Machine Gun Kelly says his daughter Casie, 15, convinced him to stop using drugs: ‘That was step one for me’

Machine Gun Kelly said that his decision to stop using drugs came after his daughter Casie confronted him on his substance abuse.

The 34-year-old musical artist/actor, whose real name is Colson Baker, shares Casie, 15, with ex Emma Cannon.

MGK, appearing on Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast on Sunday, said that Casie had been around 11 or 12 when she told him she was aware he was using.

‘It started with my daughter saying, “Dad, you know I can tell when you’re high” – it broke my heart,’ said the Lonely Road artist. ‘It was the ultimate let down.’

MGK said that from the time Casie had spoken to him about his drug use, ‘It took [him] a while afterward’ to make the life changes necessary to adapt to a sober lifestyle, ‘because obviously drugs have a vice grip on you.’

The musical artist/actor, whose real name is Colson Baker, shares Casie with ex Emma Cannon. Pictured in November 2021 in LA 

The Rap Devil artist said of the confrontation with Casie, ‘That was step one for me.’

He added: ‘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.’

MGK, who is dating actress Megan Fox, 38, took to Instagram on July 24 with a post commemorating his daughter turning 15 with a shot from her birthday bash and others throughout the years.

‘The world spins but when i look at you it stops,’ MGK said in the caption of the post.

MGK earlier this month spoke about celebrating a year’s sobriety while appearing on the podcast Dumb Blonde with Bunnie XO.

The musical artist said on the August 5 podcast that following a stint in rehab, he’s been ‘completely sober from everything.’

The Bad Things performer said that he’s also abstained from alcohol consumption, saying, ‘I don’t drink anymore – I haven’t drank since last August.’

MGK said that he decided to go to rehab after concluding with his tour in Europe last year, and ‘didn’t tell anybody outside’ of his inner circle.

The Lonely Road artist said, ‘It started with my daughter saying, “Dad, you know I can tell when you’re high” – it broke my heart’

MGK said that from the time Casie had spoken to him about his drug use, ‘It took [him] a while afterward’ to make the life changes necessary to adapt to a sober lifestyle

The candid entertainer said, ‘Obviously drugs have a vice grip on you’

The Bad Things performer took to Instagram on July 24 with a post commemorating his daughter turning 15 with a shot from her birthday bash

He added: ‘That was my first time I ever went to rehab. They just gave me so many ways to operate the body and show where this anger is coming from and methods to quell it.’

The entertainer detailed his interactions with mental health professionals: ‘I met with a lot of psychiatrists, some who gave up on me and many therapists who did the same.

‘But I ended up falling into an awareness of what my condition is and have made peace with it. It’s a constant tightrope walk.’

In the appearance, the musical artist said that substances he abused included alcohol, marijuana and pills. 

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, SAMHSA’s helpline can be reached at 1-800-662-HELP.