now he’s tattooing
friends and learning
stuff. I’ve accelerated
his learning a little
bit. Because he’s my
friend I’ll give him
some instructional
DVDs, pointers and
stuff. I’ve even had
him sit down with
Halo and some of my
other friends.
Where would you like
to see the industry go
from here?
I’d like to see it contin-
ue to grow more than
it is now. To where
it’s more accessible
to everybody and it doesn’t have the stigma that it’s always had. I like to
see the artists make money and people really get into the art now that it’s
being accepted as an art form instead of being crazy bikers, whores and
sailors. It’s an actual art form. More acceptance, more growth and I’d like
to see more artists become successful. I’d like to see less shops and more
great artists. Just growth and prosperity for everybody. Everything goes in
cycles. We’re at the top of a wave right now and I hope we can keep rid-
ing it. I’d like to see people start reading again and learning more about
the artists on the consumer end. People don’t know. They see people
on TV and are like “I need to get tattooed by him”. I mean you wouldn’t
ask Van Gogh to paint a Picasso for you. So people would learn how to
research their artists, read about them and see their pictures and know
what they’re like.
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