{"id":428697,"date":"2026-05-06T18:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/428697\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:41:12","slug":"machine-gun-kelly-remembers-his-feud-with-slipknots-corey-taylor-a-little-differently-to-the-rest-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/428697\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Gun Kelly remembers his feud with Slipknot\u2019s Corey Taylor a little differently to the rest of us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Machine Gun Kelly has reflected on his feud with Slipknot<\/a> frontman Corey Taylor and insists he merely \u201cpunched back\u201d against the metal singer during their spat.<\/p>\n

The rapper-turned-rock-musician, 36, traded barbs with the 52-year-old via interviews and social media. The back-and-forth started when MGK lambasted the rock scene in December 2020, saying he wanted to see more \u201cattitude\u201d from the genre and tore into bands on Warped Tour for wearing \u201ccomfy shoes\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Taylor came to rock\u2019s defence the following February, saying (via Billboard<\/a>), \u201cI [hate] the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock, and I think he knows who he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comment was interpreted by many as a jab against MGK and his 2020 album Tickets To My Downfall, which saw him transition from rap music to pop-punk.<\/p>\n

The feud was reignited in September 2021, when MGK tore into Taylor mid-show for \u201cbeing 50 years old wearing a fucking weird mask on a fucking stage, talking shit\u201d. It was then revealed via social media that Taylor was meant to make a guest appearance on Tickets\u2026 but backed out due to creative differences.<\/p>\n

Now, talking to Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza on his podcast, MGK says he has no remorse for the way the feud kicked off, believing he acted in self-defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you do if someone punches you in the face?\u201d he asks. \u201cThat\u2019s what happened, right? I got punched in the face and I punched back, and that\u2019s crazy? That\u2019s exactly what you would do, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He later adds: \u201c[I asked Taylor] \u2018Can we do this?\u2019 And he was just like, \u2018That\u2019s not what I wanna do. I\u2019mma opt out of the record.\u2019 OK, cool, I respect that, that\u2019s all good. I\u2019ve done that as well, to other people. Then to go on to see, after the album comes out and has success, someone that I looked up to shitting on me, like I said, it\u2019s a punch in the face. What you gonna do?\u201d<\/p>\n

During a 2022 Q&A, Taylor disputed MGK\u2019s assertions that he started the pair\u2019s feud.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe maintains that I started it. The truth is he started it,\u201d he told an audience at the ShipRocked festival cruise. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to walk in as some weird substitute teacher and pretend that you can tell us what to wear \u2013 boots, shoes, house fucking shoes, slippers. Why don\u2019t you suck every inch of my dick?\u201d<\/p>\n

The spat cooled off after that comment, and MGK reveals to Garza that he and Taylor have never spoken in-person. The musician continues to make rock music, his latest album being last year\u2019s Lost Americana. Meanwhile, Slipknot released their long-delayed studio project Look Outside Your Window last month and are writing their eighth studio album.<\/p>\n

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