos are a lifestyle not a fashion trend." — MGK

"Hold up, let me put my cool back on. Wouldn't be here without my team. I put my crew back on. And I'm a rapper but I will not put the jewels back on. My fans love Kells, let me put the fool back on." — MGK

"I love you, and you may not see right now. But I'm beggin' for forgiveness, I'm on my knees right now." — MGK

"Before I even started listening to rap music, I was really into metal and punk." — MGK

MGK's quote: "I believe tattoos are a lifestyle not a fashion trend." | Image: AmoDays

"As I was coming up, there was so much naysaying, there was so much doubt, whether it was from my peers or people in the industry." — MGK

"Can't lose when u got nothing to lose." — MGK

"I've become so much more comfortable divulging things I've never talked about before, honing in on certain relationships that everyone can relate to." — MGK

"I love looking at pictures of me in 2012-2017 because every single one of those Machine Gun Kellys looks different." — MGK

"Down this lonely road, searching further for something more. In this dark world I'm so alone. Can someone rescue me from my own?" — MGK

MGK's quote: "As I was coming up, there was so much naysaying, there was so much doubt, whether it was from my peers or people in the industry." | Image: AmoDays

"My executive board, my management, my friends, are so ethnically diverse." — MGK

"What is love, love is pain. Love is butterflies and stomach aches, love is looking out a windowpane. Tears dripping looking like you're in the rain, for somebody you don't even know, but somebody you may never see again." — MGK

"I dedicate this to my teachers that never believed in me, and the mother that conceived but ended up leaving me." — MGK

MGK's quote: "I dedicate this to my teachers that never believed in me, and the mother that conceived but ended up leaving me." | Image: AmoDays

In 2011, MGK signed a recording contract with Bad Boy Records and got a marketing partnership with HTC's Rezound Beats By Dre phone. That same year, he won MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC, which he considered an honor.

The rapper, who was influenced by DMX, Guns N' Roses, Blink-182, and Eminem, has not stopped producing music for his fans and even made his movie debut in 2014 in "Beyond the Lights.

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