This Rapper Embraced Sobriety and Broke a ‘Generational Curse’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Machine Gun Kelly recently decided to get sober, and it’s all for his daughter, 15-year-old Casie.
“It broke my heart. It was like the ultimate let-down,” Kelly said, recalling when Casie told him she knew when he was high.
“That was step one for me,” he said. “As a father and as a man, to be the father I wish my dad would have been. I have to break this generational curse for my kid,” the singer added.
“Known for his wild lifestyle, the rapper frequently indulged in drugs and alcohol, often using them as coping mechanisms for the pressures of fame and the pain of his past,” Evie Magazine reported Aug. 21. “His addiction issues have been well-documented in his music, where he has often expressed feelings of hopelessness and self-destruction.”
It took a couple of years for him to stick with sobriety, because “obviously drugs have a vice grip on you.”
He revealed that he reached one year of sobriety earlier this month. He said his fiancé, Megan Fox, was “extremely helpful” with her support in his battle against drugs, alcohol and marijuana.
“I’m completely sober from everything. I don’t drink anymore. I haven’t drank since last August,” he said on the “Dumb Blonde” podcast.
Thanks to his determination, he’s gotten his reward and broke the “generational curse” that was passed down from his own father.
“MGK’s story is a testament to the power of fatherhood and the positive influence men can have when they step up to meet their responsibilities. By choosing sobriety, he is not only improving his own life but also ensuring a brighter future for his daughter,” Evie said.
Congratulations, MGK.
Movieguide® recently reported on actor Rob Lowe’s journey to sobriety:
“It was relieving, and it was scary, [but] I learned the tools to change your life if you have the self-honesty to do it,” Lowe explained said [about becoming sober]. “I felt, ‘Oh, okay, I’m not alone. I’m not crazy.’”
“I didn’t have any doubts [and] I wasn’t like, well, maybe I’ll be sober for a little bit,” he continued. “I always tell people: you can’t get sober…I don’t care if it’s fentanyl, booze, drugs, coke, pot, gambling, overeating, sex addiction, whatever, you cannot stop for your job, your wife, your family, your parole officer, because you screwed something up.”
“You only are going to stop when you’re ready, period,” Lowe concluded.
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