So you’ve been tattooing 18 years.
How many in a shop?
About 15 years. I tattooed in a lot of
places like Pittsburgh, Miami, Atlanta,
Columbia, I like to travel.
How long have you had your Shop in
NY?
I spent some time when I first got to
New York doing house calls to get the
money to open my shop. Funny thing
about that is people frown on that but
if you’re famous it’s fine. I had a lot of
years under my belt and I always kept
perfectly clean working conditions so I
had select clients I would do house calls
for until I could open my own shop 4
years ago.
What was the difference between tattooing in Miami and NY?
I feel like the people in Florida respect
tattooing a little more because in NY
everybody is looking for that deal. Everybody wants the hookup but in Miami
everyone wants to be a baller so they
put up the money for a good artist.
And Columbia?
Awesome place I love it there. There’s a huge price difference because
they are going by Pesos so you have to make the adjustment. But I was in
a smaller growing city and there on the come up so it’s gonna be like NYC
soon with everyone wanting tattoos.
Do you think artists from other countries are a little more creative than
in the United States?
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