Why Colson Baker Ditched ‘Machine Gun Kelly’ Name for Acting: “I Don’t Feel Like Being ‘Inception’ in a Person”

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The chart-topper — and now movie star with the violent Western 'The Last Son’ — says it's all about 'respect for the art' when it comes to embracing his given name.

But forget everything you knew, or thought you knew, about Machine Gun Kelly. Beginning with his name. He now wants to be known by his birth name: Colson Baker.

“I think it’s more just out of respect for the art,” Baker, 31, explains of the decision in a phone interview promoting his first starring role, in a violent period Western called. “If you’re looking at a Basquiat piece and you have feelings about him personally,” he continues, “is that fair to the art because of how you feel about him personally?”The DirtMidnight in the Switchgrass

, the Bruce Willis crime drama that introduced him to Fox, but appears to have written off the poorly-reviewed film,

 

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Just about time you guys figure it out, isn't it? He's a great singer, rapper, actor, model and business man as guys have issues about him and always tried so hard to make him look bad with your fake sensacionalist headlines.He's amazing.

In fact, while the rest of y'all were writing articles manipulated to make him always look like the bad guy in everything. But there is always time to change, review actions and try to be better

Welp. It’s about time everyone noticed 🤨

He can do everything 💯so proud of him ❌❌

So so so proud of Colson🥰

He’s not even a damn rockstar

Yeah....he can actually act.

rock star? are u serious

Not just another rock star. A shit rockstar.

no one even considers him a rockstar to begin with lmao

I never wrote him off as a rock star.

😂

Based on that Calvin Klein stunt, I'm surprised his name isn't Squirt Gun Kelly.

'Machine Gun Kelly' is a name of one the characters this vulture plays is why

Cause he knows MGK is known as a dick & he doesnt want that baggage in acting

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