247 Ink Magazine (April/May) 2017 Issue#14 | Page 42

every night and sacrifice to produce what I produce and for somebody on a show to say we don ’ t have what it takes to be ink masters , Really dude ? So an ink master has to do every style . Every artist has their style . Honestly as an artist , I can do traditional , I can do it all day . Is it easy ? No , it ’ s very hard . I have brothers who every day live off of that , who survive off of that . Why should I take from his pocket . That ’ s how he eats , I do realism , I don ’ t want to step on his toes . So that ’ s why I don ’ t want to be on that show . I have 3 hours to do a portrait ? Really ? Not gonna happen , sorry .
You ’ re one of those guys like Jime Litwalk , Joe Capobianco who stress the importance of the history and people who came before you . I love where it ’ s going , don ’ t get me wrong , but the respect factor is gone . These new kids don ’ t pay homage to the guys who came before . There ’ s no apprenticeships , there ’ s no earning it . They just

every night and sacrifice to produce what I produce and for somebody on a show to say we don ’ t have what it takes to be ink masters , Really dude ? So an ink master has to do every style . Every artist has their style . Honestly as an artist , I can do traditional , I can do it all day . Is it easy ? No , it ’ s very hard . I have brothers who every day live off of that , who survive off of that . Why should I take from his pocket . That ’ s how he eats , I do realism , I don ’ t want to step on his toes . So that ’ s why I don ’ t want to be on that show . I have 3 hours to do a portrait ? Really ? Not gonna happen , sorry .

You ’ re one of those guys like Jime Litwalk , Joe Capobianco who stress the importance of the history and people who came before you . I love where it ’ s going , don ’ t get me wrong , but the respect factor is gone . These new kids don ’ t pay homage to the guys who came before . There ’ s no apprenticeships , there ’ s no earning it . They just

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