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Machine Gun Kelly Was "Peeing In A Trash Can" When He First Met twenty one pilots
Machine Gun Kelly has recalled his, er, unusual first encounter with twenty one pilots' Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun.
If ever you've been lucky enough to meet a band or artist for the first time, you've probably paid a bit of attention to your appearance before the big moment, making sure there's not a hair out of place or any spinach stuck in your teeth. For Machine Gun Kelly, though, his first encounter with twenty one pilots was not quite so picture-perfect.
In a special 4/20 webcast with Chris Webby and Pete Davidson, Machine Gun Kelly (real name Colson Baker) revealed that he met follow Ohioans Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun while "peeing in a trash can during a show" – a bizarre revelation that was prompted after a discussion about rapper Action Bronson, who has also urinated mid-performance.
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“I’ve definitely pulled that off," says MGK (via AltPress). "You know what’s funny, I actually did this. The first time I ever met twenty one pilots was peeing in a trash can during a show. The guy comes up to me, and he like comes up and we exchanged some tense words and shit where he was like ‘I’m coming for your spot’ back when they were opening for us or whatever. I just remember pissing in a trash can and I was like, ‘Fuck this guy’ (laughs).”
Despite the probably gross first impression, the musicians are now seemingly cool with each other, as Machine Gun Kelly clarifies, “We’re both from Ohio and – long story short – years later we saw each other at the top and see each other at house parties and it’s all good times.”
In less unhygienic news, twenty one pilots recently dropped their first new song in two years, the wonderful Level Of Concern. At the same time, Tyler and Josh also released a special Crew Nation benefit hoodie, with profits from each purchase going "towards crew nation in support of those who are out of work while the industry is at a standstill."
Watch Level Of Concern below, and get your Crew Nation hoodie here.
Machine Gun Kelly, meanwhile, has been keeping busy with his online #LockdownSessions, teaming up with Travis Barker, covering Oasis with Yungblud, and, most recently, sampling PVRIS to keep fans entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.
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