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Machine Gun Kelly Explains His Blackout Tattoo, Calling Process 'Worst Torture'

He says the torso-spanning piece was a bid to redesign human skin, rooted in high anxiety.

Overview

  • In a September 18 interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, MGK described the blackout concept as an artistic attempt to "redesign the anatomy."
  • He credited friend and tattoo artist Roxx with conceiving the design after years of being heavily tattooed since age 13.
  • The musician called the multi-session procedure the most painful experience of his life and said he refused numbing.
  • The ink covers most of his upper torso and both arms, and he previously said it required a total of 44 needles.
  • He kept a small piece done by his 16-year-old daughter, Casie, leaving it visible within the blackout work.