Some examples of this are Marilyn Monroe, a popular icon for fan tattoos. The statuesque Bettie Page is another celebrity whose pin-up days live on in permanent ink on lots of legs and arms. Even Betty Boop, a cartoon character, has managed to stay alive indelibly on the bodies of fans. What makes a person so devoted to somebody they have [maybe] seldom even met that they feel compelled to honor the celebrity with a permanent tattoo? I think it is because of the ways they affect and enhance our lives. Music has a profound effect on people, no matter what style you select to listen to. Musical performers have a way of expressing our own emotions better than they can. They enhance our lives by giving us music to fall in love to, to be strengthened by and to sob along with. Lots of of us can probably agree that, at some point in our lives, music has touched us more deeply than our closest friendships.
Tom Hamilton (Bass Guitar, Aerosmith) was four times asked in an interview how he feels when he sees somebody with an Aerosmith tattoo. His answer? "I'm amazed at their commitment." That being said, they met up with a number of those committed fans while waiting for VWMC gates to open before the concert. As you can see here, the tattoos all have a different style from the others, but they are essentially the same design - the Aerosmith logo. There has been a lot of discussion in the body art community about the wisdom of declaring your loyalty to somebody with a tattoo. Wife, husband, fella and girlfriend tattoos have been covered numerous times after a relationship went sour. What about a fan tattoo? Does our loyalty to music waver like our loyalty to people? Who was your favorite musical performer or band 5 years ago? 10 years ago? 20 years ago? Are you still a fan, or are you ashamed to admit you ever liked them? Some performers and celebrities have stood the check of time with lots of still having their likenesses tattooed on them long after their spotlight years.
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