My Life History Told Through Tattoos (PHOTOS)
18.05.12
I knew that I was going to be tattooed long before I even thought about being a writer. I can remember the moment like it was yesterday, I was listening to "Girls Girls Girls" by Motley Crue with a friend in his room, and on the wall was a poster of the band. They were standing on stage, half naked, and covered in tattoos. Maybe I'll get tattoos like that someday, but by the time I was almost of age, which is 18 in most states, it wasn't just a thought. It was a definite. My interest in Motley Crue may have waned over the years, but I wanted some ink, and I wanted it now.
So I did the stupid thing, and got tattooed at a terrible studio when I was 17. It was unsafe to say the least, and I'm fortunate that nothing bad happened. Luckily, the tattoo was simple enough that it would have been difficult for anyone to foul up, and I didn't come down with any communicable disease. That said, if the tattooist smokes in the studio, you can definitely do better. My tattoo, the logo for my first band, was awesome and I couldn't wait to get more. Unfortunately at the time (and luckily in retrospect), I was broke, so more ink had to wait.
Source: Huffington Post