Machine Gun Kelly's Tattoo Artist Reveals The Story Behind His Tattoo

London Reese obviously made a good impression on Machine Gun Kelly, because just a couple of weeks after their first meeting, the star reached out to the tattoo artist about a rather significant piece. Kelly wanted Reese to cover up his huge chest tattoo. After going over a few options, the rapper decided that "he wanted a big, dark raven to change the way his entire torso looked. It was, in essence, the perfect time to recreate himself because he was getting ready to drop his new album (Hotel Diablo) and it was going to hopefully be a game-changer, that recreated him as an artist and performer."

"We mutually agreed on the final design and he came through my studio at 10 p.m., one cold night," Reese told Nicki Swift. "We got straight to work; stenciling the massive design on his torso and preparing for a long night ahead."

And it really was a long night. Reese said that Kelly "sat like a legend until 5 a.m." and "didn't wince or move or complain about the pain once," despite the fact that they "covered some ground on one of the more sensitive spots on the body." Reese declared that the star "took it like an absolute G" and "chopped it up the entire session like he wasn't getting a gnarly tattoo." Maybe that's why it wasn't long before MGK was ready for more ink.

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