Machine Gun Kelly goes undercover as reporter, gets insulted to his face

nme.com:

Machine Gun Kelly went undercover to find out what people really think of him. Watch the sketch below.In a sketch for last night’s (April 6) episode of Jimy Kimmel Live!

MGK, whose real name is Colson Barker, put on a wig, covered his tattoos, and wore glasses to create a disguise he said looked like “the profile picture of all the people who hate me.”“I’m not a huge fan,” one person responded when Barker asked, “How do you feel about Machine Gun Kelly?” The person then added: “I think his new direction is a little forced.”Another unexpecting interviewee said that though they liked his music they found the whole “blood-drinking thing unusual.”During the segment, he also had his hair compared to Ellen Degeneres’ and was told not to “sacrifice a goat” after his upcoming nuptials.

One person also described him as a “wannabe emo”.One fan had a positive perspective, saying they “really digged the last album” before revelating that they knew it was Barker undercover.

MGK is no stranger to being called a “wannabe”. He recently spoke to Billboard, about the backlash he received after pivoting from rap to pop-punk. “I know it kills certain bands in that community that I got the success that I got,” he said, adding: “But I earned that shit.”In a four-star review of his sixth studio album, ‘Mainstream Sellout’, NME said it was “driven by a relatable sense of angst and outsider anthems which will continue to speak to the millions who see Machine Gun Kelly as the saviour of punk rock.