your industry. Especially when I wasn’t in that stage I want to be at now, it’s harder,
especially when I didn’t have a lot to show for all the hard work. Girls that I would
date at that time would be like “what are you doing?” and I would be saying “I’m
working” (laughs) they just didn’t get it.
Do you have any plans this year, either just you or together?
JM: More travel, I’m gonna revisit places I’ve been to before, I love Italy. Italy is
one of my favorite places in the world so I’m going there with Leah maybe end of
the year and that’s about it. Just trying to keep putting out good work, and as far
as me and her keep experiencing the world together.
LJ: I’m on my way to Hawaii for the Sailor Jerry Birthday party, the most famous tattoo artist in the world, so that’s exciting, and Jon and I leave for the Panama Tattoo Convention in a couple of months. It will be my 2nd time there, i’ll be a guest
of honor, and traveling.
How was it doing the photoshoot?
JM: The photoshoot was fun. It was my first time losing it all. It was like when I first
started getting my body tattooed, I knew I would eventually get to the point
where I wanted to get the whole thing done and I knew when I was getting big
tattoos I was gonna have to drop what I got and it was time to do it (laughs) I’ll
show ‘em off, it’ll be fun and I’m with my girlfriend so how uncomfortable can I get
(laughs)
LJ: It was really nice. I was a little nervous that Jon was going to be uncomfortable
but he was fine.
When I was in jr high I was really shy and I used to change for gym in the corner
or the bathroom and now with tattoos I’m pulling my pants down in the middle of
crowded conventions all the time (laughs)
JM: Oh yea, the more comfortable I feel in my own skin is weird trying to explain to
people that the more covered I am in tattoos the less naked I feel when I’m naked
I know. I drop my pants and say “I have this spot over here” and people are walking by with kids in strollers.
JM: It’s not even a big deal anymore. When I first started dating Leah she was living in Coney Island and we would go there all the time and one day in the summer I took my shirt off and I’m way more covered in tattoos than she is and she
was like “oh my God, this is the first time i’ve been out here that people aren’t
looking at my tattoos, they’re looking at yours, it’s like I’m not even here”.
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