247 Ink Magazine (August/September) 2016 Issue #10 | Page 20

Do you think the alliance changed the game a little bit? I think Christian just took what he saw and tried to control it as much as he could. I really think he right off the bat knew Anthony was a threat so he thought let me partner up with the best guy in the house. Obviously, in my opinion it just shows weakness when you’ve got to team up to beat someone else. At the end of the day it’s your art. So if you’re basically sucking each other’s dick so you can get an easy piece I don’t agree with that. But everyone that walks in with the attitude of “I’m just gonna show them my best art and let the work speak for itself” they’re gone because there is no personality there. You are making a TV show and there has to be the potential to watch something or just put the thing on mute and watch people tattoo. It’s a TV show and there’s a fine balance between showing what you can do, showing the world your art and playing by the rules and give the judges not what you think they want, but what they really want. I think Christian, in my opinion, took the alliance thing 18