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had a little down time, I was like Man, I’m screwed because this guy is gonna go someplace so it’s amazing how that show works sometimes, and when you’re so sure someone is gonna make it and you see them not going all the way..so if you make it to top 6 or top 4, top 3, that’s a feat, on ANY season, if you can make it to where people know who you are, man, you’ve done something. It’s a lot like American Idol too because I don’t think you need to be number one in order to make it very far because there are a lot of people on American Idol that made it to the top and you’re like who won? Thoughts on the passing of Scott Marshall? I don’t know what it is about the death of Scott but it fucks me up. It really has, and it’s really weird, It’s like Superman losing Lex Luthor, Batman losing The Joker, it’s like your best rival that you could ever have, somebody who really drove you to new heights and you lose it, especially to something so stupid as a fuckin’ overdose. It really messes with you...It sucks. It was unexpected. He had everything going for him. As much as I thought I would make a great ambassador for Ink Master and going on and trying to help the show, he wins it, but he was this person that everyone loves to hate and to know that he exited the world on something so fuckin’ stupid, pardon my French. When it was first sold to me, it was he had a condition and he died of heart failure. Then you find out it was an overdose and it’s something that’s so damn selfish. He left 3 kids behind, a wife and an amazing legacy. What for? I wish I had him in front of me so I could smack him in the face and say pull your head out of your ass. You had everything and this is how you go? I’m so pissed at him. Very sad. Any final thoughts? I’ve been extremely blessed to be where I’m at. I’ve had a TV show that was able to show that you can be seen as a hero and I love the fact that my boys look up to me and see me as a hero. http://revolttattoos.com/ 157