231 - MGK: Nu Metal, Yungblud & Dealing with Hate

About this episode

Chris Garza interviews rapper and actor Colson Baker, discussing his music, influences, and experiences in the industry.

Garza sits down in-person with rapper, songwriter & actor Colson Baker. Known to the world as MGK & formerly Machine Gun Kelly. New song “FIX YOUR FACE” w/ Fred Durst out now! https://instagram.com/machinegunkelly Support the Podcast Here: https://patreon.com/garzapodcast 00:00 - Machine Gun Kelly’s Preferred Name 03:15 - FIX UR FACE Backlash & Gatekeeping 12:34 - Warped Tour 2011 14:38 - Corey Taylor “Beef” 16:40 - Fred Durst Being a Mentor 19:57 - Being Outspoken 28:12 - Writing FIX UR FACE 28:41 - Linkin Park & Chester Bennington 30:20 - The Howard Stern “Aerials” Cover 34:39 - Moving to Cleveland 36:19 - Favorite Limp Bizkit Songs & Ben Stiller 37:46 - DMX 43:56 - 99 Shows in 105 Days w/ Tech N9ne 47:47 - Kendrick Lamar 50:04 - The Schecter Razor Blade Guitar 52:28 - Cleveland Hang Spots 55:22 - The Dirt, Tommy Lee & Jeff Tremaine 58:59 - Why Artists Are Not Honest & Outspoken 1:06:25 - Dealing with Hate 1:10:44 - mgk’s Sacred Tobacco 1:18:12 - Mike Shinoda & Chino Moreno 1:22:21 - Radiohead // Musical Inspiration 1:25:17 - Good Charlotte 1:27:35 - Simulation Theory 1:30:21 - Community & Enemies 1:36:36 - Yungblud 1:40:04 - New Album…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Garza

Guest: Colson Baker

Topics covered

• Nu Metal
• Music Industry
• Dealing with Hate
• Mentorship
• Songwriting
• Cleveland Music Scene

Keywords

• MGK
• Colson Baker
• FIX YOUR FACE
• Nu Metal
• Yungblud
• Fred Durst
• Cleveland
• Warped Tour
• Kendrick Lamar
• Songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, DMX

Books & works: FIX YOUR FACE, Simulation Theory, The Dirt, Aerials

Places: Cleveland

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