Tattoos
- Inspiration:
- One of his Japanese-inspired tattoos.
- Location:
- Left Bicep.
- Inspiration:
- From "Home Life", it's half of the "message". It represents how he feels about being on the road.
- Location:
- Left Bicep, in the back.
- Inspiration:
- Japanese art. Drawing of a Koi fish, of which John has said:
"Japanese art. 3 squares on right forearm. He is filling them out one at a time! Rumoured to be influenced by his second CD, Room For Squares.
- Location:
- Forearm
- Inspiration:
- From "Home Life", it's the second half of the "message". It represents how he feels about being on the road.
- Location:
- Right Bicep, in the back.
- Inspiration:
- His love for Stevie Ray Vaughan, who inspired him to pick up the guitar, and influences his style in a very big way.
- Location:
- Left upper arm.
- Inspiration:
- Japanese art. Drawing of a Koi fish, of which John has said:
"Actually it is kind of a crudely drawn—I think it's a fish that doesn't exist in nature, but that's okay because it exists on my arm. It's like a Japanese style, like an Asian style fish.
- I got when I was 18, I think. I studied Japanese for a couple years and lived in Japan and I could never get a tattoo when I was there because I was too young. So, when I turned eighteen I was like, "Yeah, give me a Japanese tattoo." Except I got my Japanese tattoo done authentically in Bridgeport, Conn. by a guy that just wanted more black coffee."
- Location:
- Right bicep.
- Inspiration:
- 1977 is his birth year.
- Location:
- Left side of chest
- Inspiration:
- Unknown/Possible Japanese Artwork.
- Tid-Bit:
- Apparently done while in Dallas during the Continuum tour-June 2007
- Location:
- Left inner upper arm.
- Inspiration:
- Japanese artwork including symbolic peonies.
- Tid-Bit:
- Done May-June 2008 Trip to Japan
- Location:
- Left arm Sleeve.
