Machine Gun Kelly has defended his razor blade guitar design following heavy criticism.
Last week, the musician announced his latest collaboration with Schecter Guitars, and many social media users accused him of glorifying self-harm by designing an instrument that looks like a traditional metal razor blade.
Kelly, real name Colson Baker, insisted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the design had been misinterpreted.
"I'll never explain my art, because true art is conversational and always up for interpretation, but i will say, most of you constantly interpret it wrong and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is," he stated. "Ultimately im (sic) sad at how people perceive me in general. peace."
The 33-year-old also responded to users directly, claiming the look of the Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade should not be taken so literally.
"You show your lack of depth by taking art at face value. this has nothing to do with any of the subject matter you just presented," he wrote to one user who accused him of creating an instrument that makes self-harm seem "cool".
After another person called Kelly out for pushing "horrific themes" on his young fans, the rapper-turned-rocker replied, "And you can continue to show them how to be shallow minded and not look at art with any depth. ive done my job as an artist by creating a conversation, youve done yours as an idiot by not having the capacity to understand my message (sic)."
