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How Machine Gun Kelly found himself collaborating with Bob Dylan

ByJohn

“Signals must be trusted. I’m really grateful “: when Machine Gun Kelly saw Bob Dylan’s official Instagram profile the video of an old performance of hers, it could not believe it. The disbelief became greater when Duluth’s legendary singer -songwriter even convinced himself to collaborate With the rapper lent to pop punk for his new album, “American Lost“, Outgoing on August 8th. The album will also anticipate the Return to concert in Italy by MGK.

Because Bob Dylan collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly

The somewhat improbable relationship between the two is started in Februarywhen Dylan unexpectedly published on his social profile the video of an performance by Machine Gun Kelly in the Park Avenue Cds record shop in Orlando, Florida, in 2016. The singer, who now calls himself simply Mgkhe had expressed his disbelief on social media, saying in a video: “It is the absolute pioneer of always doing the opposite of what others expect from him, and placed at random a video of me years ago, while I ran into a vinyl shop. My reaction was like: ‘But what the fuck happens, friend’. We have to trust signals. I am really grateful”. To get to a plausible explanation on how Bob Dylan has become aware of Machine Gun Kelly going to share a video, on Bluesky The theory of the legendary singer -songwriter Ray Padgett was reported according to which everything happened “because the guy has the same name as an old gangster (Here the Wikipedia page) that Bob was looking for on Google. What a journey ”. Subsequently, MGK participated in one of the dates of the Outlaw Music Festival by Willie Nelson with the artist of Duluth, and last May he wrote on X/Twitter after the show:” Last night I met and spoke with someone I would never have thought I had the honor of knowing, all thanks to a video of me who rapped in a record shop ten years ago. I love music “.

Here, to announce and present the release of his new album “Lost American”, Machine Gun Kelly found himself with a promotional video for which nothing less than Bob Dylan was involved. “‘American Lost’ It is a personal exploration of the American dream – A journey in search of what has been lost “, he hears in the trailer of the disc, in which the classic Roca voice of Dylan is clearly recognized:” This album is a love letter to those looking for a rediscovery – Dreamers, wandering, rebels. It is a sound map of forgotten places, a tribute to the spirit of reinvention and a mission to regain the essence of American freedom “.

In view of the exit of the album, on 4 August MGK was Jimmy Fallon guest to his “tonight show” and inevitably ended up a Telling how and why Bob Dylan collaborated with him. The singer, at the Registry Colso Baker, therefore confirmed that the voice in the trailer of the disc is really that of Dylan. However, when asked about how the collaboration was born, Machine Gun Kelly has glissy with discretion declaring: “To be honest, I don’t want to ruin my friendship”. And he added: “I am quite sure that, if I say the wrong thing, I will ruin everything, so it is better to shut up and welcome anything Bob Dylan decides to reserve me”.

Despite the mystery, Mgk still said herself deeply grateful and explained: “There is something that happens among the stars, so I continue to happen beautiful things. I don’t know how it is possible. Then Bob Dylan arrives, who is the king in silence all the external noise and trust what he feels inside. I don’t know, I have the feeling that it is part of a gigantic cosmic joke”. Albeit Ray Padgett theory continues to make senseas often happens with Dylan, an aura of mystery continues to wrap the story.

“American Lost” and the return to concert in Italy

“American Lost” marks the return of MGK with an album after three yearsmany have gone from the release of “Mainstream Sellout” (here our review) of 2022, successor of “Tickets to My Downfall” of 2020, the album that marked the artist’s stylistic turning point. Machine Gun Kelly’s new album will include 13 tracks, including singles already known: “Cliche“,” Vampire Diaries “and” Miss Sunshine “. Another anticipation taken from” American Lost “was listened to live by the singer while participating in the” Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon “, playing the unpublished”Outlaw Overture“.

While the countdown for the release of the new album becomes increasingly tight, the Return to concert in Italy by Machine Gun Kelly. As made to know on the official Italian website of Universal Music, the singer will soon return to perform in our part for a date of New European tour that will go from Bologna. At the moment it is not known for when the tricolor passage of MGK is set, but we read: “Any format of the American Lost ‘album on this Italian official store of MGK by 6 pm on Monday 11 August 2025 to obtain access to the presale of tickets for the future date of the European tour in Bologna, which will be announced during the year“. The last passage of the artist in our country dates back to 2022, on the occasion of the tour in support of the previous album” Mainstream Sellout “which passed from Milan (here our story of the concert).

This The “American Lost” tracklist:

Side a:

  1. Outlaw Overture
  2. cliche
  3. Run Rebel Run
  4. goddamn
  5. Vampire Diaries
  6. Miss Sunshine
  7. Sweet Coraline

Side B:

  1. indigo
  2. Starman
  3. Tell Me What’s Up
  4. Can’t Stay here
  5. Treaty Water
  6. Orpheus
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