Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins Met MGK at Emo Nite Before ‘Semi-Charmed Life’ Sample

Machine Gun Kelly and Stephan Jenkins met at an emo rock night time in L.A. earlier than the artist sampled his monitor … which is a giant deal, ‘trigger SJ has turned down others earlier than.

We caught up with the Third Eye Blind frontman Wednesday and requested him about how he and MGK linked up … ‘trigger Kelly just lately sampled the track “Semi-Charmed Life” for his new monitor “Starman.”

Stephan says he and Machine Gun Kelly met at an Emo Nite occasion final yr — a roving showcase the place followers of the style collect at totally different venues to listen to DJs, or celebs like Jenkins, play a few of their favourite songs within the emo style.

Kelly launched himself to Jenkins backstage, Stephan says … and, the 2 constructed up a rapport.

Jenkins feedback on MGK’s genuinely honest nature and the respect he has for every kind of music … and, he says he likes how MGK took ‘Semi-Charmed’ and used it to make one thing new and completely totally different from the OG monitor.

MGK should’ve actually impressed Stephan over the previous couple of months … ‘trigger he lastly signed off on Kelly utilizing the track — when he admits he is turned fairly just a few different artists down.

BTW … Kelly’s going round telling a narrative that appears straight out of a film — claiming he satisfied a National Guardsman to let him right into a Malibu neighborhood through the devastating L.A. wildfires earlier this yr so he might get the pattern cleared.

Jenkins confirms it is all true, including Kelly pulled up in a pink Rolls-Royce … however clarifies that MGK did not come to his home, as a result of he was staying with a pal on the time.