{"id":632507,"date":"2026-06-11T05:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/632507\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T05:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:44:12","slug":"machine-gun-kelly-reveals-terrifying-side-effect-of-dark-mode-tattoo-which-covers-his-entire-upper-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/632507\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Gun Kelly reveals terrifying side effect of ‘dark mode’ tattoo which covers his entire upper half"},"content":{"rendered":"

Machine Gun Kelly has said blacking out his tattoos was ‘the most painful s**t I’ve ever experienced in my life’.<\/p>\n

MGK<\/a>, real name Colson Baker, has often taken to social media to reveal his new ink, including a full blackout tattoo<\/a> that has covered up most of his torso.<\/p>\n

The rapper decided to get inked once more in February 2024 after looking in the mirror and seeing a mishmash of tattoos from periods of his life that he’d rather forget about.<\/p>\n

Opening up to Billboard Canada<\/a>, he revealed: “I was looking for a change that wasn’t just a sound wave. It had to be something physical.”<\/p>\n

This ultimately left him thinking: “Who the f**k am I?”<\/p>\n

MGK decided to seek help from celebrity<\/a> tattoo artist ROXX, who came up with the ‘dark mode’ tattoo that would cover most of his arms, chest, and stomach in solid blank ink.<\/p>\n

\"MachineMachine Gun Kelly is known for his unique tattoos (KENA BETANCUR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

However, with MGK being the tattoo veteran that he is, he decided slow and steady wasn’t the answer, a mistake in hindsight as the 36-year-old fell unwell.<\/p>\n

Kelly revealed that ROXX had told him that it\u2019d likely take \u2018two years\u2019 to complete the body art, but he was not willing to wait that long.<\/p>\n

“She warned me that it was going to be near impossible, even from a pain tolerance standpoint,” he continued. “I said, \u2018yeah, we got two months.\u2019”<\/p>\n

In the end, it was finished in two months, despite the warning issued by the tattoo studio on the health<\/a> impact it could cause.<\/p>\n

MGK went on to say: “After the first week, we hit my lymph nodes around my armpits and shoulders, and I got really sick. My skin was turning yellow. I wasn\u2019t able to sleep. I stopped being able to move certain parts of my upper body.”<\/p>\n

Videos he took during the process showed blood dripping off his body, and him sitting in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to aid his recovery.<\/p>\n

Despite the unpleasant side effects, the star decided to carry on and push on with the intense tattoo sessions, documenting the gruelling process online.<\/p>\n

\"(Ethan(Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for iHeartMedia\/Instagram\/@machinegunkelly)<\/p>\n

In fact, Kelly said he felt ‘extremely inspired’ after it was all done.<\/p>\n

“Not just because of what I had done, but because of what I had to overcome,” he added.<\/p>\n

Back in 2024, when the ‘dark mode’ tattoo was completed, ROXX shared an image of Kelly’s new ink to Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Made some art with @machinegunkelly,” the artist wrote. “Never met a tougher one.”<\/p>\n

Kelly then replied with: “Thanks for the joy and the pain.”<\/p>\n

\"TheThe rapper shared the grueling process with fans (Instagram\/@machinegunkelly)<\/p>\n

The singer also took to social media to post an image of his new tattoo, which included one snap and the caption: “For spiritual purposes only.”<\/p>\n

Back in March, Kelly debuted his newest tattoo, which was his daughter\u2019s name \u2018Saga\u2019 in capitals on the back of his right hand.<\/p>\n

\"MGKMGK posted his ink on Instagram (Instagram\/@machinegunkelly)<\/p>\n

Saga, who was born in March 2025, is the daughter of MGK and Megan Fox.<\/p>\n

Kelly and Fox broke up in late 2024, but continue to-parent their daughter despite their separation.<\/p>\n

The rapper also co-parents Casie<\/a> with ex Emma Cannon. And of course, he has a tattoo dedicated to his eldest daughter too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Machine Gun Kelly has said blacking out his tattoos was ‘the most painful s**t I’ve ever experienced in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[830,96,59,26262,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-632507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-machine-gun-kelly","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}