Do you see tattooing as a job or a way to express your creative
side?
Definitely the second. But I think the best word for how I feel about it
is “obsession” because it’s on my mind 24 hours a day.
Describe how your role m odels and any other sources of inspiration
have affected your tattoo style.
My inspiration from others really makes me want to work harder and
harder. It’s always like, “Wow! I want to know how to do that!” And
that’s why even if I have really good clients in Ireland, I keep doing
guest spots - to share time with artists I admire and learn from every
day.
Do you have a funny tattoo story?
I have many, but I don’t know which one I should tell… Once, I was
guesting in a tattoo studio that mainly tattooed American Marines,
as the studio was set up at the entrance of the biggest OTAN base
of Europe - in Rota, Spain. A lot of the Marines came drunk to get
their tattoos, that was very usual. I only denied to do it if they were
too drunk. One day, 6 big Marines who probably had steroids every
day for breakfast came in. One was screaming while pointing at a
lower arm tattoo I had done the previous day. “Who did this?! Who
did this?!” It wasn’t small, I spent 2-3 hours doing it. So, it didn’t even
cross my mind the guy was so drunk he wouldn’t even remember
it… He was screaming so much it took me a while to confess. “I
did…” I said while I was waiting for them to jump on me. He came at
me and to my surprise gave me a hug and said, “I woke up without
remembering anything, looked at my arm and said, ‘fuck yea!’ That’s
fucking awesome!”
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