For those of you who don’t know yet…I got another tattoo! This one is the dancers from Silverchair’s album cover for Neon Ballroom. Some of you may be rolling your eyes, but I am so happy with it.
If you are paying attention you can see that the dancers are flip flopped. When the tattoo artist was putting the stencil on my hip, we noticed the other way did not flow as well on my body. The thing that I hate about some peoples tattoos is if they float, it needs to go with your body – taking into account size, position and location.
For me, tattoos should be meaningful and sort of like a time line. It can be a piece of art, a reminder, an expression of love or just something beautiful – but it is absolutely entirely personal. So yes, maybe when I’m 45 Silverchair won’t be my favorite band but I know that for almost 12 years of my life so far I’ve looooved them! Neon Ballroom is my favorite album, I am the most emotionally attached to it – it got me through some tough times (lame, I know). And the tattoo itself, you wouldn’t know its a “silverchair tattoo” if I didn’t tell you.
As for the experience – I love it! Getting my tattoos has been the bravest things I’ve done, and I’ll always have them. Of course it hurt, to calm myself down the whole time I was singing The Beatles “Blackbird” to myself. I had feelings of excitement, nervousness, fear – but never regret or a second thought.
I’m glad I was able to see you get it! Who cares what other people think.. it’s an image that represents a chapter in your life.. and always will. If it’s meaningful to you hat’s all the justification you need. And it looks great!